Before we can enjoy any beautiful May flowers, we have to get through the April showers. Soggy weather can throw a serious crutch in our workout plans when our cardio activities are outside the gym (like hitting the trails), and our yoga practice is going down outdoors. So next time the sky turns gray and the rain starts pounding down, just grab your workout gear and head over to YouTube to check out any one of these seven killer workouts you can do from the comfort of home. Feel free to invite your workout friend in from the rain for extra motivation.
1. Fun Indoor Cardio Workout: Cassey wants us all to pretend like we’re at a dance club for this workout, and considering that’s how we like to live our lives in general, this 10-minute indoor cardio workout is super fun (but actually really hard too). (via blogilates)
Monday
2. 32-Minute Home Cardio Workout With No Equipment: Get ready to sweat. With this video, you’re going to be doing a body-weight only cardio workout that follows a 45-second workout to 15-second rest format. Your heart will be pumping hard. (via FitnessBlender)
Tuesday
3. Yoga for Complete Beginners: Calling all beginners! Adriene talks you through a complete sequence that doesn’t require anything but an open mind, an open heart and 20 minutes of your time. (via Yoga With Adriene)
Wednesday
4. Chair Moves to Tone Your Legs and Butt: Who knew your dining room chair was so crucial to getting tighter legs and a toned butt? Perfect for you ladies living in small spaces, this quick two-and-a-half-minute video gets you in and out in no time. (via CosmoBody)
Thursday
5. 6 Moves for Slimmer Hips and Thighs: All you need for this six moves in six minutes workout with Nike master trainer Rebecca Kennedy are a resistance band and dumbbells. (via SHAPE Magazine)
Friday
6. 5-Minute Workout for Abs & Butt: Three exercises done in just five minutes is what Zuzka calls a “lazy workout,” but trust us, it’ll feel anything but lazy once you’re a few minutes in. Prepare to feel the buuuurn. (via Zuzka Light)
Saturday
7. Fat-Burning Indoor Cardio Workout: The size of your yoga mat is all the space you need for this two round, 20-minute cardio routine with Kym. She’ll lead you through ten moves for one minute each, repeated twice. (via KymNonStop)
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It can be intimidating to step out on your own and build a business from the ground up. As part of our collaboration with Office Depot, we're talking with Selfmade alum and solopreneur Colette Lawrence, the faith-based motivator and relationship builder behind The M.E.E. Movement, about ways in which women in business can find success.
B + C: How did you know M.E.E. Movement was your business to start?
The M.E.E Movement represents motivation, empowerment, and encouragement for women. It is what represents me. I did not know at first that it was my business to start, but then the thought of monetizing what I loved came to me. It scared me, however. I registered the business in July 2020 and have been slowly building my wings since.
B + C: What's one strategy that's helped you start your business?
Thinking through and researching what the requirements are to start my business, and then asking questions of people who are in the business. Not all advice worked; however, it helped me to figure out what I needed to do and not to do.
B + C: Did you always know life coaching would be your entrepreneurial path?
(Smiles) No, I did not. I 'stumbled" on it. I knew that people were always coming to me for advice and I found that I loved having conversations with them, especially with women, young and old.
B + C: What was your most valuable takeaway from Selfmade?
My most valuable takeaway was the first day of training: Get out of your own way. There were a lot of great moments and important takeaways from every presenter. However, getting out of my own way, pushing past doubts, was for me my most valuable takeaway. Doing something that I had never done before took courage. If I do not focus on what is happening with me mentally then I cannot deliver to my clients successfully.
B + C: What's one piece of advice you would give to female entrepreneurs on the brink of starting?
Get out of your head. You have something to offer. You have what you need to succeed so go ahead and do it.
B + C: How do you stay motivated?
I stay motivated by listening to music and listening to motivational speakers, and sometimes someone will just reach out and talk about the impact that I made in their life. That adds the extra juice or sauce I need to pummel through the day.
B + C: What's your best organizational tip?
Keep a diary and journal. It's the best way for me to keep organized and it also provides a source motivation as I record not only my "losses" but my wins as well.
B + C: Who inspires you in the entrepreneurial space?
Shirley Toliver – She motivates and empowers and makes me always want to show up.
B + C: What has receiving the Office Depot scholarship to Selfmade done to help you start or grow your business?
The scholarship was a blessing in that all the areas that were covered offered valuable information that I needed, from social media to HR. As a new business owner, I needed to know this to increase my own personal awareness in what it takes to run a successful business. The candidness of the presenters made it easy to see myself in their shoes and helped me to realize that I can also get there.
Thanks Colette! You can follow The M.E.E. Movement on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and LinkedIn.
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