18 April by Alessa Caridi

We love going live!

As promised everything we talked about can be found here.

To simplify your life and help you build a strong, Jōbu-body everything we talked about today on Cheddar can be found here:

Why is Alessa so passionate about bringing simple, powerful exercises to those of us who sit all day long?

It’s simple, really, Sitting is the New Smoking – and brings a laundry list of health issues with it. So try the Jōbu Setup and build a strong foundation your body can function properly on.

Join the movement and add simple workouts and stretches you can complete all from your personal work-space.

Keep your body strong, healthy AND lower stress!

Let’s Talk How Stress Affects the Body

Stress is detrimental to both your body and your mind. When you are mentally stressed, it leads to physical stress. When you are physically stressed, it leads to additional mental stress. A harmful cycle that can be difficult to break.

Stress can al...

23 April by Alessa Caridi

OH! OUR AMAZING BODIES! THEY DO SO MUCH.
WE DIGEST AND PROCESS FOOD THROUGH DIFFERENT ORGANS.
LEARN ABOUT YOUR BODY.
PROTECT IT.
CHOOSE YOUR FOOD WISELY.
YOU ONLY GET ONE BODY. THERE ARE NO TRADE-INS.

Kidney’s Function

The kidneys are best known for creating and clearing urine from our bodies. But did you know that they are also largely responsible for clearing the toxins in your body that the liver cannot, and serve an important role in maintaining your blood pressure. So remember to also thank your kidneys after next weekend’s outings.

Kidney’s Location

Your kidneys are located in the middle of your back. The left one is slightly higher than the right one and is completely protected by your lower ribs while only half of your right kidney is covered by the ribs.

Two Ureters

You have two ureters that carry urine from your kidneys to your bladder. Ever heard of Kidney Stones?! The pain that people experience from Kidney Stones is because a solid...

30 April by Alessa Caridi

We are so thankful, grateful, and love the love we are shown by our friends in the media. And, we want to share it with you!

Check out who’s talking about us!

 Check out our SUPER SHORT chat with the Cheddar TV anchors! #jobufitquicktips

 Check out the video here! We had so much fun talking fitness and proper posture.

All the way on the West Coast! Check out our quick workout mention. Get a daily workout in wherever life takes you.

Here’s the link to check out the whole article. Best part: we are the 1st program mentioned! *yay*

 This great article is a feature on JōbuFIT workout and lifestyle #mompreneur

Be FIT. Be Productive. Be Jōbu.

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08 May by Alessa Caridi

Our Bodies are amazing!

They can do amazing things!

Women’s bodies create more humans.

Learn about them. Protect them. Be Jōbu.

Ovaries

The ovaries are not directly connected to the fallopian tubes. Instead, the ovaries release an unfertilized egg into the female peritoneum and it then makes its journey down the fallopian tube to the uterus.

Uterus

During pregnancy, the uterus grows from the size of a pear to the size of a watermelon. By about 6 weeks after delivery, it will return back to its original size.

Cervix

The cervix is a protective barrier between your uterus and the outside world. Here, there is a “transition zone” in which the outer layer of cells begin to develop characteristics similar to those of skin cells and where the virus HPV likes to infect.
**HPV infection can develop into cervical cancer – vaccination is a life saver!!!!**

Human Default

Did you know that the female anatomy is the human “default” for reproductive...

02 May by Alessa Caridi

May is such a busy month! It’s National Posture Month AND it is Mother’s Day.

So, in honor of both of these things we have the most beautiful mother-to-be Posture Hero to share with you. I hope this will inspire you to protect your body by practicing power posture!

You can see she is using the chair. The chair is not supporting her, which is especially important while pregnant. She is sitting tall and her shoulders are back in a comfortable, strong positing.

Now, look at her head as she turns: her shoulders stay back and her chin is lifted. Lastly, she has her glass placed at an easily reachable position, so there is no need to tip or drop her strong positing to reach for a drink.

 Be FIT. Be Productive. Be Jōbu.

