Moving Monday - Stability Ball Leg Lift

We will continue working on our legs but I'm adding a little buttocks in there this week. Have you noticed your rear-end is bring up the rear? Is it dragging just a little? You want it round and solid? I'm sure you do. So many people tell me they want my buttocks, well it has taken lots of squats, lunges, and leg lifts to get this round bottom. So, ladies here you go, today's movement. Stability Ball Leg Lift. This exercise works both the back of the thigh, lower abs, and the buttocks. This movement promises lots of burn, pain and discomfort, however the results are amazing. I only suggest you do this movement twice a week 3 sets of 10.

Let's get moving on this marvelous Monday.

Be blessed,

Ms. Lisa
Find Peace Within

Light Skinned - Dark Skinned

What's up red bone- there she goes with her high-yellow self - who she think she is... she must think she's cute cuz she's light skinned. She mess with me, I'll cut her face and  her hair - Put a paper-bag to her face to see how dark she is - if she's darker than that bag than she's a red-bone and we don't like red-bones

I watched the episode on OWN "Light Skinned - Dark Skinned" and it brought back many memories for me. If you haven't seen it, you must.

The words from our very own people that have plagued us for years. Yes, it's obvious I'm light skinned or red boned as my brothers would say. Racism in our own house. Words that separated us from the others. My mom's light skinned and my dad is dark skinned. My 2 older  sisters are darker skinned and the other 3 are light skinned. But what we all have in common is we're family. Family but yet separated because of the color of our skin. I can remember as a child we would ask kids in school who were light skinned and we met for the first time- who was the light skinned one in their family, their mom or dad. we didn't know any better. It was learned behavior. Kids only do what they see adults do or say.

I remember the days of walking down the hallway of Butler High School in Hartsville SC - faced with fear from those who bullied me because of the color of my skin. They threaten to cut my face, cut my hair, slap me until I was blue in the face, and punch me in the eyes all because I was light skinned. They would wait for me at the Security Apartments as I walked home from school to push me down or call me names. I wore dresses all the time, so I really couldn't fight them because I would skin up my light skinned legs.

I had nothing to do with the color of my skin but yet I was being bullied because of it. Things were bad for you back then if you were light skinned. Most of my friends were light skinned now that I look back at it. With the exception of a few. We all had something in common..... most dark skinned girls hated us all because of the color of our skin. It got so bad that I asked my parents if I could transfer to the white school so I wouldn't be bullied anymore for being a light skinned black girl. It was almost like being almost white was better than being  almost black. Sad to say but true. Even though in the white world we were still black, but in the black world we were half/white. I transferred from the black school to the white school in the 9th grade.

As I got older and began to experience life, I noticed that most light skinned girls were dating dark skinned guys. I guess it was just what we did because of the way were were brought up. We would hear people say, if she's light and he's dark they'll make beautiful babies. And if she was dark and he was light, they would make dark babies. I remember when my a new born was brought home, the first thing the older people would do was look at the top of the babies ear. They said the color of the top of the ear would determine the skin tone of the baby. I know we all have done it... and sure enough if the baby had dark ears the baby was dark skinned and if the baby had light ears the baby was light skinned.

Be it as it may, we all have skin to live in whether dark or light, black or white, brown or yellow. We all have skin. The most important thing we must be is COMFORTABLE IN OUR OWN SKIN. There is no color that's more beautiful than the other. If there is only one beautiful color, why is there more than one color in the rainbow, why is there more than one color in the coloring box, why does orange and yellow make brown, black and white makes gray? Because every color is important and it takes every color to make up this wonderful melting point we call EARTH.

So, don't get caught up in who's light and who's dark, as long as you are comfortable in your own skin and can find makeup to match your complexion :). LOL-  It takes two colors for me (dark and light)... lol. WHY because I have Caramel Complexion. Yelp I said it... I'm a light skinned caramel girl.

Remember God made you and everything He made is good.

Be blessed,
Ms. Lisa D.
Find Peace Within

Moving Monday - Sumo Squat

Today we will focus on the inner and outer thighs. This is another big muscle that is hard to tone. Anything big is hard to control, so you have to work hard at it. This movement is pretty simple. I'm sure we've all seen Sumo Wrestlers...if not google it. :). This movement will get those thighs to burning and with consistency and discipline, you'll begin to see your legs getting stronger and stronger. Incorporate this movement into your workout this week, Monday and Friday.

Stay tune for my "Abs are made in the kitchen" video - coming real soon. Crunches don't make abs.... the kitchen does.

Make it a great Monday and remember to
Find Peace Within

Be blessed,

Ms. Lisa

Moving Monday - One Leg Lift

Now, it's time to focus on toning those legs. I am not the one who wears shorts, however, I do like to have nice toned legs. Here is one of my favorite moves for legs as well as for the obliques. It's called the One Leg Lift. Really simple. You will need some type of resistance, either a medicine ball or a light weight, maybe 5 to 8 pounds. Either way, make sure you perform the exercise correctly for optimum results. And as always, it takes more than exercise to get fit, you also have to eat right..... stay tune for Abs in the kitchen.... coming to help you get it right for life.

Be blessed,
Ms. Lisa

and remember to Find Peace Within.

Moving Monday's -Shoulder V-Press

Okay ladies, here is today/weeks movement. Should v-Press. This exercise will work your shoulders. It's really simple and very effective. Click the video link to get the move. You can do this exercise 3 days a week. If this helps, please let me know. And let me know what other exercises you would like for me to post.

Let's get moving
Be blessed,

Ms. Lisa

FEAR - What is fear anyway?

It's 2015 and I'm sure some of us are still dealing with some fears that we had in 2014. It maybe the fear of losing a love one, the fear of losing a job, the fear of finding out something is wrong with your health. What ever the fear maybe, some of us still have fear. I'm not saying that I'm not afraid of something. Somethings I'm just not going to do that may cause me to be fearful. I play it safe and avoid those things that may cause me to be fearful. However, I've learned a different way to look at FEAR. It would be easy for me to just write it out in this weeks blog, but I want. :). You'll have to watch my video blog to find out how I look at fear and what I do to combat it.

This week, we've been through some changes on my job, new leadership is always stressful because you don't know if they are going to come in and try and make changes that somehow may impact you. Some on the job are even FEARFUL the leader may change things that's not in our favor. But you know, for me, I'm not fearful, nor am I concerned. WHY because I face FEAR in a more positive way.

First of all I'm not going to worry about anything I have no control over and I want be worrying about something that hasn't happened yet or may not even happen.

This weeks lesson: FEAR is not always a bad thing, it's all about how you look at it.

Remember to
Find Peace Within
Be Blessed,

Ms. Lisa

Moving Mondays - Bicep Curls - 21's

It's Moving Monday - Today we are focusing on our Bicep's. Easy, Easy, Easy. This movement is called 21's. Why is it called 21's? Because you will do 7 bicep curls in 3 positions in one set. Be sure your weight is heavy enough to add resistance but not too heavy that it compromises your form. Watch the video to see the proper technique.

Here's what's needed

Dumbbell weights - There you have it. :).

It's Monday ya'll - Let's Get Moving

Be blessed,
Lisa D.