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My 3 Favorite YouTube Channels for At-Home Workouts

March 25, 2020Physicalat-home workouts, body project, cardio, fitness, my workouts, social distancing, strength, Sydney Cummings, yoga, yoga with adriene, YoutubeBeth Berger

If you’ve been around my blog long enough, you’ll know I’m no stranger to the at-home workout. I LOVE working out for free in the comfort of my own home. There are just so many resources out there on YouTube to help facilitate your fitness journey. (You can even create your own challenges to help stay on track and keep things interesting!) Now, due to the outbreak of COVID-19, we are all spending a little more time indoors and a little less time in public classes and gyms. Luckily, I already had honed in on my YouTube go-tos long before the term “social distancing” was a part of our collective consciousness. If you’re new to the at-home workout, I’d love to share my three favorites with you —

For CARDIO –

My favorite channel when I want to raise my heart rate is BODY PROJECT. Their holistic exercise routines typically combine HIIT cardio, low impact resistance training, pilates, and boxing. The routines are fast paced and energetic and the teachers are so adorably motivational (and adorably British!).

Want to try a Body Project video out?

For STRENGTH –

My favorite channel when I want to work my muscles is SYDNEY CUMMINGS. Sydney is a certified personal trainer who uploads a new workout on YouTube every single day at 5 am. And these aren’t your typical 20 minute for my YouTube audience but ya gotta pay for the better videos…nope. These workouts are long and actually pack a punch.

Want to try a Sydney Cummings video out?

For YOGA –

My favorite channel when I want to practice yoga will come as no surprise to anyone … YOGA WITH ADRIENE! If you haven’t tried out a yoga flow with Adriene yet I really don’t know what you’re waiting for. I typically do one of her videos 3x a week and she has become such a calming and important presence in my life.

Want to try a Yoga with Adriene video out?

What’s your favorite YouTube channel for workouts? Share them below! I’d love to try out your recommendations as we continue this period of self-isolation. xoxo

mid-week round-up

October 2, 2019Wednesday Linksanti-vaxxers, articles, Brady Bunch, China, Fall, food and culture, Hells Angels, links, medical history, New York Times, news, opinion, round-up, YoutubeBeth Berger

Gosh. It feels like forever since I’ve posted a good ol’ mid-week round-up! What have you guys been up to? Last week I visited Savannah, GA. I mostly hung out with my adorable nephew and we also toured the Wormsloe Historic Site and attended the Savannah Jazz Festival. Hope you have a great Wednesday, and at long last I can offload some of these links I’ve been hoarding…

This is the kind of content I LIVE for.

I would love to eat at all 10 of these new restaurants.

An interesting read on American dental care and classism.

Loose leaf or NOTHING after reading this.

Meal prep for Fall.

This family married and divorced 23 times to scam the Chinese government.

Michelle Phan was YouTube’s biggest beauty star. Then she vanished.

On being raised by Hells Angels.

After watching A Very Brady Renovation, I desperately need to read this book.

‘Hangry’ is the word (& feeling) we can’t get away from.

Why it matters that ‘Emily Doe’ in the Brock Turner case is Asian-American.

Vaccine hesitancy is one of the top threats to global health. Why did it become so trendy?

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Book Club: I Have Chosen to Stay and Fight Pt. 3

September 2, 2019Books, Brainpowercomedy, extended watching, feminism, interviews, jokes, made me laugh, Margaret Cho, stand up, YoutubeBeth Berger

Last week, we learned a bit more about Margaret Cho. I shared some of her career highs, as well as links to read/listen/watch her elsewhere. I hope you enjoyed checking those out.

Today, I’d like to do something a little different and provide you with a round-up videos to watch. Enjoy…

On Fresh Off the Boat

On her mother

On sex positivity and feminism

On “Christian” groups

On her vagina

Stay tuned for Part 4! xoxo

5-Week Home Workout Challenge (Week 5!)

August 27, 2019Physicalbarre, cardio, exercise, fitness, HIIT, motivation, no gym needed, Yin, YoutubeBeth Berger

So excited to report that I completed this 5-week challenge!!!

Before embarking on this journey, I was feeling a little bit in a workout rut. I was doing my nightly exercise but they were nothing to write home about…or frankly, get excited about. I’m happy to say switching it up and trying out lots of different videos, styles, instructors, and channels was exactly what I needed.

If you’re feeling similarly, why not give it a try! You now have 35 workouts queued up and ready to go. OR you could create your own playlist with the videos that suit you best.

Tuesday:

A little back hygiene in the first few days of ANY work week is always a good thing for me.

Wednesday:

That kneel to squat with knee drive!? A doozy!

Thursday:

Ok, I will be returning to this channel. Usually overly motivational instructors annoy me but I was really feeling this guy.

Friday:

A quick but effective booty and thigh barre routine.

Saturday:

Couldn’t help myself with this one. So dorky but so fun. And if you REALLY commit you can feel like you’re in a scene from Mamma Mia!

Sunday:

And one more dance power walk for good measure. LOL!

Monday:

And to round things out, some Yin Yoga! My favorite way to really get in there with the stretches!

And that’s a wrap!

I’ll start slowly adding videos to a new playlist for a future challenge, but for now I’ve settled on a workout schedule going forward that looks a little something like this —
Monday – Yoga, Tuesday – any video from my playlist, Wednesday – Fitness Blender, Thursday – Yoga, Friday – a sweat set on Fitness Marshall, Saturday – Yoga, and Sunday – Walk + FemFusion

Do you have a favorite workout channel on YouTube?

5-Week Home Workout Challenge (Week 4!)

August 18, 2019Physicalbarre, cardio, exercise, fitness, healthy living, HIIT, move your body, no gym needed, too hot, twerk, workout challenge, yoga, YoutubeBeth Berger

workout wk4

What’s that you say? You’re ready for another week of at-home workouts courtesy of the interwebs? Well, I’ve got just the thing for you!

It is STILL super hot where I’m at, and I’m trying not to get down on myself so much for not getting outside much. It is just. so. stifling. (and humid and bright and BUGGY!) It’s weird that I used to think of these types of workouts as being a good resource to bust out in the dead of winter. But now that I’ve clocked quite a few years in the southern reaches of the U.S., I can say they are, without a doubt, my SUMMER WORKOUTS. Especially for the dog days we’re in right now.