New Zealand Fitness Magazine Cover!

Heidi Carlsen Fitness Cover 

I'm very honored to be on the cover of this months New Zealand Fitness magazine. I also had the privilege to write the cover article Shaping Up and Shredding Weight Made Easy.

The magazine is available in print and digital versions on www.isubscribe.co.nz and www.magzter.com.

Heidi Carlsen xo

Heidi Carlsen-New Zealand Fitness Magazine 

Heidi Carlsen-New Zealand Fitness Magazine 

The Perfect Breakfast...Baked Oatmeal!

Baked Oatmeal is one of my favorite healthy breakfasts. Here is a quick recipe I used the other day with fresh raspberries. You can also mix it up with banana's, strawberries and my favorite blueberries!

2 egg whites
1/4 cup almond Milk
2 Tbsp maple syrup (Walden Farms zero cal)
1/4 tsp baking power
1/2 cup raspberries
1 tsp coconut/almond flour
sweetener to taste
dash of cinnamon
*Mix all ingredients (except flour) in a small ramekin and sprinkle flour on top. Bake in oven for 25-30 minutes at 365 degrees. Let cool and enjoy!

-Heidi xo

Baked Oatmeal

WBFF Worlds!

This past weekend I had the opportunity to compete at the WBFF Worlds in Las Vegas. It was a fun weekend full of fitness and glamour! I loved meeting people from around the world that are so committed to their personal fitness and healthy living! 

Heidi xo

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MMA Photo Shoot for ATTACK!

I recently had a video shoot in the windy city of Chicago for a new MMA DVD series called "ATTACK!", a Weider product. I filmed with two other models (Sideny Wilson and Scott McKendry), who are actual MMA fighters and trainers!! I relayed on their expertise along with the crews to make sure I was using proper technique while we were filming, with some experience in Mixed Martial Arts I caught on fairly quick. But that wasn't even half the battle!! The first day of filming we shot 4 DVD's back to back full of high intensity and high cardiovascular training. To say this was a challenge would be an understatement. The work outs consisted of resistant bands connected to either our hands or feet while preforming MMA exercises. Scott, Sidney and myself are all in top shape and workout for a living per se, but after hours of exercise we would drop to our knees in between takes in pure exhaustion while crew members brought us water and dabbed off our sweat! Luckily for our sore bodies day two of filming was much more relaxed and ended with a photo shoot for the packaging of the product. All in all it was a great experience that was a good test to my physical and mental toughness! ATTACK! is the real deal when it comes to getting the ultimate workout. You can get it when it hits Walmart shelves in September 2013!
-Heidi xo    

Behind the scenes of ATTACK!

Behind the scenes of ATTACK!

Behind the scenes of ATTACK!

Behind the scenes of ATTACK!

Behind the scenes of ATTACK!

GIVEAWAY!! I'm Celebrating The Launch of My New Website!

I'm celebrating the launch of my website www.heidicarlsen.com by teaming up with Quest Nutrition and Gamma Labs for an AWESOME giveaway!! My website launches 05.08.13 @ 11:59 pm. I can't wait!

Heidi Carlsen Official Website Launch

I'll be giving away over 10 boxes of Quest bars including my favorite the Craving peanut butter cups! I'm obsessed with Quest Nutrition Protein bars! They taste amazing and are very low in carbs, high in protein, high in fiber, and have no added sugar. I don't think I could live without them (they're that good) and perfect when traveling!

For the Grand Prize giveaway I'll be giving 5 lucky winners a tub of Gamma Labs Pre-Training Formula (I use it before every workout and swear by it!), a box of G-Fuel and a Gamma Labs shaker bottle!





I'll be posting more details soon!
Heidi ox

Ab Circuit!

I have gotten a lot of questions about ab work outs, I love when people share their routines because its nice to see what works for others, so I thought I'd share my ab circuit today;

Heidi Carlsen - click to enlarge pic

*Barbell or wheel roll outs
*Weighted Russian twist
*Hanging knee raise
*Cable ball crunch

3-4 rounds, 15-20 reps, 60 sec rest between rounds. I like wheel roll outs first because you need your abs to be fresh because you don't want to arch your back. Also I use light weight for weighted russian twists, if you go too heavy it can thicken your waist. Typically I do abs 2-3 times a week. I hope this is helpful!


Happy Training! 
Heidi xo

Exercise of the Day!

Negative pull ups are one of my favorite upper body workouts. Start by jumping or climbing up into peak pull up position. Then begin lowering yourself slowly with control. When your arms are strait and your in hanging position climb back up and repeat. Try 4 sets of 4 reps. If you need more of a challenge add extra weight by holding a dumbbell between your feet before lowering yourself.
Heidi xo

Heidi Carlsen Fitness

Fitness Progress

It's always exciting when you start seeing improvements while working toward a goal. Two weeks ago I upped my cardio to four 40 minute sessions at moderate intensity. I also made a few changes in my diet. Every day I'm eating 1600 calories, 157g protein, 96g carbs, 40g fat (healthy fats from avocados, almonds, egg yolk and natural peanut butter) spread through out 5 meals a day. "Mentally to succeed you need to have in place a set of goals, don't be afraid of setting the bar high!"

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Commit health & fitness! Heidi xo