Lindsay Brin

Birthdays are fun, that is, until the OVERTIRED aftermath!

noreply@blogger.com (Lindsay Brin) — Wed, 09 May 2012 13:20:00 +0000

Taylor turned 4! First of all it's hard to believe, because it seems like yesterday I went through 3 IVFs, a miscarriage and a dose of bed rest. Second, I can still remember every bit of her birth (minus the c-section recovery room). And third, am I really 33 with 3 kids?

You know how you listen to bits and pieces of advice every parent gives you before you have a baby? Well the one piece that couldn't be more true is that time really does fly by. So although I am not particularly enjoying bed time fights or waking up 3x/night right now, I need to smile everyday because I am blessed!

But now that I am done being sappy. GOSH the aftermath of a birthday weekend is fierce! OVERTIRED kids are so not fun. Luckily tonight is my night to workout so I don't have to do bed time!!!!! I have got to work off some of this cake. Taylor requested 2 Ariel Birthday cakes...and although we threw a lot of it away I did not have the heart to throw it all away. So I have had a piece of cake the last 4 days. Time to repeat my mantra " I will not give into every craving, I will not give into every craving"!

Advanced Core Workout

noreply@blogger.com (Lindsay Brin) — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:59:00 +0000

I am off to Naples FL for a few weeks with the kids and my parents! So I am posting a few workouts while I am gone. Keep up the Fit Friday workouts too!!!

I have posted this before but I thought I would add it since it was ayear ago! I shot this video in my basement a while back. It's a great Ab workout, give it a try!

Click here for the Free Ab Workout to lose belly fat and get a flat stomach after pregnancy.

I just can't keep up!

noreply@blogger.com (Lindsay Brin) — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 11:55:00 +0000

Ever feel like your face is going to burst because it's so hot and red? Or that your lungs are breathing fire? Or your legs quiver? Well, this is how I feel every time I workout with my partner, Katie i.e. Frogger.

Sure, we only get to workout together 2x/ month but she keeps me motivated! After I had Rylan (#2) all I recall is her lapping me on the 7 flights of stairs - not once but twice - hence the name Frogger. And that's when I decided I was going to do my best to keep up with her.

I still cannot keep up with her endurance, but I am still trying! And she just beat Breast Cancer 1 year ago! So there are no excuses on my end, except to keep trucking.

It was random that we saw each other on the beach in Naples last week. We knew we would be in Florid but not in the same town.

P.S. Can you tell who has older kids? Not by age, purely by tan color...

And this happens to be my only picture with my 3 kids. Ho Hum, one day they will all smile right? But it also happens to be taken in my Goal Swimsuit! Sure my chest fits a little differently, but everything else seems to be back in place.

Diastasis Recti Core Workout

noreply@blogger.com (Lindsay Brin) — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:27:00 +0000

Find out how to do Diastasis Recti Core Exercises.
Having trouble getting a flat stomach? Or your pregnancy left you with Diastasis Recti? Use these simple exercises to retrain your core. You need to fire the muscles from the inside out. And with Diastasis Recti you will do more harm than good with traditional ab exercises like crunches.

Do these exercises until you have mastered them, then move to a more traditional core routine. Download this core workout and more with our new Core Download Workout Series.

The truth behind the Muffin Top

noreply@blogger.com (Lindsay Brin) — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:32:00 +0000

Truth be told! You must work your abs from the inside out starting with your Pelvic Floor and Transverse Abdominis.

I know many of you have done the CFS Method DVD or download and seen success. Here is Phase 3 for all our new MIF moms. Veterans, I would love to hear how the CFS Method worked for you in the comments below!
Learn How to Get rid of the Muffin Top

Pinterest 30 Day Challenge

noreply@blogger.com (Lindsay Brin) — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 22:55:00 +0000

The 30 Day Challenge is here (and it's free)! Get started today for spring break and swimsuit season around the corner. You can also purchase some of the video downloads at a discount! I just pinned it to my Fitness board on Pinterest http://pinterest.com/mifmom. Don't forget to re-pin the workout and share it with all your friends!

*Note, my workouts are not for pregnancy unless they say Pregnancy Workout or Trimester Workout.

Fit Friday Contest!

noreply@blogger.com (Lindsay Brin) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:24:00 +0000

I was working out with my workout partner last week, she is probably the most competitive person I have ever met. And she laps me when we run or do stairs:) I call her "Frogger".

So I thought I would put a contest together for everybody! Every Friday will be Fit Friday. And every Friday you will time yourself and post your time in a Blog Comment on this Post. Just click Free Workouts at the top of this page and you will find this post every Friday.

