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i’m so proud of you that you’re taking it easy! it’s so easy to over-do it. thank you so much for your website. you are such an inspiration to me!! I hope you feel better soon!

Hope the rest does you well. Feel better.

Hi Zuzana and Frederick!

Zuzana-After seeing your Wednesday routine, I was amazed that even though you weren’t feeling well you still pushed yourself to workout and post a video. Although, I’m sorry your still feeling under the weather, I’m happy to see that your taking a break and listening to your body during this time! Knowing how much you love the sport, I think that shows greater strength than to force yourself. I just want to thank both you and Frederick for the videos and all the blogging on your site, it is very helpful. Zuzana, you are truly an inspiration!! :D I also was curious as to what has happened to the iphone bodyrock app? I used to have it and now it’s no longer available. Feel better soon!

Hi Zuzana! Im sorry that you don’t feel well. I really hope you get better soon and take all the time you need. I just wanted to say that i loved the Body Type article. It finally helped me understand why it is so hard for me to build muscle even though i’m fairly skinny. And, to top that, i am also a vegetarian. So it is really hard for me to eat all the protein i must eat daily to build muscle. I was wondering if you knew any protein supplements (i think they call it protein powder, right?) that would work for a vegetarian ectomorphic like me :D. But, it scares me a little that i should gain the weight in bodyfat instead of muscle. Please, Help!! Thank you soo much!
PS: Get well soon! Looking forward to new vegetarian recipes! :D

Hi Zuzana,

i really enjoy your site. I think you have a great body :-)
I hope you feel better soon!!

hi Zuzana,

i hope you’re ok now. i’ll think about you on tuesday. my cousin just had throat surgery and she’s at the hospital so i know that it’s not nice go get surgery. i also was at the hospital for a kidney stone a few weeks ago. so i’ll think about you. i know it’s gonna be alright and you’ll feel better soon.
your diet videos are gonna be a big help for me because i never know what to cook and what’s the right amount for me to eat.

well take care beauty and come back even stronger.

XXX, LisaG

Dear Zuzana,

please please, just don`t be said!!!

I can see that you feel terrible because of missing out your workouts.
Well, that`s life, it is perfectly normal to miss here and then, and
be happy that you are healthy in other ways, so when the tooth will be removed you will be able to continue working out.
There are many positive things in your workout free-days, like as you mentioned, you will be focusing on some other things in life which are no less important as working out.
Truly, I am looking forward your diet related videos, maybe even more than workout videos (at least at this moment), because, I have so many your fitness routines now! It`s so easy to choose between them, actually it`s hard, because I don`t know how to decide which one to choose, there are so many. And they are all superb!!!
So please, get well, relax and enjoy your rest! On Tuesday will will be thinking about you!

Hugs & Kisses,

Tina

Good for you for knowing when to rest and nurture your immune system. Restorative yoga sequences are excellent for bringing balance to you immune system and to calm and restore your nervous system also.

Zuzana, I am SOO glad you feel ok about taking some time off. It is very important to listen to your body :) I could tell you were not feeling 100% because you weren’t moving your mouth very much in the last workout viddeo. I was feeling so bad for you as did the workout. This is a great opportunity to rest and work on other areas of life maybe.

On another note- even though I usually love to lift heavy, I have loved doing your Rock Your Body workout as an alternative to mix things up. One thing that has totally changed for me since I’ve watched your videos is that i hardly ever do any form of cardio on a machine- I only do many of the body weight exercises you’ve shown at a quick pace. It has made such a difference and it is never boring! I can do woodchops and similar exercises anytime and get a good cardio workout. love it! Thank you and be blessed!

Along with my background in fitness, I have had a lifelong interest (passion really) in traditional Chinese medicine. The most basic element of TCM is chi, which can be translated as life force. Everything in existence is animated and sustained by chi, and everything has it’s unique chi signature and chi capacity.

At the moment your chi is being diverted to the infected tooth and the systemic effect the infection is having on your entire body. In other words your chi busy trying to establish homeostasis, and you need to use your life force with cation so that your body can control the infection.

This is a great time to be reflective, meditate, sleep, practice a little easy yoga or chi gong if you know any. Sometimes illness in opportunity.

If you can find powdered goldenseal, put 1/4 teaspoon on a little warm water and rinse your mouth several times a day. If you can find echinacea extract take two droppers full three times a day. If you like garlic try to include it in cooking twice a day.

