It’s that time again, time for another round of fit Friday fun!!!!

And you know what that means . . .

It’s time for another round of Fit Friday fun, and boy are we going to have some fun!

Today I’m sharing a short, sharp, low impact total body workout that you can do anywhere, anytime  with or without equipment, totally your call.

Ive said it before and I’ll say it again, with the right combination of exercise you can have yourself an awesome workout and get the results you want in less than 20 minutes!

Everybody got time for that

So, here’s what we are going to do – click here to see a demo/workout with me –

♦ Step up
♦ Reverse Lunge – or any variation you like – I do reverse because my knees prefer them
♦ Squat
♦ Push press – or tent push ups for no equipment
♦ Tricep dips
♦ Hand release (or regular) push ups
♦ Russian Twists

Aim to do 10 reps of exercise (count reps per side for step ups, lunges and twists) and repeat the entire sequence through for a total of 3 rounds, resting as needed , sound good?!

Nothing overly complicated, basic movements done with good form for a short but effective total body workout that will have you feeling strong , energized and ready to take on the rest of your day!

Although it’s totally not necessary, simply using your body weight alone is challenging enough but,  for our fully functioning or more advanced lifters who might be wanting kick things up a notch feel free to grab yourself a weapon of choice – a set of dumbbells, kettlebells, your EmPack,  resistance bands or a combination would work. Just make sure you choose something appropriate for your strength but, don’t be afraid to challenge yourself.

I want you to really push yourself, the final rep of each exercise should be a challenge!

Although, we want quality not quantity, always! Never compromise your form, ever! If your form starts to fail your done, got it?

Take your time, concentrate, focus and breathe through each and every exercise. You are strong, you are amazing, you have big energy! You’ve totally got this!

And, because nothing makes a workout challenge more fun than getting a buddy to join you. Why not grab your BFF or a family member or your fave workmate and have them join you, power in numbers baby!

Don’t forget to come back and let me know how you did once you’re done. Either leave me a message in the comments below, or you can give me a shout on the Facebook page or tag me (@EmSwanston) on Twitter , or Instagram (@emsswanston) . I mean it, I wanna hear how you did!

Ok enough chit chat time to work –

– 20 minute –
Low Impact

Total Body Workout

As always make sure you are nice an warm before you start your workout – Run on the spot, do jumping jacks, jump rope, dance around your living room, anything to get you warm then it’s time to get serious.

Finish with a nice little cool down and stretch, maybe take a walk #socialdistancing or something anything to help bring your heart rate down. Finish with a few of your fave stretches. Please don’t skip the stretch people, its like dessert for the body.

Now for this weeks smoothie recipe . . .

How does a nice, tall, subtly sweet, perfectly spiced, deliciously indulgent, secretly healthy, sugar free chocolate hazelnut chai latte sound?!

So good, right?!

Chocolate = happiness

Chai soothes my soul

Nut butter is the glue that holds my body together.

Put them all together and you get pure magic and that’s E X A C T L Y what we have here!

It’s pretty much tastes like your drinking chai while eating spoonful after spoonful of nutella (please tell me I’m not the only one who does this?!) and I am here for it!

Made with no added sugar, packed with protein and loaded with gut healing goodness, not that anyone would ever know! I won’t tell if you don’t!

Subtly sweet, seriously chocolaty, perfectly spiced and just all kinds of wonderful!

Next level deliciousness I tell you! You are going to LOVE it!

And, not only does our delicious, nutritious, smoothie like straight up heaven in a cup but, it also happens to be Dairy free (if you want),  BANANA FREE, DATE FREE, sugar free, Low Carb, Vegan, Keto and Paleo friendly!

It really is simply divine, the perfect way to treat yo’ self on this fabulous Friday – or anytime because, yummmmm.

Enjoy xo

{Sugar Free} Chocolate Hazelnut Chai Latte

Makes 1
Ingredients –

1/2 cup of vanilla yogurt – use milk if you want to make a hot latte

1/2 cup vanilla almond milk  (or milk of choice) – more or less to desired consistency

1-2 Tablespoons of cacao – depending on how rich and chocolaty you want it

1 teaspoon of vanilla

1/2-1 teaspoon chai spice mix

1 Tablespoon of chocolate hazelnut butter (sub 1 Tablespoon of hazelnut meal or 2 Tablespoons of hazelnuts, soak in boiling water for 10 mins – then drain – if you don’t have a high powered blender – can also use hazelnut stevia)

1 tsp of Before You Speak high performance coffee (or 1 teaspoon of instant coffee or a shot or 2 of your fave brew) – optional but HIGHLY recommended

A pinch of pink salt

1/4-1/2  cup of ice – more or less to desired consistency

If you prefer a sweeter brew add 1/2 teaspoon of monk fruit sweetener (coconut sugar or sweetener of choice) – more or less to taste

Optional add ins;

1 Tablespoons of melted dark chocolate to swirl your glass  – pure happiness

1 teaspoon of maca – for hormone balance

1-2 scoops of  collagen – for gut healing goodness

1 Tablespoon of natural/sugar free chocolate or vanilla creamer – makes it extra lush

1 scoop protein powder  – for extra protein

Method –

1 – Place all ingredients into your blender and process until smooth, creamy and well combined (or heat, whisk, froth if serving hot).

2 – Pour into a chilled glass or mason jar (or warmed mug if serving hot) then top with toppings of choice.

Enjoy xoxo

Don’t forget to give me a shout out when you’re done – hit me up in the comments below via the Facebook page on Twitter or on Instagram

Now go, and remember;

and have yourself a killer day xoxo

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