Motivation Monday

We all need a little motivation every now and then especially at the beginning of a new week, so here's some monday motivation for you all :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Happy New Year!!

Happy New Year everyone :)

I hope that this year will be a great one for you all and may all your hopes and dreams for this year come true.

Do you all have resolutions for this year? If you do what are they? I'd love to know what yours are. Mine are to work towards going to America to au pair and working hard to get my dream body.

How did you all spend your new years eve? Whatever you did I hope you had a great time and that not too many of you are hungover :) If you are then spend today resting and drink plenty of water.

I want to make Ruby Robyn better this year than it was last year so I would like to find out from you all what you would like to see more of on this blog in 2013. Do you want workouts, tutorials, reviews or what? Please leave me your suggestions in the comments or you can tweet them to me at @AshBridger26 :)

Happy New Year again :) lets make 2013 an even better year than 2012. Have a great year everyone :)

Monday Motivation

Here's a little monday motivation for you all. I promise I will post more workouts and healthy recipes for you all soon. Hope you all have a great week :)

Your Metabolism

I just thought I'd give you all a little information on your metabolism that a lot of us don't know. We always get told about our metabolism but not everyone knows what it really is, so if you didn't know, now you do :)

Metabolism

The Scientific Definition: Metabolism is a collection of chemical reactions that take place in the body's cells. These reactions convert the fuel in the food we eat into the energy we need to power everything we do, from moving to thinking to growing.

My Definition: The rate at which you burn the calories you consume

Some Facts

 

Any movement you make speeds up your metabolism, even fidgeting

Any increase in your body temperature increases your metabolism by 14% and eating protein seems to do the same thing

When you sleep, your metabolic rate decreases by 10%

When you fast and deprive your body of food for more than 12 hours, your metabolic rate decreases by 40%!

Some of your metabolism is genetic

Getting enough sleep helps to regulate your metabolism

You can control your metabolic rate by:

• Eating steadily throughout the days
• Exercising
• Staying hydrated

Eating certain foods can help to boost your metabolism. Some good foods to include in your diet everyday are:

Welcome!!

 

Hi there :)

 

My name is Ashleigh and welcome to my blog:) I've created this blog as a means for me to share everything and anything in my life and things that I feel are important to talk about.

 

 

Let me tell you a little about me. I am 22, I live in Durban, South Africa and I am a freelance make-up artist. I love make-up (obviously) and anything bright and I'm a nail polish addict.

 

My brother is studying at Keuka College in America, he's definitely my best friend and I love him with all my heart. Being so far away from him sucks and I miss him terribly but I am so Proud of him for achieving his dream of studying overseas.

 

I have a boyfriend named Shane who means the world to me. He's incredibly funny and makes me laugh so much and makes me so incredibly happy, I couldn't ask for a better man in my life.

 

My mother is my pillar of strength and has been an amazing role model for my brother and I. She has provided for us solely since my father passed away and I love her more than she'll ever know.

 

I hope you guys enjoy reading my blog and please never hesitate to talk to me about anything at all :)

 

Ash

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