Taking Both of Them

Summer is around the corner, which means cold weather is no longer an excuse to avoid exercising. Now, if your next excuse is that exercising with 2 kids is too complicated, mmm...this one is for you: double bicycle trailer (and it can be used as a stand alone double trailer/stroller)!
The reviews are fantastic. Check out these features:

• Folding frame and quick release wheels allow for easy storage.
• 2-in-1 canopy includes a bug screen and weather shield.
• Versatile coupler attaches to most bicycles, Includes stroller kit with swiveling front wheel & handle bar.
• Parking brake offers extra safety while in stroller mode.

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Top Tricks to Keep Moving

Staying physically active and having healthy meals are the best things you can do for you (and your family). Those are the reasons why we keep bringing delicious healthy recipes and many motivational tips to keep you moving!
Here is another great list of tricks, from FitSugar, that will motivate you to exercise on a daily basis:

1. Channel that glorious post workout feeling. Whenever you feel the instinct to skip a sweat session, imagine how accomplished and energized you feel after just 30 minutes or an hour of exercise. Just get there already.
2. Make a date with a friend or fitness trainer. If you set a time to meet someone, you'll feel obligated to go, even when your mind and body are telling you otherwise.
3. Create a healthy post workout routine and make time for it too. Reward yourself after a workout by scheduling extra moments to relax in the steam room, blow out your hair to perfection, get a hot coffee, or simply sit and enjoy an apple.
4. Schedule your workout early in the morning before the day's distractions detour you from lofty intentions.
5. Carry a motivational token or photo with you. When you feel like caving, look at it.
6. Instead of going home to watch your favorite show on the couch, suit up and watch it on the treadmill. If your gym doesn't have TVs on each machine load up your iPod or iPhone.
7. Try something new. Sign up for an exercise class you've never taken before, take a hike to a lookout spot, ride your bike to a new trail or work out at a different time.
8. Avoid taking a physical dip by fueling your body with a healthy pre-workout snack. You'll have something to burn and a boost of protein to keep your eye on the prize.
9. Give yourself a gold star. Plot out a reward system and treat yourself when you hit your goal of workouts per week, weight loss, or the finish line.

Source: Shine

New Heart Rate Goals for Women who Exercise

For most of us who exercise on a regular basis, a new big change has been released by the Northwestern Medicine in Chicago regarding targeted heart rate for women.
The typical goal is to stay within 65 to 85 percent of the estimated maximum heart rate, depending on whether we are trying to build aerobic capacity or increase endurance.
But the new study shows that for women, the number typically derived from the standard formula is far off the mark. Using the old formula of 220 minus age, a 40-year-old woman would achieve an average maximum heart rate of 180 beats per minute. That means her pulse should stay around 153 beats per minute during her workout to achieve a target heart rate of 85 percent.
Based on the new calculation, the same woman’s average maximum heart rate is 171 beats per minute, meaning her desired target heart rate is just 145 beats per minute, 8 beats a minute slower than under the old formula. Although the gap seems small on paper, it can be the difference between an exhilarating workout or a frustrating one that ends in exhaustion!

 Source: NYTimes, Northwestern Medicine

Benefits of Green Exercise

Combining activities such as walking or cycling with nature boosts well-being. That is the result of 10 studies from the UK. The study found strong improvements in mood and self-steem, especially within the first five minutes

The research looked at many different outdoor activities including walking, gardening, cycling, fishing, boating, horse-riding and farming in locations such as a park, garden or nature trail.

Source: BBC.com