Friday:
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Nannying: Baby Paper
Some of my time nannying today I was helping the boys on their research papers. The four research topics: Pearl Harbor, babies, healthy food and pizza. The boy who did the research topic on babies ran into his room and cried when I told him we needed to revise and edit his rough draft. I thought this was really cute and heart breaking. He is in the second grade. He had never revised or edited a paper and didn’t understand that the first draft wasn’t perfect. I explained to him that the author of the Junie B Jones series ( a series currently read by the children) had to go through this process. I told him the first draft is just getting all the ideas down. Do you remember your response when someone said your first draft wasn’t perfect? [ please write your responses below in the comment box]
After consoling him we sat down to the tv computer council and revised/ edited his paper. I first worked on organizing his paper by color coding the sentences on topics.
The funniest kid sentence in his essay “Babies cry when they want food, have a dirty diaper or when brothers put their fingers down their mouth.”
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I love how kids think!
“I’m Helga, watch me lift”!
internet picture, hopefully one day I can be as strong as this woman
I went to a appointment with a trainer at the LA Fitness. I thought the appointment was going to be an introduction or tour of the gym but it was actually a sales pitch. The young man, Steven, did a great job on the presentation but having a personal trainer isn’t in our budget.
I was thinking there has to be a cheaper way to have an effective workout.
I learned that I need to get lean muscle and the best way to get that is to lift weights (even if I’m a female). He said cardio is good for longevity. This can be accomplished with cardio exercises three times a week for 30-45 minutes. I learned while lifting weights I should focus on targeted areas one at a time so my body can have time to repair itself. It takes 72 hours for your muscles to repair themselves.
This is an example of what I am shooting for:
Monday: Chest, shoulders, triceps
Wednesday: Legs
Friday: Back, biceps, abs
I got a glimpse of what the personal training book looks like. If you want to be your own personal trainer you should get a booklet where you can track your sets/reps, weight and routine. Our muscles adapt so keep in mind to change your workouts because you want your muscles to get confused.
Steven told me that people should make a goal of having 11 pounds of lean muscle. The following are the perks of 11lbs of lean muscle:
11lbs lean muscle= 50calories burned a day at resting
10lbs lean muscle=3500 calories a week resting
What is your workout plan? I would love some feedback or ideas, so please leave your responses in the comment box below.
