Featured Made Fit TV Viewer Blog of the Week: www.AustinPhysicalEducation.com by Larry A. from Maryland

Packing on a few pounds is not the best thing for our overall health and fitness.  But if those pounds are tacked on externally through equipment… no you’re talking!

Adding weight to your workouts through a weight vest is a sure fire way to increase the intensity of your workout plan and push you out of a results plateau.  Plus, it’s a great method to improve your vertical leaps, jumps, and power.

In this week’s episode of Made Fit TV, I show you ways you can use a weighted vest using my favorite kind from HyperWear, a company featured on “As Seen on MFTV.” I show you how to use The Hyper Vest Pro with plyometrics and resistance training and why this method of training may be just what your body needs!

Try this workout with your weighted vest…

• Perform 8 to 12 repetitions of vertical jumps or box jumps
• Rest 60 seconds to 90 seconds before performing the next set
• Perform two more sets, resting in between sets
• Now, take the vest off and perform three more sets without the vest
• Try to beat your maximum amount of reps each set than you performed with the vest

Made Fit TV Viewer Blog of the Week: www.FitnessTreats.com by Elise from Amsterdam

Who doesn’t love a warm, juicy burger oozing with cheese?  Life would not be complete without them!  But when food like that can potentially shorten your life, it’s not worth it.

In this episode of Made Fit TV, I show you a lean and healthy alternate to that fat-drenched cheese burger you all love so much - Lean Mozzarella Turkey Burgers!  And this recipe has a special surprise that will leave your tastebuds happy and your waistline healthy!

Lean Mozzarella Turkey Burgers

Ingredients: 1lb of 99% Lean ground turkey meat, 1 mozzarella string cheese stick, 2 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese, pepper, garlic powder/salt, dried oregano, dried parsley

1. Mash up the turkey in a bowl, mixing in the Parmesan cheese, pepper, garlic, and spices
2. Cut one mozzarella stick into quarters (four pieces total)
3. Make four even turkey patties and place the mozzarella in the middle, making sure you cover it on all sides so no cheese sticks out
4. Place it on the grill, in a pan on the stove with non-stick spray, or on a George Foreman Grill.
5. Cook as normal (6 to 7 minutes on the Foreman; about 3 to 4 minutes per side on medium heat on stove)
6. Serve with a whole grain bun, mustard, lettuce, and tomato!

Made Fit TV Featured Blog of the Week: www.RunningFatGirlAway.blogspot.com by Emily L. from Indiana

Stretching is a must with your health, fitness, and wellness - but it’s just one factor of the big picture of flexibility. If you don’t inhibit and correct overactive muscles, you will always have tight muscles!

In this episode of Made Fit TV, I show you my favorite form of flexibility training… Foam rolling!  It’s meant to loosen up the tightness in the muscle fibers. I show you how to perform this technique on your IT band and quads.