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Spring Training!!

The biggest mistake most make when trying to lose fat fast is performing high-rep workouts and overdoing cardio. The best way to increase your metabolism is to increase your muscle mass, so you burn more calories both during exercise and at rest—and that means heavier weights. 

This monthly workout plan designed by SHAPE.com was designed to build lean muscle and jumpstart metabolism so you'll feel like your fittest self in just four weeks. Follow along with the monthly workout plan using the calendar below for a far-from-boring sweat sesh schedule that'll keep you interested — and keep your muscles guessing. Each week of the monthly workout plan is designed to grow progressively more intense to help maximize your results and avoid a progress plateau.

Here are my recommendations for the classes that Forever FIT offers: 

• Killer Core Workout: CoreWorks
• No-Treadmill Cardio: Zumba or Cardio Sculpt
• Stretching: Yoga
• HIIT: STRONG Nation
• Lower-Body Strength: Stretch & Strength Lower Body
• Abs and Arms: Stretch & Strength Upper Body
• Total Body Cardio: CardioSculpt

Don't forget: Your eating habits play a huge role in any fitness or weight loss goals and in your overall health and wellbeing, so be sure to pair this monthly workout plan with a healthy diet. Stick with nutritious meals packed with moderate portions of lean protein, whole grains, and vegetables.

Tofu & Watercress Salad with Mango & Avocado

SERVES: 4

INGREDIENTS

Ingredients

• ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• ¼ cup red-wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground pepper
• 8 cups lightly packed trimmed watercress and/or mixed salad greens
• 1 cup Honey-Balsamic Roasted Tofu (see Associated Recipe)
• ½ ripe avocado, sliced
• ½ cup chopped fresh mango
• ½ cup sliced red bell pepper
• ¼ cup thinly sliced red onion
• ¼ cup thinly sliced radishes
• ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 teaspoons sesame seeds

Nutrition Facts

How to Make Time for Yourself Without Feeling Guilty or Selfish

Have you ever heard the saying that ‘you can’t keep pouring out of a cup that’s run dry? If you’re running on empty and haven’t given yourself an adequate chance to recharge your batteries and take care of yourself (in whatever way that means to you) then you can’t be the best version of yourself. You won’t be the best parent, partner, daughter, son, friend, employee, or the best you that you can be.

So, even if you don’t feel important enough to prioritize yourself every now and then, do it for the people that you care about in your life, if not for yourself.

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Creamy Ginger Green Smoothie

INGREDIENTS: 

2 handfuls organic spinach
1 cup filtered water
1/2 avocado 
1 medium banana
1 tablespoon tahini
2 dates, pitted
1 tablespoon fresh ginger root, chopped (adjust to your taste)
Juice of 1 Meyer lemon

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