- Hi everybody!
It's Denise Austin.
You might recognize me from exercise videos.
I've been writing exercise books and fitness videos
for over 30 years and I'm here today
to show you how I'm gonna make my own look on a cookie!
And I'm not that creative, but I'll try my very best.
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Let's start off with legs and arms and limbs.
I do enjoy sweets, but I try to remember
all the time about balance.
80 percent I eat well and 20 percent I enjoy my treats,
and this would be a fabulous treat.
I first started in fitness because I was a gymnast
as a little child.
I did gymnastics and I earned a full athletic scholarship
to college where I got my degree in exercise physiology.
I then started on "The Jack LaLanne Show"
and then from that point on I started to do
"The Today Show", then I had my own show on ESPN
and then I did Lifetime and then it kept going.
So I work really hard and I love feeling
I'm out there helping people.
It's a wonderful feeling to have a career that's out there
positive, helping people and I'm doing it even today.
Okay, I'm continuing making more frosting
to kind of give a base.
I sometimes do leg squats in the kitchen.
So you could turn some idle time into toning time.
I see these cute little eyes right here
but I have blue eyes so I wonder if I should put
a couple of these instead.
My mom growing up was such a great cook.
She had five kids, all of us loved food
and one of the best things she's taught me
is to just cook from scratch.
We always sat down for meals at most evenings
and that's what I brought my daughters up with,
sit-down meals because I believe at dinner time
is a perfect time to catch up,
talk to each other and really eat healthy foods.
And I know exactly what type of foods and ingredients
I put into my food.
So I do try to eat most nights at home.
Now hair.
Well, I guess I have blonde hair.
This is very fun for me.
Something I rarely do.
I have a brand new "Stop The Clock" nutrition guide.
What's great about that, it's designed
for women over 40.
When I turned 40 I wanted to make sure
I was eating better foods for me so I feel good.
You know we gotta look good still and still feel good.
I want to be active and that's what "Stop The Clock" is.
It's a nutrition guide and a fitness guide
for all of us women over 40.
There are a lot of times I don't want to exercise, even me.
I promise you the first four minutes are tough,
but once you get past four minutes you start to feel good,
the endorphins are going and the thing that motivates me
the most is I know how much better I feel after a workout.
And that is that wonderful feeling
of self-accomplishment, you did it.
Okay, now I'm going to make a smile.
I always have a smile.
I believe in positive thinking.
There's three things I always tell people.
You choose to what you eat, so put good foods in your mouth.
You choose to how you think so be positive, be optimistic.
And you choose how to move, so move.
Did you know standing burns more calories than sitting?
So try to do things throughout the day
that will get you moving.
I guess I need a nose, right?
The biggest things that I believe in is
drinking water every single day,
trying to fit in 20 minutes to 30 minutes
every other day for fitness.
Either walking or some type of toning your muscles.
And then stretching is so important,
especially after 40, after 50.
Stretching gives you flexibility.
It helps to improve your moods too.
The oxygen flows through the body to stretch.
Tootsie rolls are my favorite candy.
This is my snack whenever I want something sugary
I go for a tootsie roll.
Mmm, so good.
And I'm gonna make a few little hands.
I always do a muscle, like flex!
So I was trying to make it flex
to show some arm muscles.
So I'm not so sure how well I did, but it's okay
because it's fun and it has a smile on my face
so that's important right?
That way you can walk into a room with a smile on your face
and feel positive and everyone around you will feel good
because that's what life's all about.
And now cookie Denise is going to teach you
some easy desk exercises.
So elbows go back and stretch your back up and out
and then do a little twist.
Your spine is your lifeline, keep it healthy.
And while you do that, really tighten up your body
and your abs.
Now one of my favorite exercises is a tricep exercise.
You just stretch it forward and up.
Thank you everybody for watching!
Remember stay fit because you are worth it.
And follow me at deniseaustin.com
or on Instagram @deniseaustin and Facebook.
Love you guys, stay fit and healthy forever.
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