Exercise of the Week

Move it Monday: Wall Squat

On December 1, 2014 / Exercise of the Week

If you have been following our Move It Mondays, you know that we sent out a 6 week Stay Fit Through the Holidays Challenge! All part of our online fitness challenge! Today, we offer a variation on the squats, Wednesday’s exercise in the weekly plan. If squats are too hard on the knees, try a wall squat instead! This is a super simple exercise: all you do is squat down until your knees are at 90 degrees while leaning against a wall (see photo), and hold! To adapt this to the Challenge, instead of doing the 10 reps, hold for 1

Stay Fit Through the Holidays

On November 24, 2014 / Exercise of the Week

Happy Monday, and week of Thanksgiving! We know how hard it can be to stay on-track during the holiday season. That is why here at Leash Your Fitness have put together a 6 week plan to help you make this year different: maintain or lose weight instead of gaining!! The schedule and description of the exercises are below, but if you want extra support and NUTRITION goals along with this for even more success, then check out our online Fitness Challenge HERE! We promise it will help guide and support you in your healthy living goals, especially during this extra challenging

Move it Monday: Burpees

On November 17, 2014 / Exercise of the Week

It’s Monday! That means it’s time to MOVE IT! Today we have everyone’s favorite exercise: burpees! While out on your dog walk, try and do a full minute, and count how many you do. See if you can beat that number later in your walk after a brief rest to bring your heart rate back down. This is a VERY effective full body exercise and cardio burst to add to your walk. You will burn tons of calories and strengthen muscles in your arms, core, and legs. Click the image below for a video on how to do these properly.

Move It Monday: Push Ups

On November 10, 2014 / Exercise of the Week

Happy Monday everyone! How have your dog walks been going?? We’ve had lots of new exercises for you to add along the way, so you should never be bored! We have a new Move It Monday for you: push ups AND puppy push ups! Can’t forget about Fido! To do YOUR push ups, find a bench or similar surface along your walking route and have your dog in a sit or a down beside you. Place your hands a bit wider than shoulder-width distance apart on the bench. Step back until your body is in a nice straight line and

Move it Monday: Balance for both you and your dog

On November 3, 2014 / Exercise of the Week

MOVE IT MONDAY exercise of the week…. Its time to add another exercise to your dog walk! Have you been keeping up with all of the exercises that we have been sharing with you? Your dog walks should be looking pretty advanced by now! No more just strolling down the block! We have been working on legs, core, arms and now balance! Balance is super important, ESPECIALLY as you get older so today we have an exercise that you can do ANYWHERE! You can play around with this balance exercise but try to last on one leg for