Denise Writes

Friday, 14 November 2014

Workout at home in 15-30min

So working out can be hard and I live in Ireland so walking and running outside can be very hard to do when its raining and really cold out, so here are some ideas of how to get a work out without trying really at home.

First off - Clean your house!

Cleaning your house is killing two birds with one stone, you get your house clean and burn some calories and move your body and get the blood flowing.

Cleaning your house 15min-1hour

Carpet sweeping, sweeping floors	39	156
?Cleaning, heavy or major, vigorous effort Including washing car, washing windows, cleaning garage	34	136
?Mopping	43	170
?Multiple household tasks all at once, light effort	26	102
?Multiple household tasks all at once, moderate effort	43	170
?Multiple household tasks all at once, vigorous effort	51	204
?Cleaning, house or cabin, general	34	136
?Cleaning, light Including dusting, straightening up, changing linen, carrying out trash	26	102
?Washing dishes While standing	22	88
?Washing dishes and clearing dishes from table With some walking	26	102
?Vacuuming	43	170
?Butchering animals	85	340
?Cooking or food preparation Including use of manual appliances while standing or sitting	17	68
?Serving food, setting table	26	102
?Cooking or food preparation (with some walking)	26	102
?Feeding animals	26	102
?Putting away groceries, carrying packages Specifically, carrying groceries, shopping without a grocery cart	26	102
?Carrying groceries upstairs	111	442
?Cooking Indian bread on an outside stove	34	136
?Food shopping with or without a grocery cart, standing or walking	22	88
?Non-food shopping, standing or walking	22	88
?Ironing	22	88
?Sitting - knitting, sewing, light wrapping of presents	9	34
?Doing laundry, packing suitcase (while standing) Folding or hanging clothes, putting clothes in washer or dryer	17	68
?Putting away clothes Gathering clothes to pack, putting away laundry while walking around	22	88
?Making the bed	17	68
?Maple syruping/sugar bushing Including carrying buckets, carrying wood	68	272
?Moving furniture and household items, carrying boxes	85	340
?Scrubbing floors on hands and knees Including scrubbing bathroom, bathtub	48	190
?Sweeping garage, sidewalk, or outside of house	51	204
?Packing/unpacking boxes, light to moderate effort Occasional lifting of household items while standing	43	170
?Putting away household items while walking around - moderate effort	34	136
?Watering plants	26	102
?Building a fire inside	26	102
?Moving household items upstairs, carrying boxes or furniture	136	544
?Light home activities while standing Including pumping gas, changing light bulbs	17	68
?Walking - light, non-cleaning Readying to leave, shuting/locking doors, closing windows, etc.	34	136
?Sitting - playing with child(ren) - light, only active periods	26	102
?Standing - playing with child(ren) - light, only active periods	31	122
?Walk/run - playing with child(ren) - moderate, only active periods	51	204
?Walk/run - playing with child(ren) - vigorous, only active periods	68	272
?Carrying small children	34	136
?Child care: sitting/kneeling - dressing, bathing, grooming, feeding, occasional lifting of child-light effort, general	26	102
?Child care: standing - dressing, bathing, grooming, feeding, occasional lifting of child-light effort	34	136
?Elder care, disabled adult, only active periods	51	204
?Reclining with baby	9	34
?Sit, playing with animals, light, only active periods	26	102
?Stand, playing with animals, light, only active periods	31	122
?Walk/run, playing with animals, light, only active periods	31	122
?Walk/run, playing with animals, moderate, only active periods	51	204
?Walk/run, playing with animals, vigorous, only active periods	68	272
?Standing - bathing dog	43	170

*http://calorielab.com/burned/?mo=se&gr=05&ti=home+activities&q=&wt=150&un=lb&kg=68*

All the above things can burn calories and more then you think, there are some awesome work-outs and you may not even know you are burning calories.

I would also recommend that you take one half an hour to do a few simply workouts, you can do this while watching your fave TV show as time will fly by and if its longer then a half hour then that great. Simply workouts include -

5 Jumping Jacks

5 Squats

5 Lunges

3 Step up onto a chair

Plank hold for 15-20secs

Make sure you take a 15sec break between each.

Everyone can be fit, give it a go and try your best, and of course you can change it up or down to suit your fitness.

Easy Work Outs Throughout Your Work Day

So, i know it can be very hard to workout sometimes. If you dont have time or are just lazy that day, these are somethings that I find that help me out alot when trying to workout a little during a day.

So I work everyday 7-3.30pm Mon-Fri

I know it can be tiring when you get home from work to head to the gym or go for run.So here is what I do in work and when I get home.

Most people get 15mins break
Half Hour Lunch
Another 15mins break

So in my breaks sometimes I go for a walk outside walk around a bit, nothing wrong with it and it will clear your head also if you are having a hard day in the office. This can also help blood flow more freely if you are sitting at your desk all day everyday. Move those legs :)

Then (this maybe a weird to start but dont worry) go into the bathroom and do some simply stretches, this can really help tired legs and help with any aches and pains, a simply leg lift such as the one in the photos below can help alot.

And the last one that I do in Work is - squats! now, i know your thinking how can you do this in work? I do it in the cubicle of the bathroom very strange but very effective, if you say to yourself I have a few mins away from the desk and do 5-10 squats every time, you will eventually build up to a lot in one day more then you may think. The perfect squat is as follows

If you try these really simply work out everyday you will eventully have enough energy when you get home to more workouts and want to head for walks and runs and maybe then the gym. The gym can be scary but trust me, when you get in after the first 3-4mins in there it will be fine

So push yourself to do these things and you will see results sooner then you think

Friday, 17 October 2014

Help, I want to be vegan (websites and books)

So, you would like to become a vegan?