Best wishes

Z,

I’m glad that you decided to share with us your reasons for taking it easy. Too often in our efforts to maintain our workout routine we push ourselves when we are sick which is never a good idea. You are correct, the immune system IS working on fighting your infection. I do hope you recover swiftly. I have now stopped going to the gym as well :-)

I have your workouts as a guide and i have already tweeked my eating habits. I am eating smaller and more frequently. I hope you continue what you’re doing…Tina is right…you are also my role model. When i am laying on the floor and the willpower is going during my workout i think of your endurance and dedication. This gives me support to continue.

I’m grateful that i found your videos….by the way..i tried one of your recipes…the sandwhich with the pear and veges…it was delicious. (i would never have thought)

Till the next video…feel better and take your vitamins :-)

Mel.

One more thing…

i think you being in good health shows. For someone who is sick you look great. So good health and taking care of yourself (mind, body and soul) is indeed important.

It shows! You mentioned your age in your video for wrinkle cream, i thought we were the same age (24)…maybe if we all take care of our selves we’ll keep looking great as well.

Hopefully we can all learn a lesson or too from you.

:-) Mel.

Robert M.,

thank you for your advice, I appreciate it.

My pleasure. Blessings.

(((Zuzana))) I hope everything goes smoothly, especially your recovery.

Zuzanna – Thanks for posting & the workouts. i know i cannot wait for the next post.
To Alexandra, im VEGAN and i know a lot of great ways to get protein easily – one thing im currently in love with are the CLIF bars — i get the ‘builder’ bars (20g of protein). they taste really good and make a really amazing snack, it’s better than a supplement. just for an example of other sources: there are grains like quinoa & vegetables like kale – i think you just have to do some research at times.

Hi Zuzana,

It’s important that we all listen to our bodies and if yours is telling you to rest obey it.

The Doctor should have given you a prescription, which I hope you are taking as prescribed.

Get well!!!

And we can live a short time with the video workouts you have already made! If you feel up to teaching us some Yoga that would be great. Maybe Frederick could step before the camera and do some workouts (I’m sure one of your tops would look lovely on him). 8-)

My best to you both,
–Chris

How do you expect to produce a new workout 365 days a year? You have got to pace yourself, so don’t feel guilty about taking time off. We all love your videos, it’s good to go back over past videos and review the training.

It’s the fundemental principal of body building to tear down the muscle one day, then rest the next so our muscle can re-grow. Intense workouts would be good on alternate days. Sometimes I alternate strength training one day, and then aerobics or hiking the next day.

The triad to fitness must include 3 components: exersize, diet, and rest. It’s so important is it to get a good night’s sleep. Do you have any tips for better nights sleep?

Maybe you could take a video tour the island on your day’s off, we would all love to see more of Malta. Even just the ocean, hills, blue sky, with some narration.

Hope your operation goes well, and you feel better soon.

Wisdom teeth are such a pain! I had all four removed a year ago…

Whatever you do after getting getting your tooth pulled, DO NOT drink out of a straw. It can dislodge the blood clot that forms to heal the area and you will suffer from EXCRUCIATING pain… Just wanted to remind you because a lot of people either don’t know this or they forget…. Best of luck to you and your healing!

Hi Zuzana and Frederick, Zuzana, I did your last workout(Wed), it was tough, tough, you amaze me that you could do that tough workout and be sick, you’re definitely fit. I’m glad you’re taking time off to get well, and I look forward to your diet videos, because we all know how and what you eat is important for healthy fitness goals. See you on Friday and feel better

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Hi Zuzana,

Take your time to rest. I think it may take a bit more than a week, so don’t rush it. And again thanks for making this site, it has helped me a lot to make my whole body work out (after the abs torture workout they were sore for almost a week, yet when I was finished I thought it didn’t do anything, so I think I overdid it!). I’ll be following your site regularly.

And it’s nice to see you outside of your workout routine too, you look lovely! Love the hair;)

Take care

Hi I’ve been using your workouts for a few months now and I love them! The mix of resistance and cardio together really makes you feel like you are working hard. Thanks for making this site I’m really enjoying it. I hope you feel better soon and everything goes well with your tooth! Good luck!

U told us to listen to our body, u shouldn’t have pushed yourself too much too!
Take care n have more fun after this “long” rest.
Cheers~

Very sound advise. Feel better soon & have a speedy recovery! xo

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Sending many warm and healing thoughts your way. Even in your ‘infirmed’ :-) state, you are an inspiration. Before you know it, you’ll be feeling better and your pain and discomfort will be a distant memory!

Be well, Zuzana!
Please take care of yourself and take it WAY easy till you’re recovery.
All the best,
Natasha

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get well soon Zuzana you are such an inspiration…
reflect, replenish, rest, but most of all, restore
you give so much of yourself every day,
this is your time!!
much love and light…

sorry about your toothe
diets and recipes before halloween?
you rock girlfriend!
ive been busting my butt for five weeks now
every week i feel so much tighter
thank you again

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PLEASE TALK ABOUT VEGAN/VEGETARIAN NUTRITION AND LEAN MUSCLE/WEIGHT LOSS!!

