Twinspiration Fitness Website is Up!

http://twinspirationfitness.webs.com/

 

Check us out on the web....

So me (Juliane) and my husband are on vacation, which gave me the perfect amount of free time to set up our Twinspiration Fitness website. The address is http://twinspirationfitness.webs.com/

 

If you are interested in personal training and nutrition click on the link that says "rates and services." All of the options are listed there.

The bottom picture is of me unloading the car to get to the room. My husband thought it would be funny if he loaded as many bags on me as possible. He knows I hate making more than one trip! A very positive result of lifting heavy weights is carrying as many bags as possible at one time:) Anyway check out our website... it's just in the beginning stages now but it will be updated often. Thanks for the support everyone!

And I had to share this picture of my beautiful niece, Luciana. Jessica and Lulu came to visit us at Bethany Beach and she loved being pushed in the luggage cart! She has that "look" on her face like she is up to no good...

Some Thoughts on the Day of Our First Fitness Photo Shoot

We literally worked our butts off all summer to look like this and the day finally arrived... The first picture is just a sneak peek of our shoot with Melania Marta.  The other pictures are from an iphone after the shoot. There will be lots more to come. We had so much fun training together all summer and cooking and eating clean food. We pushed each other to get our asses to the gym when we'd rather sleep in. We chose chicken breast when the processed sweets were tempting.  We even enjoyed a fun "treat" meal together after the shoot. It was a journey we shared together, but it's not over. Fitness is a lifestyle. It doesn't turn off one day and on the next day. Some days SUCK and some are easy breezy. But nothing is more important than your health and feeling good about yourself. It's worth it to spend the money on a good trainer (Juliane) and healthy foods...better than paying hospital bills for poor health. This look doesn't come easily for either of us... We are both naturally heavy and carry weight in our midsections. But YOU too can change your genetics. Our bodies have learned to love eating nutritious foods and we crave the endorphin rush of an awesome weight lifting session. Believe it or not Juliane used to weigh 180 pounds at 5'5 and 1/2 inches in her early 20s. She also struggled with eating disorders as a teenager. She has finally found peace with herself and her body. Jessica isn't naturally lean either... plus she had a baby about 16 months ago! No one said it was easy, but you only live once and you might as well be healthy (and look good). When Juliane gets up the nerve, she may post some pictures of her heavier days... until then.... enjoy these.

Skinny fat vs fit

Here is a picture of Jessica's transformation. She was never "fat" rather "skinny fat" and still fit as most people would call her. The picture on the left is from spring of 2011. The pictures on the right are all recent pictures 16 months post baby. 

When she was skinny fat, she did way more cardio than she does now and ate a lot less. These days she is lifting heavy and doing 20 minute intervals about 3-4 times a week for cardio. Don't be a cardio bunny! It will get you nowhere because your body will get used to all that cardio and you'll keep having to do more and more to compensate and to speed up your metabolism. Instead, lift heavy. The more muscle you have the faster your metabolism is because your body has to work that much harder to feed your muscles. Also, in case anyone is wondering about weight, in the left picture she was 10 lbs heavier and on a constant diet. Now she eats clean and when she started really lifting heavy, she lost 10 lbs without even trying! The point is- get lifting! Endless hours of cardio does not get your heart rate up enough! Heavy lifting and intervals are the way to go!