GottaLoveMom

"Your expertise and professionalism is just the start. What keeps me committed every weekday 11+  weeks later is your commitment to us to keep us healthy and sane.  Your positive attitude and great laugh start my pandemic day right!"   ~ Local Mom, age 51 ** Local Mom has attended FREE Fitness Escape Classes for Advanced/Intermediate classes since Day 1. I'm so proud of your commitment - perfect attendance! Local Mom, thank you for being my workout buddy 5 days a week, for 11 weeks (and counting) .  Every day for 11 weeks now, I've been hosting 2 30-minute Live Stream Virtual Fitness Classes for Advanced/Intermediate and Beginner/Seniors.  On April 20,  we've partnered with PAFCOM-NJ and Horizon BCBSNJ to bring home fitness to a larger audience. Today marks the end of week 11. This week ( just like last week, and the weeks before) is emotionally overwhelming. We have feelings that are difficult to process, difficult to comprehend, difficult to expr

The CDC guidelines on how to protect ourselves from Coronavirus (Covid-19) seem to evolve every month.  We are all learning how to stay healthy and help others to stay healthy. According to CDC's website , to protect ourselves and others we should  understand how it spreads,  wash our hands often, avoid close contact (social distance or stay at least 6 feet apart), cover coughs and sneezes, clean and disinfect, monitor your health and wear fabric face masks .  Aside from social distancing and wearing face masks, the other guidelines are something we should have been abiding to stay healthy regardless of the pandemic. My 76 year-old mom, in order to stay busy during the pandemic, started sewing fabric facial masks. We got the pattern and fabric requirements from the CDC website. Ever since face masks were required when entering stores, my husband and I when we walk to town,  we put on our face masks when we encounter people on the street and when we go to the coffee/

SHOCK. RAGE. GRIEF. FEAR. ANXIETY CONFUSION. BETRAYAL. SADNESS. I've been struggling on what to write since I watched the news video about the murder and death of George Floyd.    I won't pretend to fully comprehend or be the source of truth on what happened and the events that transpired since. As I wrote on Instagram: My heart is overflowing with emotions. I do not know how to process except to cry, be angry, pray, offer our deepest sympathies -- to LISTEN and LEARN from others on what we can do to help and support. Yesterday, my family sat down and talked about the death of George Floyd in ,   Minneapolis, Minnesota, the death of retired St. Louis Police Captain David Dorn   the protest, the riots and the damages done to small businesses. WHY do these events (keep) happening? How can we be part of the change? Can we change the system? How do we help solve social imbalances, injustices, violence and racism? Can we really all come together and find soluti

Why should you exercise? If you don’t then right now is the BEST you’ll be for the rest of your life. Every day you’ll get less strong, less flexible, you’ll have less stamina, and over one year, five years, ten years - what your body will degrade to if you can see it today, you will find it completely unacceptable. And there’s only one way to prevent the trajectory of your wellness from going down to that level of unacceptability and that is to implement SOME kind of exercise routine into your life. It does not have to be perfect, it does not have to be hard, it’s great if it gets a little better over time BUT just doing it is the very first step that you should take . Make it easy, make it fun and most importantly, do it on a regular basis. This week marks the 11th week of the stay-at-home/self-isolation guidelines and orders imposed by our government leaders in order to flatten the curve, to slow the spread of Covid-19 and prevent the hospitals from becoming overwhel

MONDAY: TOTAL BODY STRENGTH TRAINING TUESDAY:  CARDIO/CORE WEDNESDAY: TOTAL BODY STRENGTH TRAINING THURSDAY: CARDIO/CORE FRIDAY: ACTIVE FLEXIBILITY TRAINING ** Saturday: If possible, go outside for a 30-45 minute walk **Sunday: REST Day Recorded in real time during the FREE Live Stream Fitness Escape class for Beginners/Seniors To escape the craziness and anxieties that we are all experiencing at this time (Covid-19 Pandemic, let’s get #StrongerTogether #HealthyAtHome for a daily 25-minute workout that includes stretch, sweat & strength exercises that will get the blood pumping. You'll need: -Yoga mat (for support) - Water - Smile To join the Live Stream Sessions via Zoom : (Please check updated schedule ) On you laptop or phone: 1) Download the Zoom app (on your phone) or on your laptop go to zoom.us 2) Join a Meeting 3) Key-in meeting ID#     - 10:30AM EST  Ad

MONDAY: TOTAL BODY STRENGTH TRAINING TUESDAY: LOW IMPACT CARDIO/CORE WEDNESDAY: TOTAL BODY STRENGTH TRAINING THURSDAY: CARDIO/CORE FRIDAY: ACTIVE FLEXIBILITY/STRETCH ** Saturday: If possible, go outside for a 30-45 minute walk **Sunday: REST Day COMPILATION OF EXERCISES (TOTAL BODY) : WEEK 9 Recorded in real time during the FREE Live Stream Fitness Escape classes  To escape the craziness and anxieties that we are all experiencing at this time (Covid-19 Pandemic, let’s get #StrongerTogether #HealthyAtHome for a daily 25-minute workout that includes stretch, sweat & strength exercises that will get the blood pumping. You'll need: -Yoga mat (for support) - Dumbbells (water bottles, canned goods ) - Water - Smile To join the Live Stream Sessions via Zoom : (Please check updated schedule ) On you laptop or phone: 1) Download the Zoom app (on your phone) or on

LOW IMPACT CARDIO & CORE: WEEK 11 LOW IMPACT CARDIO & CORE: WEEK 10 LOW IMPACT CARDIO & CORE : WEEK 7 LOW IMPACT CARDIO & CORE : WEEK 6 WATCH the videos on GottaLoveMom's YouTube Channel: Beginner Cardio & Core Recorded in real time during the FREE Live Stream Fitness Escape class for Beginners/Seniors To escape the uncertainties and anxieties that we are all experiencing at this time (Covid-19 Pandemic, let’s get #StrongerTogether #HealthyAtHome for a daily 25-minute workout that includes stretch, sweat & strength exercises that will get the blood pumping. You'll need: -Yoga mat (for support) - Water - Smile Disclaimer: You should consult your physician or other health care professional before starting this or any other fitness program to determine if it is right for your needs. This is particularly true if you (or your family) have a history of high blood pressure or heart disea

"The problem Sis is they (grandmas in Fitness Escape classes) will never want you to stop. Especially Mom and her group really need you. This has been so instrumental in getting them through and keeping them healthy. You’re amazing!"  ~ Mel, Week 6 Week 8 here we come! They say it takes 21 days to form a habit, if you've been attending the FREE Live Stream Fitness Escape classes since Day 1, you know very well that you have changed your mindset, changed your habits and is now working to change your body. This week's word of the week is BALANCE. Below are the details on how to join the FREE Live Stream Classes. So let's continue to get STRONGER TOGETHER for a daily 25-minute workout that includes stretch, sweat & strength exercises that will get the blood pumping. You'll need ▫️ Yoga mat ▫️ Dumbbells ( You can use towel, canned goods or water bottle as a replacement) ▫️ Water ▫️ Folding Chair (for balance or chair exercise