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03 June by Alessa Caridi

We are so thankful, grateful, and love the love we are shown by our friends in the media. And, we want to share it with you!

Check out who’s talking about us!

Check out tips #1 and #2 where your’s truly is quoted! Is your bag too heavy? You could be messing up your back!

Quoted on the Today Show website! Check out tip #6 … help your body stay awake and limber during those long work days- especially when you had little to no sleep the night before.

Summer is here! And that means no more hiding under sweaters and coast. Check out my guest blog post on just why you should care about how you appear to others and what you can do to change it.

Be FIT. Be Productive. Be Jōbu.

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31 May by Alessa Caridi

Brunching with ladies who want to protect their bodies through power posture, that was my morning at the YWCA Bergen County.

It is so nice to share my passion for fitness with other professional woman.

I hope all the ladies enjoyed the morning as much as I did.

In case you missed it- or if you are just not a NJ local-  check out a few of the things we talked about. 

Let’s make this super simple: sitting is the new smoking– and brings a laundry list of health issues with it.

I know we walked through the steps of sitting correctly, but if you need a refresher or a future reference you can READ THEM ALL HERE. So try the Jōbu-Setup and build a strong foundation your body can function properly on.

Strong bodies in the workplace and beyond don’t have to be an hour long process. It can begin with the Jōbu-Setup and continue with a daily 8-min or less video workout. Best part you can do all of this from your personal work space, and, by this point, yo...

05 June by Alessa Caridi

Our bodies can do amazing things!

Men are known for their physical strength and endurance.

Machines like no other; reproduction is no exception.

Learn about them. Protect them. Be Jōbu.

The natural temperature of the human body is too warm for sperm to properly mature. The scrotum holds the testes slightly removed from the body so that a slightly cooler environment exists for this purpose.

DHT (dihydrotestosterone) is the more potent metabolite of testosterone. It is created by the enzyme 5(alpha)-reductase. Inhibiting this enzyme is a therapy for prostate cancer.

Did you know that testicular cancer more commonly occurs in younger males, while prostate cancer occurs more often in older males? Annual check ups save lives!

The travel path of exiting sperm is fairly intricate. From the testes, sperm will pass through the epidydimus to enter the vas deferens. This long tube makes a loop around the bladder to find the prostate. As the vas becomes the...

10 July by Alessa Caridi

Fitness should be for all! And the JōbuFIT daily fitness routine is designed for everyone. New workouts delivered to your inbox. These workouts will keep you engaged and target a different muscle groups each week.

Being healthy doesn’t need to be hours a week. Short (less than 8 minutes at a time) functional fitness routines can set your body up for a protected, productive, and strong day.

JōbuFIT functional fitness will train your body to move within its strongest, most jōbu position:  proper posture. We use proper body placement as a starting point for every video. The daily fitness routines combine easy, small, workplace appropriate moves that can be done anywhere, by anyone.

Go ahead, add the newest healthy habit to your busy lifestyle.

So, why should YOU be Jōbu?!

• Traditional Office Professional: workout, protect your body, increase productivity.
• Traveling Professionals: take your physical fitness with you; wherever you have to be, Jō
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15 July by Alessa Caridi

Your Jōbu- Stretch of the Summer.

These desk stretches are designed to be completed whenever you need a boost, 100% from your workspace- wherever that may be. 

Stretching is great for your body, and these desk stretches are like the old saying, “killing two birds with one stone.” How could you not add these to your day?! Follow the video and have a Jōbu-Day!

Few Tips:

• Make sure you do both sides.
• To get a deeper stretch hold each position for a count of 30.
• DO NOT bounce while stretching; instead breathe into the stretch.
• You may be stretching, but that doesn’t mean your can’t practice proper posture! Pull that belly in and work on that strong core.

You can use this stretch to:

• Wake up your body.
• Help focus your mind.
• Reduce pain that comes from sitting all day.
• Realign your body after sitting improperly.

Now you know all the benefits of stretching… GET MOVING!

Your Body and Your Boss will thank you.

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