YOU ARE AMAZING AND SO INSPIRING!!!

KEEP UP THE AMAZING WORK

Hi Zuzana!

Please rest and take it easy!!! Your body will heal faster that way!

I can’t wait to have more recipe and diet tips from you!!!!!

xx, Denise :D

very good decision it is good to take a break to live the body recover to get helth again, and to help yourselve I recomend you the yoga meditation with a nice relax music, give you 5 min. in the morning and other 5 in the night with an empty stomag, take a lot of water and don’t worry if you think you’ll be ok then you will very soon.
My best wishes to you..

Zuzana,

I watched a couple of the videos from the past, oh yeah, it was the one about your diet, and you said that you gave up a lot of your old bad habits. I’m interested to know how long you have been working on your fitness and if you could post some before pictures. I couldn’t find my questions regarding where your dogs are after you have relocated, where are the babies?

Get well! Pineapple juice is very healthy for healing the mouth after you’ve have dental work.

Zuzana, I am always so impressed with you! I am sorry to hear that the wisdom tooth is beating you down, but I love that you are responding so well and not losing your focus on health. So, many people allow setbacks or discomforts to draw them away from their goals. You are inspirational, as well as beautiful.

REST!! That means “NO WORKING,NO EXERCISING”. Let your body do its job of fighting off the infection. I don’t think you should be doing the “DIET VIDEOS” either. Concentrate on health recovery. We will miss you, but I’d rather you help yourself first. My prayers are with you.

Hi Zuzana,

Since I mentioned chi gong in my comment yesterday, I have been trying to find a simple form that you could learn on line. It took a while, but I found a video on You Tube of a very simple and beautiful form called Five Elements Chi Gong. Even if you just learned the first three to five movements it would be very beneficial for your healing and overall health. It will help circulate and develop your energy (chi) without depleting your energy. If you decide to try it, take your time, breath rhythmically and enjoy. (Be careful with the forward bending movements, as they may increase the pain in your tooth. You may want to leave them out for now.)

Best wishes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-EA86oKkPs&feature=related

if you can enjoy the rest period, (push the guilt aside) working out, then moving, working out all the excitement, exhaustion, sure something had to give and make you rest. Good idea with diet videos, look forward to them. Rock on later sister!

Feel better!

Hi, Zuzana,
i would like to know is, can i drink a cup of coffe with milk 30 min bevore i do a training. That’s the first thing i do in the morning and i’m not sure i wanna get rid of it. But i also do my training in the morning. What you think about it? Please write me on my e-mail, to be sure that i’ll get the answer.

Thanks a lot.
Katerina

Hi Zuzana and Frederick,

I don’t know if you would be into posting older pictures of yourself (Zuzana), sort of a before and after look into your fitness.

More on your dogs would be something fun to do, didn’t Scott Sonnon promise you folks a guest article (hopefully on Clubbells) and you folks are sitting right in the middle of the Mediterranean the source of many of the historical pieces of exercise equipment we use today, seems that there is an article waiting to be written on this history.

Like just northwest of you is Sicily and there is this Villa there that has many mosaics. In one in particular most people wonder at the fact that it shows Bikini clad girls exercising, but I find the fact that it shows one girl holding Dumbbells more amazing! This mosaic was done in the 4th Century! Of course when my ancestors came to “visit” Italy they Vandalized the place.8-) Sorry!

–Chris

HI CL,

I am definitely not into posting my before pictures :) that will never happen. The rest of your ideas are more interesting.

Hi Katerina,

I drink a cup of coffee with a little bit of skimmed milk before my workouts as well. Drinking coffee is not the healthiest habit tho. I do my best with my diet and I think that I still pay more attention to what I eat than most people do.

you look great, Thank you for your help.

Hi Phoebus and Everyone,

Our body is an amazing machine and much more, like that spiritual stuff…chi, soul or consciousness, what have you. When we exercise it makes us feel really good afterword with our own body made opiates. So it’s not impossible to see someone ignoring the body’s need to rest.

Also, I think Zuzana being sort of our drill instructor makes it harder for her to rest. She and Frederick must keep their workouts commitment to us just as we must keep ours own personal commitment to them. As an example of my own commitment, I send a very small amount of money each month to them (paypal) as a show of gratitude for their hard work here. It’s not much, but it makes me feel good.

