Chocolate!

Aren’t you excited “Chocolate” is the title of a workout blog post??

Guest blogger Dr. Jeff Constantine sent this interesting tidbit to me and I had to share!

From Jeff:

Just wanted to pass along a happy nugget from the world of medical research…

“Women who ate chocolate frequently were less likely to be hospitalized for or to die from atherosclerotic vascular disease”

An article published in The Archives of Internal Medicine found that eating a small amount of chocolate nearly every day lowered the risk of heart disease, heart failure and cholesterol plaque in the carotid artery. Previous studies have shown that a small amount of dark chocolate lowers blood pressure.

So, in addition to working out regularly, working to achieve an ideal weight and eating a clean healthy diet, consider indulging in just a little chocolate on a regular basis. Happy holidays!!

Thanks Jeff! (SWEET!)

Now that you’ve eaten chocolate…here is a workout:)

Circuit Training

5 min cardio warm up (row, stairs, run)- get as much distance as possible in 5 min

5 stations, 1 minute each-45 sec each-30 sec each

• box jumps (high box)
• squat thrusts
• squat to MB throw
• full sit ups
• manmakers

5 min cardio- beat your last distance

2nd set 5 stations

• run tires on box
• lunge jump switch
• perfect push ups (knees are fine!)
• bicycle crunches
• clean and press

5 min cardio- beat your last distance!

STRETCH!