Get Oscar Ready
Okay maybe you aren't up for an Oscar or maybe you may never be, but we all have our events that we need to be Oscar ready for. When I'm getting ready for a fitness show I rely heavily on itrain to give me the extra boost and motivation and I need to get them through a workout. My favorite one is itread #13 -- sprinting is awesome and a ...
I’m Exhausted!
I hear this a lot from my clients as well as experience it myself. I get up 5 days a week at 5:30am, if someone would have told me that I would do this 5 years ago, I would have told them they were on drugs. Now in 2009 this is my life. So that I am able to get up and not be a walking zombie. I have a ...
But I’m Too Busy!!!
"A woman too busy to take care of his health is like a mechanic too busy to take care of his/her tools." - A Spanish Proverb I hear it all the time from my client S. Every workout she has some new health issue, when I ask her what is she doing about it she says I'm too busy. Seriously, you are too busy to take care of your own ...
Happy Valentine’s Day!!!
I've had the same valentine for 15 years and when I am asked what we are doing for valentine's day, I say I don't believe in it. Now don't paint me as the Valentine's Grinch, but I don't think Hallmark or anyone else should dictate when you tell someone you love them an appreciate them. I flash back repeatedly to when my husband, who doesn't believe in nicknames called me ...
Welcome To Tight Ass Tuesday
Are you one of the millions of women out there looking to reduce the junk in your trunk get yourself a little junk in the trunk or just work on what you got' Well Tuesday is going to be our day, to work on it. We will do cardio drills and toning exercises to help accent your asset. The exercise I'd like to introduce to you is the hamstring curl ...
Savor the journey!
...focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it. -- Greg Anderson You know what I'm taking about, you wake and decision you are going to do something and then get overwhelm with how are you going to do it or are you going to be able to reach your goal. STOP IT!!! Take your time and enjoy the journey, ...
Derailed By Illness
Hey it happens, last Saturday I woke up with WORST stiff neck in my life, Monday I had a scratchy throat and by Wednesday I felt like death warmed over. There was no working out this week, I was bearly getting out of bed. I offically gave myself a break and said that if I didn't focus on getting well my cold would linger or develop into something worse. Here ...
Where do baby carrots come from’
Until yesterday, I thought they were a some type of cross bred mutant genetic thing. But no.... It's a way for carrot farmers to reduce waste. Yep those little baby carrots start off as big carrots, but because they aren't "pretty" enough for consumption, they are pared down to be baby carrots. So thank you Mike Yurosek, for inventing this delicious snack. They make a delicious soup, plus no peeling. ...
Position Yourself For Success!
Have you ever started something when you had a million things on your plate and then you failed miserably' Fess up. I have. This past fall I took on competing in the Fitness America show in Las Vegas, a 13 week wellness coaching course, launching a Fab Fit Squad and oh yeah, my 9-5 job! I didn't position myself for success, I overwhelmed myself and just shut down. Has that ...
It’s Okay To Eat at Night’
I get this question all the time. I heard you shouldn't eat after 7pm. Well guess what you typically go to the gym after a long day at work and you don't eat you'll STARVE!!! So you can eat, but don't go on a bender. Make sure you have some protein and a vegetable, you want to stay away from starchy carbohydrates they may make you feel bloated and keep ...