Besides, the troops might become unruly if not keep busy working out.8-)

Another way of putting all this is, Zuzana maybe a really nice physical specimen but the key word here is physical. So just because she is a few thousand miles closer to Mount Olympus now doesn’t mean she really lives there!

Best wishes,
–Chris

HI Zuzana i`m about your age and i started to work out 2 year ago…i lost weight but i cannot get rid of the stomack fat…i still have 1cm …i do cardio every day ,i`m eating very healthy ,i have the same principel as you!and the more cardio i do smaller butt i get !can you give me some tips?anyway you look awsome!

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Hope you feel better soon Zuzana!!

I Suzanna,

I am in France, I discovered your website last week through youtube….
Given that I found no”contact” fonction on your website i will post my question here.

I am a 32 years old french guy, keen of martial arts and strenghtening exercises designed for martial arts.

I think it is a good thing that you speak about the importance of having a rest, of diet, sleeping and other daily life life habits… We do not always hear about it (for me it is some necessary elements as necessary as the exercises for the global efficience of the training) So your articles about thoses issues are interesting I think.
I completely agrée with you: if after the “post training shower” we feel tired and not energized, I think it means we “urgently” need to have a break/rest….

My question, if you have time, is as follows:
is it normal that i feel tired after 4 “hindu squats” sessions in the same week? ( I needed one week rest afterwards, even if I have been training daily in other strengthening exercises for several months…)
I found almost no informations in french about hindu squats…. On the english sites I also found a few informations, some people saying we should not do hindu squat more than twice a month because too intense….
What would be your advice? Is hindu suqat really so intense that we dont have to do it often? Or is it possible to do them on a weekly/daily basis without “injury/burnout” if we adapt this exercise to a medium/slow speed ?? ( I only did 30 reps a day, four times a week and it completely “burnt” my legs during for days after stopping…..hopfeully I have recovered now)

Though I never had problems with “dive bombers” and with “hindu push ups” (i do them weekly, never too much and it’s okay for me….)

And last , let me congratulate you for your “sumo push ups” youtube video: this push up is really wonderful for martial arts (a lot of things to explore in this push up : balance, coordination and so on…)…. it’s my favorite one since I adopted it… thanks for having shared it with us…

have a good rest/recovery
Bye
Benoit

hi Zuzana,
i hope you’re feeling ok today. hope your surgery went well.

take care
see you soon

best, LisaG

Hi LisaG,

I am feeling great and I will start with my workouts tomorrow again. I didn’t get the surgery, because my mouth was still not healed yet and the doctor told me that we can do it anytime. The pain has gone away and the swelling almost too. I think that I will have the tooth taking out for Christmas as a present since the cost will be at least 200 euros :) I think that’s the best time to do it anyway since no one likes to exercise during this peaceful time. I like to be very quiet myself during Christmas and just sit at home and watch old movies and fairy tails. Anyways, I am talking too much ;) Thanks for writing me, take care.

Hi Benoit,

I don’t have experience in training with other people. I know only what I read online or from books which doesn’t make me an expert. All I can give you is my own opinion on this subject. I believe that you should take a very individual and personal approach to your own training. It is possible that your body got tired from different reasons then just 4 sessions of hindu squats? Environment, stress, bad eating habits – all that could be another reason to feel extremely tired. I am sure that hindu squat is a very intensive exercise, but so are the hindu push ups or dive bombers. Have you been training hindu squats before you have incorporated 4 sessions of this exercise in one week? That could be another reason why your body got exhausted. You can start with one session a week and increase the amount of sessions after 6 weeks or so and see how that goes. Basically all I am trying to say is that, you can get all kinds of advice from different people, but they are not you and you are not them. What works for them doesn’t have to work for you. There are people who have never warmed up before their workouts and never had any problems or injuries and there are also people who are just so stiff that they would hurt themselves for sure if they didn’t warm up. Listen to your own body and don’t do too much too fast. Increase the intensity gradually and keep notes to see what is your training doing for you.

I wonder what has happened to your iPhone app. Ever since you moved it hasn’t worked again. It was my main way of keeping in contact with this website. Have you any plans to reactivate it?

This said, congratulations and thank you for your exercise videos. They are an inspiration for my workouts. :)

HI Zuzanna,
thanks for your answer.

I completely agree with you: it’s always a matter of personnal needs and personal factors.
At the moment I finish my “selection/testing period” of the exercises which I find best for me.
This is also why i was sceptical when I read some people on forums saying “it’s dangerous to do hindu squats more than twice a month”… (I guess it depends on who does thoses exercises and on how they do the exercises, so i was sceptical about the existence of such “strict rules” as written sometimes on the web forums )

I never did hindu squats before, I started immediately 4 times a week because I felt fit , and my other personal exercises weeks made me probably “too much self confident”… -)
(and true, when I consider it maybe i was ok with dive bombers and hindu push ups only because I did them sometimes and not like a “mad”… )
So i think a too big “self confidence/testosterone/adrenaline feeling” at the begining can be a trap…..