We will be doing a Cross Fit Type Workout, the same one. It's a tougher workout...but guess what...it's a contest! So do what you can, challenge yourself each week to do a little more or do it a little faster. And this summer we will make a new Fit Friday Workout for everyone that did this one!

If you need help with some of the exercises, there are a few pictures below the workout.

And if you want more - get a Free Superfit workout Video! Just go to www.momsintofitness.com and sign up. This workout is a lil' different than my DVDs since I film them in my home studio. When we ask about your fitness level and such just click Superfit and you will receive our Superfit series. You can combine those workouts with Fit Friday by doing the workouts on M and W and doing Fit Friday. Then add the Cardio workouts in the Free Workouts on T & R. Free Workouts are also available for New Moms!

Click Here or click the Image to download the workout!

Bicycle - twist to the other side

Dips - Advanced

Dips - Modified

Reverse Lunge - from standing position take one leg back into the lunge (repeat 25x on each leg)

My Fit Friday Time

noreply@blogger.com (Lindsay Brin) — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:01:00 +0000

3 kids in1 picture? No photoshop?

noreply@blogger.com (Lindsay Brin) — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:26:00 +0000

15 Minute Interval & 35 Min Inside Cardio

noreply@blogger.com (Lindsay Brin) — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:28:00 +0000

Here is a new workout for you all! 2 options: print the 15 Min Interval Workout or do the Cardio workout below. To make it easier, do 40 seconds of the exercise followed by a 20 second break. And Slowly progress to 50/10!

As for a Cardio Workout that you can do inside, here is an idea. Do 3 Rounds - Increase the numbers by 10 each Round (except for the sprints or stairs, increase those by 2):

Do 50 of Each (Beginners start with 30):
1) High Knees - run in place getting the knees as high as you can
2) Booty Kickers - run in place kicking the booty
3) Single Knee Jumps - kinds like the old school aerobics, jump in place and bring a knee up, switch
4) Jumping Jacks - just like gym class
5) Right Leg Kicks - kick right leg forward, bend the knee on the way up and the way down
6) Left Leg Kicks - kick left leg forward, bend the knee on the way up and the way down
7) Cross Punches - arms in guard, alternate punches across the body
8) Shuffle feet and every 5th or 10th do a tuck jump - football shuffle to tuck jump
9) Speed Skaters - jump from side to side shifting your weight to 1 leg
10) Sprints or Stairs 12 x

I am so doing this Cardio Workout tonight myself!

Working out with my Mom

noreply@blogger.com (Lindsay Brin) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:13:00 +0000

So my mom is the reason I got into filming Fitness DVDs. I grew up watching her teach aerobics and doing Denise Austin. So I always wanted to be my mom/Denise Austin!

The other day my mom said she just couldn't get into a workout routine because she and my dad travel so much. After I got over laughing at her comment, must be hard to travel for fun, I asked her if she planned on not traveling. She said no. Then I reminded her that this has been the case for the last 5 years. And she needed to make a plan. So we whipped up a workout she can do at the lake, a workout for the road and a workout for home. She has to workout 4x/week - that's my rule!

No matter what your road block may be for your exercise routine, you have to adjust. Make it convenient and make it fit in your lifestyle.

And let me know if there is a workout plan you need! Maybe for the park by your house, the 1 mile perimeter around your subdivision or your son's soccer park. Some of my favorite workouts are done when we are at the lake in the summer and I use the stairs at the condo and the parking lot lines (while mom and dad play with the kids).

Husband:Wife

noreply@blogger.com (Lindsay Brin) — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:55:00 +0000

So last week I posted on Facebook about David's morning with all 3 kids. All I wanted was a morning to go get my haircut and workout and maybe cram in a lil' work since preschool is 3 hours long. I got up at 6:45 to get everybody ready (including 5 minutes for myself) and I GOT HUFFED AT!

Me:

dress myself with 2 kids whining for juice

dress all 3 kids

feed them breakfast

breathing treatments

pack backpacks

shoes-mittens-hats on

2 kids into the car.

David:

dress himself & a nice hot shower

write checks for school

put Taylor in the car.

And he huffed at me for not having Taylor in the car!!!

It used to frustrate me beyond belief and then I came to the realization after having Rylan - Men are not made to multitask! So I want to know how you all do it...what's the ratio for the To Do list?

The Biggest Reason you should get healthy

noreply@blogger.com (Lindsay Brin) — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:31:00 +0000

A mom sent us a message a few weeks ago and I thought her message was pretty powerful, yet very simple. She is 43, went through multiple IVFs, has a 7 month old and just experienced a miscarriage. She wanted to get control back into her life and I am so glad she found MIF!