There are hundreds of websites and books, here are a list of helpful and knowledgeable websites that will get you on the right task to becoming a vegan!

Websites:

Here are some great websites of organizations

Mercy for Animals - www.mercyforanimals.org
Farm Sanctuary - www.farmsanctuary.org
Woodstock Farm Sanctuary - www.woodstocksanctuary.org
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals - www.peta.org
The Elephant Sanctuary - www.elephants.org
Defenders of Wildlife - www.defenders.org
A Well-Fed World - www.awellfedworld.org
YEA Camp - www.yeacamp.org
In Defense of Animals - www.idausa.org

Books

The China Study

Prevent and Reserve Heart Disease

The Engine 2 Diet

My Beef With Meat

Thrive

Eat to Live

Unprocessed

Vegan Bodybuilding and Fitness

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Plant-Based Nutrition

Monday, 6 October 2014

Go Cruelty-Free Part 1(Small Steps)

Hello! so today I have a guide on how to start on the right path of going cruelty free nowadays.

So you need to start small, for example the next time you run oout of shampoo buy a vegan or cruelty free

Here are a few examples of what to buy

LUSH
JASON
Avalon Organics
Weleda
Faith In Nature

You can also buy Vegan/Cruelty free Household products such as cleaners etc

Examples

Method
Marks and Spencers own brand
Earth Friendly
Ecoleaf
Faith

Start small and dont over load yourself with new producst, try and test them. I have tried many a bad vegan product, but I found what works for me and my body and my hair and house etc

For its cruelty-free list, PETA US approves only companies that have the very best policies against animal testing – companies whose policies make a real difference helping to stamp out animal testing.

The good news is that they include top high-street brands such as LUSH, The Body Shop and Ecover as well as many fantastic boutique brands that are available in other shops or online. None of these companies conducts animal testing of any kind, and all have made a real commitment to ensuring that there is no animal testing in their supply chains. Not only are their products ethical, their buying power also helps persuade suppliers to stop animal testing.

New companies are added to the cruelty-free list all the time. Some companies which aren't on the list may not conduct animal tests or use animal-tested ingredients, but until PETA US receives full, signed assurances that a company doesn't conduct, commission or pay for animal tests anywhere in the world, it cannot be sure that the company is 100 per cent cruelty-free.

ref - http://www.peta.org.uk/features/easy-way-to-go-cruelty-free/

Tuesday, 30 September 2014

Drugstore products not tested on animals

Hello, So today i said i would write this blog to help people decide on what to buy when heading in for some makeup or some beauty essentials.

I will tell you first off what I use from top to toe :)

Shampoo and Conditioner
Avalon Organics Ylang Ylang Shine €8.00

YLANG YLANG Shine Shampoo - product image

Buy This: http://avalonorganics.com/ylang-ylang-shine-shampoo

Face Wash

Clarnis Pure Melt Cleansing Gel - €22.00

Buy This: http://www.allbeauty.com/skincare/10107-clarins-cleansing-care-pure-melt-cleansing-gel-all-skin-types-125ml

Body Lotion:

The Body Shop Honey Mania €18.00

Buy This http://www.thebodyshop.co.uk/bath-body-care/body-butter/honeymania-body-butter.aspx

Makeup: Anything for E.LF

Buy This: http://eyeslipsface.co.uk/

So Yes, there are some of the products I use: All are not tested on animals or against animal testing

Here is a list of what you can buy in your local drugstore thats not tested on animals, now I live in Ireland so I am listing brands that are carried in Ireland in this first list and after that I will list more from outside ireland

Burts Bees
Wet N Wild
Autogragh (carried my Marks & Spencer)
Dr Hauschka (also can be find in M&S)
Body Shop Make up
Barry M
GOSH
Nails Inc
Superdrug
Lia Earle(Found in Boots)
Urban Decay
Dermatologia

Beauty Brands Around The World

100% Pure
Afrumos
Afterglow Cosmetics
Alex and Ani
Alima Pure
Arbonne
Aromi
Aubrey Organics, Inc.
Avalon Organics
Batty's Bath
Beauté Minéral
Beauty Without
Bellapierre
BH Cosmetics
Bite Beauty
Biogime Skin Care
Bloom Naturals
B True Beauty
CAILYN Cosmetics
Cate McNabb Cosmetics
Christine Valmy, Inc.
Coastal Classic Creations
Concrete Minerals
Core Cosmetic
Darla Makeup
DermaQuest Skin Therapy
DeVita Natural Skin Care Systems
Earth's Beauty
EcoGlo Minerals
Elate Clean Cosmetics
Elixery
Everyday Minerals
FACE atelier
FACEFACTS
Fevour Cosmetics
FíOR Mineral Cosmetics
Fitglow Beauty
Forsythe Cosmetic Group
Gabriel Cosmetics
Gourmet Body Treats
Green Girl Basics
ILIA
Jing Ai Organic and Natural Cosmetics
Joe Blasco Cosmetics
Juice Beauty
Kiss My Face
Lime Crime
LoriannZ
Mineral Fusion
Modern Minerals
My Lip Stuff
Nabelle Company
Nature Clean
Neal's Yard Remedies
NYR Organics
Ofra Cosmetics
ONLY YOURx Skin Care
Outside/In Cosmetics
Paula's Choice
Plain Jane Beauty
Polish Cosmetics
Pure Anada Natural
Red Barn Herb Farms
Reliq Minerals
Renee Rouleau Skin Care
Sally B's Skin Yummies
Savon Du Bois
Shear Miracle Organics
Sombra Cosmetics, Inc.
Suki
Tata Harper
The All Natural Face
The Body Shop
Truth
Urban Decay
Vapour Organic Beauty
Warm Earth Cosmetics
Zia Natural Skincare
Zosimos Botanicals
ZuZu Luxe