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Healthy Fitness Challenge: Week 7, Day 5

Every weekday, join The Mo'Nique Show's 12-week workout program with celebrity trainer Jeanette Jenkins.

Inspiration/Motivation Tip: If you pray & have faith then you have nothing to fear.
Workout: Yoga or Pilates to lengthen and tone your muscles, open your joints and release tension and stress from your body.
Exercise of the Day: Warrior 1 is an excellent yoga pose to stretch the hips, lengthen the core & tone the entire body.

Exercise Tip: The muscles that line our spine become very tight from sitting upright and standing. It is important to improve the flexibility of the muscles that line the spine to decrease risk of back pain & back injury.
Meal Plan

Breakfast: Blue Corn Pancakes Mixed Berries/Bananas/Turkey Sausage
Snack: Freshly Squeezed Green Juice- 2 handfuls spinach, 1 apple, ½lemon, ½ thumbsize of ginger, ice & water

Lunch: Turkey Sandwich on Whole Wheat

Snack: Tuna w/Whole Wheat Crackers & Tomatoes

Snack: Cottage Cheese & Strawberries

Dinner: Poached Tilapia w/Sauteed Asparagus/Black Beans & Corn Salad

Dessert: Baked Apple Crumble (no added sugar) or 2 Oatmeal Cookies

Nutrition Tip:
When you are eating out, half your portion sizes and take the other half to go.
Follow Jeanette on Twitter @JeanetteJenkins to ask your fitness and nutrition questions and for daily fitness/nutrition tips and motivation!

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