You have confirmed what I try to work since the last few weeks: the gradual increase of intensity (you are very right to mention it, I believe it is probably one of the most importants things, but also one of the most difficult things….)

At the moment I begin to “throw away” the exercises which don’t fit me, and for some other exercises I am “working ” on personnal adaptations, (for example half squats instead of full squats for the days my legs feel a bit tired,also speed and morpholgical adaptations, etc… ) So, as you see, I am still in a quite “beginner stage/phase”. (it’s only a few weeks since I more or less know which exercises are the best for me..)

Yesterday night I read further your “fitness tips” and “life articles”: very good work you did, your articles contain a lot of “keys” to help for building personnal approach/programs … your articles go deep into the subjects and into the importants questions (motivations, goals , means , habits , etc…)

Also I think it would be interesting if one day you write something about the “mental rest” after/between the exercises… ( I mean the processes of “mental resting ” after concentration…. ), I find that “mental exhaustion/burnout” with exercises is much less known than physical exhaustion… But i think the mental factor is also important..

(for example I find it is good to thnink also to other things than training during a 24 hours period, and sometimes it’s good to think mentally a certain way of training outside the training hours…so I find it difficult to find “the right balance”….
this is my “personnal matters” of the moment ,lol, sorry ….)

Thanks for your explanations which confirmed/informed further my point of view.

Have a good day
Benoit

hi Zuzana,

you have to come back and show us new workouts. i’m lost without your help. you give me motivation so come backkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!!!!!!!!! please.

LOL
take care

Health issue. Yea, you ever heard of IBS? That kept me out of doing cardio completely. I can still play soccer irregularly ,though.

Hi Zuzana,
I was just wondering, where are you from? I can see from your accent that you’re not from the States ;D europe? :D

Cau Zuzano, užasný videa.
Osobně preferuju spis železo, ale v rysovačce zařadim určo i něco z tvého treninku. Moc se mi to libi. Máš perfektní fyzičku a postavu prostě radost pohledět.
Jinak učim se na těch videich i angličtinu a dělam celkem pokroky:))

Hi Zuzana,
I have discovered your website not a long time ago and have been inspired and admired you! :) I am really thinking of starting working out and following your videos! I have moved to Canada a year ago from Europe and things have changed soooo much (lifestyle, food etc…) and obviously I have gained enormous amount of weight…but when I lived n Europe, I never had that problem….I never used to thing about what I eat, how much exercises I do and so on. But I look at myself now….and just start feeling so sad and helpless…I do not like the way I look, I want to get in shape…I want to like what I see in the mirror…
I am really thinking of changing the way I live right now, I want to be healthy and in fit..Like you are! :) You are my idol :))))
I have a quick question about fitness and your life..when exactly have you started to work out? Because you just look sooo great and I wonder how long it has taken you to get to these results.

Thank you for your website, your videos and everything you do for us
You do change people’s lives and their behaviours towards fitness.

Wish you all the best!
Aliya

hi zuzana,i hv become great fan of yours,im from india.got on ur site two days back and im glued to it.im 43 and i just loved ur routines.tried two workout and im sore.
loving it.
god bless u . keep going
zee

I hope things are much better for you now…no tooth no infection!

I didn’t see any other way to contact you but on your comments to your entries.
I am curious to see what you think of this diet.

http://balancing-meals.suite101.com/article.cfm/the_gracie_diet

Ninja Nick

love your diet recepies and your workout. i’m just starting with the excersize. can you do a video for begginers?

Hey Zuzana :)
i’m 20 years old, i’ve been athletic all my life (handball, swimming, hurdles) till i moved to the usa 3 years ago and the negative side of the american life style hit me: i gained 15kg! i tried personal training and nutrisystem, both cost me a fortune because i work at a sandwich place and I HAVE’NT LOST 1 SINGLE KG. i’m depressed and keep thinking of how miserable i am because i can’t do things that i used to do, or wear clothes that i like because i always see this “not me” in the mirror , which has lowered my self-confidence so much that i’m isolating myself from everything and everyone “until i get my old body back” – but this doesn’t seem to ever going to happen. you, Zuzana, are my only left hope to give me practical advice on how to get back in shape, how many days a week i should work out and how to work out… PLEASE HELP ME.