And why is she dedicating herself to get healthy and try the 30 Day Challenge? She does not want her body image to affect the things her son and her do. She wants to do Parent/Tot swimming lessons and she wants to go to the beach with her son.

Powerful motivation, yet very simple.

My workout schedule

noreply@blogger.com (Lindsay Brin) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:57:00 +0000

Talk about a Rough Week getting in a workout everyday (30 Day Challenge). It took all I had to do my yoga workout the other night at 9pm. The sink was full of dirty dishes, just fought Taylor for 2 hours on going to bed, slept 3 hours the night before that due to Harper's cough and teething. I mean the list could go on and on! But you know what the dishes got done the next morning and I slept really, really well after my yoga workout. And I did NOT break the 30 Day Challenge!

And yes...Taylor ended up in our bed later that night. And I wonder why I wake up some mornings not feeling rested??? And why my husband thought it was a funny picture...I think I will move her to his side tonight:) Anyhoo ...

So many of you ask what my workout schedule looks like and I wish I had been logging it like I had my first 2 pregnancies and postpartum. But we have been so busy with the workout portal, I just haven't had an extra second to do it. So here is a quick run down of what my week looks like:

Monday: 35-40 minute Superfit Workout (this is a workout from the Workout Portal)

Tuesday: 40 minute Cardio Workout

Wednesday: I try to go to a class every week or every other week to get outta the house! Usually Hot Yoga or a training session with 1 of my friends.

Thursday: Rest (although the 30 Day Challenge I have added a 25 minute V02 cardio workout - let me know if you'd like to see it)

Friday: Either looks like Monday or Wednesday

Saturday: Rest (although the 30 Day Challenge added in Boot Camp or Postnatal Boot Camp)
Sunday: Rest (added yoga for the 30 Day Challenge)

And I have to say, just 11 days into the 30 Day Challenge and bumping up my cardio workouts to the V02 max I have seen a change in my body and in my endurance (and that silly puppy chow and Christmas chex mix is outta here!)

On another note - Jess and I have been getting a lot of questions about the workout portal - so here is a quick video. This is the Ultimate version of the Portal which has our Registered Dietitian and downloads of every workout available. Note - the free 2 weeks is the Basic version and does not include all of it. But if you're wanna try it out we have a 100% Buy it Back guarantee! Ultimate Workout Portal - Click Here

30 Day Challenge

noreply@blogger.com (Lindsay Brin) — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:08:00 +0000

Ok, so I threw away all Holiday treats, put the Christmas tree away and started my 30 Day Challenge. Even though Day 3 of 30 meant bundling everybody up and doing my cardio workout with all 3 kiddos. I want YOU to join me on the 30 DAY CHALLENGE? Sure it's hard to find time...but YOU are more important than laundry, errands, work and dishes!

So what's the 30 Day Challenge? Well for the next 30 days I want you to do some form of fitness everyday. Of course you shouldn't use the MIF Shredding workouts everyday, you need some Yoga Love and Cardio Love in there! Reminder: toning = every other day.

And if you want my help, it's easy. You can join my new Workout Portal for 2 weeks for Free. You get a 30 Day Calendar with workouts (including Cardio & Yoga Love). Just tell your friends via Social Media about the new Moms Into Fitness Free Video Trial at www.momsintofitness.com. Then email Jess at themoms@momsintofitness.com and tell her where you posted it and she will get you signed up for 2 free weeks.

Remember, if you have done the MIF workouts before - the Free Trial on www.momsintofitness.com is not for you, you've done some of it before. This 2 week Trial of the Workout Portal is for you.

Let me know what you think of the Portal! It has more or less consumed me and the MIF team for 3 months!

Update - a bunch of you have asked where to find the Workout Portal, because you just want to sign up and get all the downloads, Ask the Regsitered Dietitian and Fitness Calendars. It's for Pregnancy - New Mom - Veteran Moms - SuperFit! Here is the link www.momsintofitness.com/workout-portal-subscription-plans

I think I'm there...

noreply@blogger.com (Lindsay Brin) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 17:46:00 +0000

Sure the scale doesn't show it, but I feel great!!! 6 Months post-baby Harper #3. Which was in December but I am just now getting around to posting them!

