Your morning routine sets the tone for the rest of your day. Starting your day with some physical activity, a healthy breakfast, and reviewing your goals, will have a tremendous positive impact on everything that you do throughout your day.

The great thing about being physically active first thing in the morning is that you won’t get caught putting it off until the end of the day when you may be too tired to exercise and you won’t allow other tasks to take priority over your health and fitness.

Often times Angie will do her weight training first thing in the morning. I have a difficult time lifting weights immediately upon waking up. I prefer to go for a morning walk or bike ride. With the weather getting much colder around here, I’ve been walking first thing in the morning 5 days a week and have put my bike away for the winter.

My morning routine reminds me of my dear friend Holly Rigsby’s morning routine. This is a really cute video… Check it out…

Holly’s a sweetheart and one of our favorite fitness friends. We love how she keeps it real just like Angie and I. Her home workout program Fit Yummy Mummy is the perfect compliment to Angie’s Sizzlin’ Circuits home workout program.

Walking may not be the most efficient calorie burner, but it still burns fat and adds to your total daily caloric deficit. For me, the benefits extend far beyond the calorie burn. I walk first thing in the morning, because it clears my head, gets my blood flowing, energizes me, helps my gather my thoughts and prepare for the day, gets me in-tune with my thoughts and with nature, and puts me in an absolutely awesome mood.

Upon returning from my 30 minute walk, I enjoy two cups of coffee while I like to write down my most important tasks to complete for the day. This gives me great focus. Then I review my long term goals and reasons why I MUST achieve those goals. Next, I check out the workout that I have planned later in the day and make note of what I must do in order to make progress from the previous workout. I record my goal, and tasks for the day on my journal sheets, which you can download here: Body Transformation Motivation

I then enjoy a healthy and nutritious breakfast, which is usually a bowl of oatmeal with blueberries, a banana, and cinnamon.

By this time it’s nearly 7am and it’s time to wake up the kids and get them ready for school. By 8am they are on the bus and it’s time to start my work day.

Lately I’ve been working out at the end of my workday, which I am really enjoying. I was working out before my lunch break, but I kind of enjoy this new routine that I have going.

I’ll be sure to record my routine on video and share Angie’s complete morning routine as well. One thing that I’m looking to work into my morning routine is a bit more stretching.

In closing, I would just like to mention that “routine” is just another word for “Habit“. When you incorporate a healthy morning routine into your day, it will become automatic before you know it. I personally don’t even think about it. My morning walk is just a part of my day. It’s effortless (mentally). Sure it was tough to get out of my warm cozy bed when I first began this routine, but it’s been well worth it, because the routine became a healthy habit.

So now it’s your turn… What’s your morning routine like? We’d love to hear from you.

To achieving your limitless potential,

Scott and Angie Tousignant

About The Authors

Scott and Angie Tousignant have been helping busy men and women, just like you, transform their body and life for over a decade. This dynamic duo prides themselves on providing a balanced and practical approach that will motivate and inspire you to become the best YOU that you can be.

Scott and Angie have dedicated themselves to sharing their exact workouts, what they eat, and how they stay motivated to continue transforming their body’s and life.

Their line up of body transforming programs includes, ROCK That Body, Sizzlin’ Circuits, Fat Loss Quickie, and More Love Less Fat.

We’re excited to share in you successful body transformation!

If you want to firm your butt and tighten your thighs you are going to love this quick 10-minute workout, courtesy of my very good friend Scott Colby…

As much as I love going to the gym, it’s always great to see super-effective workouts that can be done just about anywhere, with no equipment necessary.

In addition to working your butt and thighs, you’ll also feel this workout in your abs and there is no doubt that your heart will be pumping.

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For today’s home office fitness challenge you will perform a fun and fast 10 minute office workout. This is a total body workout that you can perform three times per week in addition to your quick home office cardio sessions. Enjoy the workout and let me know how it helps you get more done in less time with your home business as a result of increased energy, productivity, and focus that you get after the home office workout.

Home Office Workout

Total body workouts are great, but you don’t want to do them every day. They can take a toll on your body if you don’t allow yourself the necessary rest to allow your body to repair itself.

Typically I like to focus on

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Welcome to the 30 Day Home Office Fitness Challenge. During the next 30 days I will be sharing some great home office exercises, quick nutrition tips, motivational strategies, routines to help you strengthen your neck, back, and shoulders and correct any problems that you may have in those areas, home office workouts, home office cardio sessions, and home office stretching routines.

The goal of the 30 Day Home Office Fitness Challenge is to improve your business, fitness, and life during the next 30 days by incorporating home office fitness into your workday. Get ready to improve your productivity, mental performance, and energy with this fast, fun, and balanced approach to success in all areas of life.

Here’s your first Home Office Fitness Challenge: Have A Ball!

Sitting on a stability ball while working at your desk is a great way to

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When Angie and I workout together we enjoy being in contact with each other as much as possible. It helps us connect both physically and emotionally. Here’s a fast, fun workout that you can do as a couple and rekindle your love-connection.

Couples Squat For A Healthy and Happy Marriage

See how many reps that you can do in 10 minutes. Take as many breaks as you need, but be sure to

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You can get an incredible workout that is both fast and fun with something as simple as your kids playground equipment. In the video below I demonstrate how to improve your chin up strength by using your a towel, monkey bars, or a fence post.

Do you have what it takes to complete the 100 rep dumbbell squat challenge? Quick cardio sessions come in a variety of forms and are incredible at burning fat, skyrocketing your energy, improving your focus, and helping you become more productive throughout your day. I experiment with a variety of exercises to find the right combination’s for optimal fat burning in 10-minutes or less right here in my home office.

One of my favorite quick cardio workouts is performing 100 rep dumbbell squats. The challenge is to see how quickly you can complete 100 reps with proper form. If you are a beginner you may want to start off without using any dumbbells and simply using your own body weight.

Here’s a video demonstration of how to perform 100 rep squats as a cardio workout:

100 Rep Dumbbell Squats

The idea is to do as many squats as you can followed by a short break, then repeat until you reach 100 reps. Take note of how

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I have compiled my favorite exercises for each body part in an interactive video experience below. Simply click on any of the pop up bubbles as they appear next to my body parts and you will be brought to a new video demonstrating the favorite exercise for that body part. Enjoy…

So what did you think of that experience? Pretty cool interaction there eh? Would you like to see more videos like this?

I’d love to hear from you. Share your thoughts in the comment box below.

Your Dream Body Awaits You…

Scott Tousignant
aka “The 10 Minute Man”

Today’s Fat Loss Quickie Featured Follower is Angie Jones. You can follow Angie on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/FitBizWoman. Angie is a single mom of two teenage girls and has worked in the corporate world in the finance/accounting area for over 20 years.

She earned her personal trainer certification four years ago and worked as a trainer in a large gym, training clients in the early mornings before work. She then purchased a business license and opened her own fitness business operating local women’s fitness boot camp classes. With this business, Angie has been able to reach out to more clients and make significant improvements in their health and general well-being.

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