Hi Nat,

check every day my blog and follow my workouts from one day to the next. I workout about 5 days a week which would help you to get really fast results if you stay consistent with me. Each workout is about 15 to 30 minutes long and you don’t need any special equipment. If you have a jump rope and a pull up bar, you are good to start.

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I know you vary your food intake, or else you would get bored from eating the same thing over and over. So let me give you one great tip, “try Lebanese food”. It is very delicious and healthy; try googleing these dishes: fatoush(salad), tabbouli(salad), burgul, grape leaves, raw meat (qubbi/fraqui), falafel and mush more. You are going to love it. :)

Thanks for your tip Mohamed.

Ahoj Zuzko,

Tvoje videa se mi moc líbí, obdivuju Tvou postavu a začala jsem podle Tebe cvičit.
Chtěla jsem se jen zeptat, jak vypadá Tvůj jídelníček? Vím, že na videích něco o stravě je, ale ještě jsem nenarazila na video, kde by byl shrnutý třeba celý týden…

Předem děkuji za odpověď.
Gábina

Hello, I am mumla and i love your web and your body:-) …. cauze your boddy is amazing… :-)

Thank you so much for this website gorgeous! I am 23 years old and had been looking for different exercises and workouts but never found anything exciting. I was getting tired of only doing the basics! You make me feel like exercising all the time! And thank you for sharing your health tips! I have already stopped drinking and diminished my salt and sugar intakes, I cook at home all the time and bought a load of spices instead. You also made me discover the salba/chia seeds and I put it in everything! I love it in my yogurt and I have put some in the spaghetti sauce I made yesterday! I don’t see any spot on the website where you demand money, I sure hope all this hard work is paying off monetarily somehow because you are making a TON of people very happy and healthy! I’m sure a lot of people have already told you and I hope your husband tells you everyday that you are beautiful! Good luck with life in the mediterranean (I will visit a place in that region for sure one day, it is so dreamy!) Keep up your amazing work and take good care of yourself! Thank you once more!

p.s. I’m aiming on getting fit and stronger than my boyfriend :) (Maybe he’ll want to follow me in my workouts!)

Oh boy! I know how that feels! I had ALL four of my wisdom teeth removed in ONE GO… It was the worst ’cause I couldn’t eat properly! But I’m happy that my gums are already fully-healed.
Awesome videos, Zuzana! You’re a great inspiration to everyone! Many thanks! :)

Ahoj Zuzko, jsi z český republiky?

Hi Zuzana,
I could not find a better place to contact you, so here goes.

I am coaching a girls sorority tug-of-war team and am considering using your daily workouts as a way for them to get in shape. I have not been using your workouts myself (though I am certain they are challenging), and I am wondering if these workouts are particularly good for leg and lower back strength/conditioning which are very important to the competition.

Thanks for helping me out,
J.T.

