Valerie Waters

Valslide Travel Workout

Here is a great travel workout. All you need is a mini band, pair of Valslides, and about 6 square feet!

Valband Side-To-Side Steps 15x each way
Valband Step to the back 10x each leg
Skater hops 15x each way
Valslide reverse lunges 10-15x each leg
Valslide side lunges 10-15x each leg
Valslide modified leg curls 10x each leg
Leg scissors for abs 10x each leg

Do this circuit 2-3x

Let me know how it goes!

Not the shallow breathing we do when we’re rushing, worrying, and carrying the weight of the world on our shoulders.

Real breathing.

The kind that slows the mind. The kind that tells the body, you're safe. The kind that reminds the nervous system it can stand down. Because here is something most people never realize: When the nervous system is overwhelmed, motivation disappears.

It’s not laziness. It’s physiology. The body is trying to protect you. So today we begin somewhere gentler.

We pause. Take three slow breaths. In through the nose. Long exhale through the mouth.

Again. And now once more.

Then we look around and name three things we are grateful for. Nothing fancy. A sunny window. A loved dog. A body that still moves.
Gratitude pulls the mind out of fear and back into the present moment.

And from here, we move just a little. A short lymphatic flow reset. A few arm swings. A few gentle squats. A light bounce or walk. Just enough to wake up the body and remind it:

We are still in the game. Not every day requires heroics.

Some days the most powerful thing you can do is regulate your nervous system, reconnect to your breath, and take the next small step.
Because once the body feels safe again…

Energy returns. Focus returns. Momentum returns.

So today we don’t rush. Today we don’t spiral.
Today we breathe. And from that breath, we begin again.