Stop with the excuses!

A lot of people say they need to lose weight and work out more, but then they go ahead and make excuses, “Oh, I can’t afford the gym” “Oh, the gym is too far from my house” “Oh, I don’t have time” That last one is the #1 excuse. You don’t have time? All it really takes is 15-20 minutes of a good sweat. You can even work out at home in maybe even less time. 10-15 minutes should be all you need. You can work out a few times a week without any equipment even. I’ve put together a workout you can do at the comfort of your own home without any equipment. Just your body! Do this whenever your short on time, can’t go to the gym, or can’t go outside for a run. It’s a mix of total body movements and cardio, so your whole body will feel it!

Stretch (1-2 minutes) Jog in place for 30 seconds.

-front lunges 10 reps on each side.

-plie squats (10 reps. Feet and knees turned out.)

10 burpees.

-Childs pose(10-20 seconds. Hands and fingers out in front, butt back touching feet.)

-10 Push ups. (You should know how to do a push up.)

– Floor scissor kicks for 30 seconds.

-bicycle kicks. (Lie on your back with hands behind a raised head and legs out, slightly off the floor. Proceed to pull the left knee in and extend the right elbow to meet it. Pause, then return to starting position and next pull the right knee in and extend the left elbow to meet it. Perform 20 alternating repetitions to each side.)

-High switch kick. (15 on each leg.) 

Combo Moves. Since you know how to do lunges, squats, and burpees, or you should at this point have a general grasp, you can combine the moves to make them a little more difficult.

– Lunge to squat. 10 reps. (Start in a squat position with your feet shoulder distance apart. Start with your right leg forward in a lunge, squat, then left leg forward into a lunge. One of those is 1 rep.)

– Plank to squat. 10 reps. (Start in plank go to wide squat. At the last rep stay in plank and hold it for 30 seconds.)

– Jog for about 30 seconds, then stretch for 2-3 minutes. This workout is easy and quick and should work your whole body, while working your cardio and giving you a good sweat as well. You can make it last 10-20 minutes depending on how many times you want to do it.

2015 New York Mets Preview.

2015 New York Mets Preview..

2015 New York Mets Preview.

2015 New York Mets Season Preview      

As I start writing this Action Bronson’s album Mr.Wonderful playing in my iTunes, I think to myself how Ironic is it that he is from Queens, and also happens to be a Mets fan. I didn’t mean to do that intentionally, but it will at least give me more motivation as I write this article.

Matt Harvey is back after successful Tommy John Surgery. Will he come back to the form like he had in 2013 where he wen’t 9-5 with a 2.27 era and 191 strikeouts. So far in spring training he looks good, (fingers crossed) and Mets fans are hopeful this year. It is a cautiously optimistic approach, but over the years Mets fans have been dealt a lot of heartbreak. Will this be the year that the Mets finally make the playoffs for the first time since 2006? All Mets fans remember what happened that year, so there is no need to get into that, but It’s been a while and Mets fans think this year with the extra wild-card spots in both National League and American league, (which was introduced last year with great success) that they can sneak into a playoff spot.

Last year the Mets finished 79-83, just 2 wins shy of .500 and a 5 win increase from the year before. This offseason they didn’t get many players, but one player who is sure to help offensively is Michael Cuddyer. Cuddyer was hurt for the better part of last year, but still posted a .332 batting average with 10 home runs and 31 rbi. The year before he won the National league batting title, albeit with the Colorado Rockies. He had a .332 batting average. 20 home runs and 84 rbi’s. He may not hit a lot of home runs in Citifield, but if he can hit over .300 it’s a win. The Mets also picked up John Mayberry Jr, who isn’t great, but can be a good utility player off the bench. The Mets will be looking to upgrade at short shop by mid year, but for now will ride with Wilmer Flores. Flores is a good offensive short shop, but has limited range on defense. David Wright and Granderson will need to have better years offensively if the Mets want to contend for a playoff birth. Wright had surgery on his shoulder in June and is hoping to bounce back this season with a big year looking to stay healthy.

The Mets had a crushing loss recently with the news of young pitcher Zach Wheeler needing Tommy John Surgery on his pitching elbow. He will be out for the year but luckily the Mets have good pitching across the board. They also have two good prospects in Noah Syndergaard, and Steven Matz, who will undoubtedly be called up mid-season. The starting rotation to start, but will probably change as the year goes along will be:

1.Bartolo Colon.2. Jacob Degrom. 3. Matt Harvey. 4. Jon Niese. 5. Dillon Gee.

That starting pitching is still more than good enough in the National League and good enough to get them to the playoffs in my opinion. The problem will be the offense. Will Wright and Granderson bounce back and have better years? Will Murphy and Duda still be productive? Will Travis d’Arnaud continue is hitting from the second half of last year and not revert back to the first half of the season where he was sent to the minors? Will Flores stay as short shop all year or will they look to improve that position? A lot of questions will be answered as the season goes along. I’m going to be cautiously optimistic but I think the Mets get into one of the wild card spots. It’s a long season of 162 games and I hope it’s a good one for the Mets. Mets fans deserve something good for once.

As the Article comes to a close, Action Bronson’s Mr.Wonderful comes to a close. A good sign that a good ending will transpire for the Mets this season? I sure hope so. Go Mets!

Prediction. 85-77. Wildcard berth.