Ahoj Zuzi,

Tvá videa jsou opravdu inspirující. Objevila jsem je před několika měsíci o zkouškovém, při svém brouzdání na Youtube. Někdy, když už jsem unavená po učení, říkám si, že ten den už cvičit rozhodně nebudu … pak brouzdám po netu a zavítám skoro pokaždé na tvůj web, abych se inspirovala co bych si mohla zacvičit další dny a jak se dívám na to jak dřeš, začne se mi vracet síla a většinou neodolám a taky se na chvíli zvednu od stolu. Díky!
Chtěla bych se tu vrátit k těm krémům proti vráskám. Studuju medicínu teprve třetím rokem, ale po uvážení informací z histologie, anatomie a biochemie mi bohužel nepřipadá možné, že by nějaký krém mohl opravdu pomoci v tom smyslu jak je prezentován. Buňky kůže jsou na povrchu keratinizované – ztvrdlé, mrtvé, neaktivní – aby mohly tvořit ochrannou bariéru, kdyby takové nebyly, byla by kůže jako sliznice v puse, potřebovala by vlhčit, protože jinak by se vysušila a nemohla by tudíž sousedit s okolním prostředím a vzduchem. Chci říct, že kůže je stavěná tak, aby nic moc skrze sebe nepropustila a jak si dokážeš představit, krémy tudíž nejsou výjimkou. Proto si nemyslím, že krémy pomohou vyřešit problém, který navíc vzniká hlouběji – ne ve škáře, která je hned na povrchu, ale v dermis, která je pod ní.
Vrásky vznikají především proto, že stárneme = DNA má v sobě čím dál tím víc chyb, endokrinní systém jde do háje a tak se tělo postupně obnovuje méně a méně. Malé děti se nemusí obličej mazat vůbec a mají krásnou pleť protože jejich kůže se vyměňuje každých 14 dní, když je nám kolem 15ti tak se nám pleť vyměňuje každý měsíc a postupně se toto tempo snižuje až na cca půl roku.
Daly by se o tom psát romány, ale shrnuto a podtrženo – dá se proti tomu bojovat několika zbraněmi:
a) tím co už ty rozhodně děláš – zásobovat všechny své buňky vhodnými živinami (správná životospráva), plus kolagen – ten je v mase, ale dá se ještě koupit, jako doplněk stravy. Je hlavní mezibuněčnou složkou všech tkání. V dermis je ho hodně a jeho úbytek a špatná struktura je jeden z hlavních důvodů, proč je kůže v pokročilém věku povislá a slabá.
b) prokrvovat všechny části těla tak, aby se tam tyto živiny dostaly (cvičit). Zmínila jsem tu endokrinní systém – důležitý je hormon, který řídí rychlost obnovy tkání – HGH – lidský růstový hormon. Ten se vyplavuje, když je tělo stimulováno k obnově – např. po cvičení – což podtrhuje význam cvičení – bezva je, že tento hormon nepůsobí jen na svaly, ale na všechny tkáně, i kůži, která se pak rychleji obnovuje.
c) můžeme kůži, která je na povrchu skoro mrtvá – promazávat. Můj táta je motorkář a všimla jsem si u něho jedné významné věci – kožené bundy, které má od svého mládí, stále vypadají dobře. Je to proto, že se o ně stará – promašťuje je. Používá na to lékařskou vazelínu – já jsem stejně stará jako ty, a moje pleť je sejně pěkná jako tátovy bundy. Tohle je celé tajemství. (promazávám a zároveň masíruji – tahle je moje oblíbená – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMTRqdW64i0&feature=related ). Mimochodem, holky které jsou v páťáku a měly teď dermatologii mi taky říkaly, že dermatoložky doporučují vazelínu na promazávání.
Doufám, že už jsi na tom lépe a těším se na další videa.
E.

Ahoj Evco,

to bylo poctenicko :) tak jsem zase o neco chytrejsi, diky moc a az budes mit zase neco zajimaveho tak napis.

This is for both Zu and Fred. I remembered reading about the struggle to give up peanut butter. I myself strongly believe in not giving up ANY of your favorite foods, BUT you have to start making them for yourself. I have found that it is really easy to make some of those sneaky condiments that they sell overpriced and loaded with bad for you stuff in the grocery stores. Here is a recipe for peanut butter!

Ingredients
15 ounces shelled and skinned AB’s roasted peanuts, recipe follows
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 1/2 teaspoons honey
1 1/2 tablespoons peanut oil

Directions
Place the peanuts, salt and honey into the bowl of a food processor. Process for 1 minute. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Place the lid back on and continue to process while slowly drizzling in the oil and process until the mixture is smooth, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Place the peanut butter in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 months.

Hi Zuzana,

I am amazed at how dedicated you are in making vids that even if you don’t feel well, you are still at it. Thank you so much. I wish I had discovered your website sooner. Still, I am thankful I found it.

I am a little bit late with this comment. But, I just want to tell you that I appreciate what you are doing!!!

Musím si jen pro svůj klid opravit větu v 11tém řádku správně by bylo: problém, který navíc vzniká hlouběji – ne v pokožce = epidermis, která je hned na povrchu, ale v dermis = škáře, která je pod ní.

Jsem ráda, že tě mé poznatky zaujaly, zajímám se o antiageing už dlouho. A tak ještě připojuji zamyšlení a pár dalších info.

Přemýšlela jsem, že tě může napadnout, jak by pak fungovaly třeba antikoncepční náplasti, kde se látky uvolňují do kůže a pak se vstřebávají do krve. Kdybys chtěla tak se podívej na obrázek: http://www.cetaphil.cz/stavba-kuze/ , kde ty modré a červené čáry hned pod pokožkou, která je tvořena buňkami jsou cévy – některé látky jsou schopny projít skrze tu povrchovou vrstvu kůže – pokožku a pak jsou vstřebány do těchto malinkatých cév, které jsou hned pod ní. Látky takto vstřebané se tak dostávají dále do oběhu a mohou regulovat endokrinní funkce. Tak jako např. ta antikoncepce. Ale hlouběji do škáry – která je tvořena hlavně mezibuněčnou hmotou s převahou kolagenu a elastinu, tam už se nic takového nedostane a tam právě vznikají hluboké vrásky.(Když říkám nedostane – myslím tím přes neporušenou kůži a mám na mysli normální látky, ne např. lučavku královskou nebo louh, ten se samozřejmě prožere třeba až na kost :-) ) Třetí vrstva – hypodermis = podkožní tkáň je tvořená tukem a vodou.

