No Gym? No Problem! #42

October 24, 2016January 7, 2017 LauraJoli LookingJoliGoodLeave a comment

I have mentioned before that I love cardio kickboxing. I love any workout that is going to get my heart rate up while working my entire body at the same time! The next day you’ll feel this workout in you arms, back, and abs.

If you are a person that needs music to workout with, you will need to add your own soundtrack because this workout doesn’t have any background music with it.

Do you have 25 minutes to improve your health and wellness? Yes, You Do! No excuses! Just do it, you will be so happy that you did! Remember to keep good proper form, warm up before, and stretch after you exercise!

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Laugh and Sleep

October 23, 2016October 22, 2016 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood1 Comment

Proverbs 17:22

A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.

I love to laugh and I love to sleep!

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No Gym? No Problem! #41

October 17, 2016January 7, 2017 LauraJoli LookingJoliGoodLeave a comment

You know I love my girl Jessica Smith! She is so encouraging and has some really great workouts. I thought that this was an interesting twist on a cardio workout. You will need a light ball, nothing fancy, I used my son’s soccer ball. Peanut is in this video too, always a funny distraction.

Do you have 30 minutes to improve your health and wellness? Yes, You Do! No Excuses, Just do it! Remember to keep good proper form, warm up before, and stretch after you exercise!

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No Gym? No Problem! #40

October 10, 2016January 7, 2017 LauraJoli LookingJoliGoodLeave a comment

I recently found this awesome workout at self.com I love standing core exercises. A strong core is essential for almost any exercise program. You don’t always have to do crunches to get a strong center. Here are 4 standing ab exercises. Take a few minutes and improve your day! Your heath and wellness is worth it! Remember to keep good proper form, warm up before, and stretch after you exercise!

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Health/ Fitness

Don’t Just Be Aware Of Breast Cancer!

October 8, 2016October 7, 2016 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood2 Comments

Most people know that October is “Breast Cancer Awareness Month.” While most are “aware of breast cancer”, many forget to take the steps to have a plan to detect the disease in its early stages. Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States (other than skin cancer). Millions of women are surviving the disease thanks in part to early detection and improvements in treatment.

As you may remember, last year I started a new job at the Hospital. I working in an Out Patient Infusion Center. We see all kinds of patients and give a lot of different medications, and a lot of chemotherapy. In just this past year that I have been working, I have seen so many cases of advanced cancer. The earlier the cancer is found, the better the prognosis!

If you live in the USA and think that you can’t afford to get tests done, coverage of mammograms for breast cancer screening is mandated by the Affordable Care Act. The ACA provides that these be given without a co-pay or deductible. Don’t put off screening because of fear of the possible outcome.

I can’t stress to you enough that early detection saves lives!

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Extreme Beauty Guide

October 5, 2016October 2, 2016 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood1 Comment

Here is a Step by Step guide to extreme beauty!

1) Stop comparing yourself to anyone else!

That is it! In this world of social media, it is so hard not to get sucked into comparing ourselves with others. We now see so much more of people’s “private” lives. The problem is that we are usually comparing all of our flaws with the snapshots they choose to share of an edited filtered version of a picture perfect life. Their reality is that they are also not perfect, they too have flaws that we do not see.

When I feel myself comparing myself to others in a negative way, I remind myself that the only person that I need to be comparing myself to is the one I see in the mirror. I need to focus on being a better version of myself than I was yesterday…

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No Gym? No Problem! #39

October 3, 2016January 7, 2017 LauraJoli LookingJoliGoodLeave a comment

I love cardio kick boxing workouts. I love any workout that is going to get my heart rate up while working my entire body at the same time! Just to warn you this is an intense workout. You will feel it the next day! You’ll be super sore, but it is such a rewarding feeling knowing exactly the many muscles that you have worked in your back abs and arms! If you don’t feel like you can do it all, just do the modifications, or if you are getting worn out just keep moving with a boxer shuffle and continue when you catch your breath. You can do it!

Take 35 minutes and improve your day, your heath and wellness is worth it! Remember to keep good proper form, warm up before, and stretch after you exercise! As always… No Excuses! Just Do IT!

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Be An Ispiration

September 29, 2016September 29, 2016 LauraJoli LookingJoliGoodLeave a comment

I want to inspire people. I want someone to look at me and say because of you I didn’t give up!

Don’t give up! Keep moving forward!

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No Gym? No Problem! #38

September 26, 2016January 7, 2017 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood2 Comments

While I always enjoy upper body and arm workouts I hate to do lunges! This lower body circuit is a quick 20 minute workout that is really enjoyable to do with only a few lunges required.

Sculpt your legs with this multi-tasking, lower body focused circuit walk that you can do indoors in a small space. You’ll need one set of hand weights to follow along exactly as Jessica does it, but if you don’t have weights you can always just use your body weight. Try to challenge yourself by increasing your weights each time you do this workout.

Do you have 20 minutes to improve your health and wellness? Yes, You Do! No Excuses, Just do it!Remember to keep good proper form, warm up before, and stretch after you exercise!

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Love and Life

Big and Little Things

September 23, 2016September 18, 2016 LauraJoli LookingJoliGood4 Comments

I believe that God is sovereign. I believe in His complete and total independent control over every circumstance, event, person, and creature at every moment in time through history.

God is in control of the big things and the little things. Sometimes it is easier to trust Him in the big things because there is nothing else to do but lean on Him. Sometimes in life things happen that are so out of our control that all we can do it turn to God and ask for his help and strength.

It can be easy to say to other people, “Just pray about it.” or “God is in control” or “Trust God to take care of you.” But when it comes time for the testing and the trials in my own life, sometime it is hard to see what God is doing.

Proverbs 3:5-6
5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

A while ago a friend of mine got a diagnosis of Leukemia. She was a single mom with a young son the same age as my daughter. She had so much faith that God was in control. She would even say that if she ended up dying from the cancer that she knew that there was a reason for it and that God had a plan. Last year she lost her battle with cancer and went to Heaven. I think about her all the time. She was such a great example of trusting that even if God didn’t choose to heal her from the cancer He was going to help her through the cancer.

Psalm 23:4
“Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.”

I pray all the time. I pray for big things and little things. No problem is too big or little to bring to God. God has answered my prayers! I have not always appreciated the answers, but despite that I have seen Him work through these hard times in my life.

I often pray for things such as:

“I don’t know where I am going and I am already running late! Please help me to not get lost or stuck in traffic.”

“Give me strength and patience to be the mother that my children deserve.”

“Help me to be kind and have a sweet spirit today.”

“Please help me to find a good parking spot”.

“Keep me safe as I drive my kids to and from school.”

“Guide my hands to get this IV on the first try.”

“Please give me an opportunity to be an encouragement to someone today.”

“Give me strength to not eat a Klondike bar because I know that there are still 3 in the freezer and I love them so much.”

“Please uncloud my judgment so that I will not compare myself to others.”

Isaiah 41:10
“So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

Life is unpredictable. Bad things happen to good people. Friends and family members get sick, get cancer, and sometimes die. Knowing that I can leave all my worries and my fears with God, I don’t have to carry them alone, I don’t always have to be in control, give me such comfort. Knowing that God is sovereign gives me peace.

Psalm 61:1-3
Hear my cry, O God; attend unto my prayer. 2 From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, when my heart is overwhelmed: lead me to the rock that is higher than I. 3 For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower from the enemy.

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No Gym? No Problem! #42