Should Women Weight Train?
If I had a nickel for every time a female friend told me they didn’t want to “get bulky” by lifting weights, I’d be a millionaire. For some reason, in our culture today, women equate weight lifting to looking like a bodybuilding beast. Why is that? Perhaps we can attribute it to the half naked […]
Healthy Ice Cream, for Kids AND Adults!
Summer is near and warm weather calls for those sweet treat cravings, especially the icy cold ones! If you’re like us and love a good dish of ice cream when hot weather hits, these are a MUST try. And, we should mention, these are also kid-approved! What kid would argue with a chocolatey delicious sweet […]
Don’t Skip the Rest Day: Why Recovery Is Uber Important in Creating Results.
It’s true. There are folks out there, perhaps even yourself, who LOVE working out. Every day, your body craves to move, and you crave the satisfaction of moving it. I get it. I’m a trainer myself, and I consider fitness a hobby. The hardest day of the week for me really IS rest day! But […]
Think Hulu, Only for Your Workout.
Remember when TiVo and DVR came about, how ecstatic you were that you could skip commercials and watch your favorite shows at your convenience? Gone were the days of popping in a VHS to record your daily soap opera, and hello to the days of now feeling irritated with watching shows in real time. […]
The Bulletproof Diet: What it is and Why I’m Doing it.
By now, you’ve heard my ranting and raving about Bulletproof coffee, so it will come as no surprise to you that I’m a huge fan of both it and Dave Asprey, the creator of Bulletproof coffee and the voice behind the popular Bulletproof Radio podcast. Dave has recently published The Bulletproof Diet, which is a […]
How to Navigate the Land of Inconsistency.
OK, let’s start with an exercise (no pun intended). I want you to give me the whole gamut of your excuses for NOT being where you want to be, in life, in your fitness, in your career, and in your relationships. Too busy? Too tired? Too unmotivated? Too far behind? Too far gone? Yeah, we […]
Ways You’re Avoiding Progress: Thoughts from Your Trainer.
Just because you’re not verbally stating excuses doesn’t mean you don’t have them. As a personal trainer, I see them in various forms, some verbal but most nonverbal. Let me explain. Here are 10 ways you (yes, YOU) may be avoiding progress: 10) When you say you can’t come to your personal training appointment because of XYZ […]
Back to School Means Back to Routine.
While I’m not a parent, I am married to a school teacher, so I know all too well the lack of routine that exists in the summer. Going to bed later, waking up later, fitting your workout in later, and forgetting the meal planning and any form of planning for that matter. But when the […]
Make it Hurt.
You know me. I like to keep it real. When you read my blog, you get 100% me, no filter. Today, I’m keeping it short and sweet. If you want something… really, really badly… you can’t just wish for it. And you can’t just work for it. You’ve got to make it hurt. Here’s an […]