Namita Nayyar:
Being a working mom of three boys inevitably you have a very busy life. What is your favorite workout routine?
Bethany Sharp:
It seems I’ve done every workout routine imaginable, being that I got deeply into fitness about 20 years ago in order to get in shape for the NFL. I recently picked up the book The 4 x 4 DIET by celebrity trainer Erin Oprea, and I have fallen in love with Tabata workouts. It’s the one type of workout I had never tried, and I’ve found that not only am I seeing results, but Tabatas are the perfect workout for busy moms. They’re effective and efficient, a must in my life.
5 must-do every-day stretches- Being a dancer, I think stretches that dancers do are the best for increasing and maintaining flexibility. So, I do a few stretches on my ballet bar at home. I also love floor stretches such as the basic runner’s stretch which hits so many muscles at once, especially the hip flexor, the piriformis stretch to hit the glutes, any stretches that assist in helping me maintain my side and middle splits, and I love the yoga basic downward dog for the calves and hamstrings.
Namita Nayyar:
A healthy breakfast for you includes?
Bethany Sharp:
I’m a huge creature of habit, so I typically have ½ cup of oats and eggs, and two cups of coffee. Although if I’m in a hurry, I’ll mix a Quest bar into my oatmeal rather than making eggs.
Namita Nayyar:
Once overweight, how did fitness enter your life?
Bethany Sharp:
I wasn’t ever severely overweight but just always had an extra 10 or so pounds on me, and maybe even 15-20 after gaining the freshman 15 in college. Yikes! Fitness entered my life when I decided I had to take control of my weight in order to try out for NFL cheerleading. As a dancer, the NFL had always been a goal of mine and I was determined to make it, so I picked up the book Body For Life by Bill Phillips and the rest is history. It taught me all the basics about nutrition, food combinations, HIIT training, and working out with weights. I got in shape, made the squad, and I’ve kept myself educated about health and fitness ever since.
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