Lose Baby Weight: 6 Months Post-Baby #3

noreply@blogger.com (Lindsay Brin) — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:41:00 +0000

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Shutting Down for Christmas!

noreply@blogger.com (Lindsay Brin) — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 16:36:00 +0000

So Jess, the moms and myself will be taking some time off over the Holidays! Moms Into Fitness will be closed Dec 23rd-Jan 3rd. So all Facebook Posts, Emails, Order Inquiries, Comments/Questions within our Workout Portal and Free Trial messages will be answered when we return. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Also when we return we will be launching a 1 month free trial in our workout portal. So just to clear any confusion:
Free 1 month Trial on www.momsintofitness.com = for anybody who has never tried MIF
Free 1 month Trial through our newsletter = for MIF veterans (just sign up for our newsletter by the end of the year on our website and you will receive an email sometime in January.)

FREE MIF Workout Trial!

noreply@blogger.com (Lindsay Brin) — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 21:40:00 +0000

Ok, so I am finally getting back on track after my week of cookies. 5 workouts last week! I was sore, but slept so well. And after the long awaited - been working on it since August - Free MIF Trial launched last week...I finally feel like I can breathe again. My To Do List got a little shorter!

...BUT I am still putting together our Free Workout Portal Trial for all of you MIF veterans! Jess, myself and our fabulous team at Activated Marketing have been working our tushies off. And this is next in line.

So if you have never done MIF workouts - try our new FREE Trial! You get a new workout every week! And all you do is enter some stuff about when you had your last baby, weight, goals etc. and we customize the workout for you. You get a meal plan, target weight and calculated metabolism too.

If you have done MIF workouts before - make sure you sign up for our newsletter at the bottom of the MIF website www.momsintofitness.com - you will receive an email when your free Trial of the Workout Portal is ready!

Lose Baby Weight: 5 Months Post-Baby #3, a TOTAL BUST!

noreply@blogger.com (Lindsay Brin) — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 02:11:00 +0000

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5 month goal...coming up a lil' too quick!

noreply@blogger.com (Lindsay Brin) — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 22:46:00 +0000

To my horror yesterday - I realized my 5 Month Goal of being back at my pre-pregnancy weight is fast approaching! The good news about that is I worked my butt off in a workout I would have skipped today due to my Work List being a mile long.

Don't know if I am going to hit my goal by next week, but I am gonna try!

I need your help!

noreply@blogger.com (Lindsay Brin) — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:01:00 +0000

I was reading all of your comments - which usually have me chuckling out loud in my bed at midnight when I am catching up. And it got me thinking. We are wanting to launch some Personal Coaching stuff and Motivation Contests at MIF!

Tiffany, an MIF veteran, and Jess, one of the moms at MIF, are going to help get this up and running. And we want to know what you want!

What would motivate you? A message Board? A personal Skype coach? Weekly workouts & calendars? Nutrition logs that you turn into MIF? Weekly coaching? Weekly weigh-ins? Meal ideas?

Any and ALL ideas are welcome. We all need a little extra motivation! In fact, it took every ounce of myself to go to yoga last night at 8:00...but I had a great night's sleep and feel refreshed this morning. Although I am still trying to catch up on my sleep after all 3 kids have been fighting the time change. Argh!

How to Lose Baby Weight: 4 months Post-Baby #3

noreply@blogger.com (Lindsay Brin) — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:53:00 +0000

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The Pumpkin Patch

noreply@blogger.com (Lindsay Brin) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 17:50:00 +0000

I LOVE the Fall. My favorite season by far!

15 weeks Post-Baby #3

noreply@blogger.com (Lindsay Brin) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 21:49:00 +0000

So we are getting closer! About 9 pounds form my post-pregnancy weight. The scale isn't giving me much, but my clothes are getting less tight! And I can now fit into about half of my wardrobe.

Oh motherhood - after 3 breastfed babies my boobs - what is left of them - are sagging! And I only breastfed 4-12 weeks with each baby - yes Taylor got the most breastmilk!

And why is it that I cannot sleep 8 hours straight? Harper has been sleeping through the night for a few weeks. And minus the weeks the kids are sick and/or waking up at 6am just because they want to, I CANNOT sleep 8 hours! It's either insomnia or I wake up and worry - walk around checking on everybody - go back to bed and I am wide awake!

I caught myself the other day giving myself an excuse as to why I should cut my workout short. What? Why am I giving myself excuses? I had plenty of time to workout - the hubby was home and I took my time running (he takes his time working the in the yard so it was my turn!) And about halfway through I was talking myself out of the last mile I had scheduled. Telling myself "I am only 15 weeks out" and "take it easy". Well I was in no pain and could have easily finished the 2.5 miles I had scheduled + the dumb bells in my driveway to finish up some toning....

....ends up I did cut my run short. But I did do my toning in the driveway.

Here's to NO EXCUSES this week!