Takže rekapitulace plus doplnění:
1) pokožka se dá promastit – bude pěkná na povrchu bez malinkých defektíků. Ale je v podstatě jedno, jestli ji promašťuješ krémem od Loreal, Lancome nebo prostě vazelínou – volila bych takový krém, který mi nepůsobí žádné alergické a atopické reakce.
Ještě jsem přemýšlela o obsahu koenzymu Q10 a vitamínu E v krémech, ale jejich význam – lépe řečeno jejich využití z krému pokožkou, bych stále viděla jako spíše spekulativní. To bych raději tyto dvě substance užívala jako doplňky stravy. Pak se k pokožce určitě dostanou.
2) Škára pod pokožkou se dá vyživovat pouze zevnitř – a to viz. minulý článek. Ale můžu doplnit že velké popularitě se teď těší nutrikosmetické přípravky, které by právě měly působit na tuto vrstvu a posilovat ji, tak aby byla stále dobře funkční a neumožňovala vznik vrásek – dokonce prof. Hercogová, která je přednostkou dermatologie 2. lékařské fakulty UK, tyto preparáty považuje za prospěšné. Jsou ale dost drahé a myslím si, že se látky v nich obsažené dají stejně dobře získat z pestré stravy. Kdyby ses o ně přesto zajímala – tak asi nejlepší co jsem se tak pídila jsou pilulky Innéov.
( 3) Tu hypodermis neřešíme. Ale právě její nadměrná tloušťka způsobuje celulitidu – samozřejmě na jiných částech než na obličeji. Ale to rozhodně ještě dlouho nebude tvůj problém, jestli vůbec někdy.)

Tak a jdu cvičit :-)
Pěkný den
E.

Hi zuzana,
You’ve really inspired me to workout now because of your AMAZING body. I jut gave birth to my 2nd baby girl, even though I’ve gone down to 105 lbs. I still look heavy around my belly and bac area!! Could you please post a couple of workouts triggering the back and lowerback and the also, the side back known as “love handles.” Thankyou so much!!

Zdravím, princezno!
nějaká česká obdoba těchto stránek by nebyla??? Všechno tak nějak chápu, ale polovičatě… Sice je to příležitost ke zdokonalení mé angličtiny, ale než by se dostala na dostatečnou úroveň tak bych sestárl a uschl. Děkuji za odpověď!

Ahoj Honzo,

ach jo :) ja vim, ze jako Ceska sve krajany asi zklamu, ale bohuzel to (zatim) jinak nejde. Budes se muset zdokonalit v Aje driv nez sestarnes a uschnes :)

Try a raw foods diet. Your recovery will be faster and your energy levels will be off the roof. Read the 80/10/10 diet book and if you had any doubts about a raw food diet, all of them will be answered in this book. Reach out to 30 bananas a day website and check out the fit raw vegans there. Good luck, you seem to be making some progress.

I love Freddies Photo work. Beautiful angles.

Keep up the Great work

Hi zuzane, i recentrly discover your website, im trying to lose 20 kilograms i dont know how mich is that in pounds.. i jus try to start again, im 22 years old, andi need show me an a little more respet. i woul ve really graitfull if you help me with diet advaises. tnks!

It can become an addiction. Take care hun. xx

Hi Zuzana! First of all I must admit that I’m a bit ashamed over the fact that I drool after your body every time I check your website..my fiance’ doesn’t admire you as mych as I do..
But to talk about the important stuff…I felt the need to post this on your website because I think that everyone who is interested in your site is interested in a healthy life. This is why I invite everybody to checkout this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fGJ4jlypqIk&feature=related
..it’a about Codex Alimentarius, which is is one of the major bodies behind the effort to limit access to nutritional products and information. Its motivation is not rocket science and neither is the source of its funding – money that somehow expected to return a profit to its members . . . Most of the information available regarding codex alimentarius refers to its role in the USA, but it is not a US-specific body. Far from it, Codex has wiggled its dirty little tentacles into just about every national or international body concerned with public health. Posing as a benefactor, it then uses its significant financial and political clout to do its masters bidding.
Get informed!!!

Hello,
I found BodyRockTv when looking for how to on inner thy exersize what an awesome find! really has changed my way of thinking & working out is now part of my life
In mornings walk now not drive, to local La Fitness & bust out one of your workout they all make me so energized even stretching rotien after has realy helped me in performance
Zuzana you are increadalbe I look up to your choces and the different work outs make every day injoyable when hitting gym
Fredrick and you seem so beautiful together and the site is smart to share with the world all very helpfull **>Thank you<**

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