Sick and tired of feeling sick and tired? Had enough of gyms being closed? Bored with nothing to do? Are you in quarantine? Well my friend you have two choices. Give up and eat all the pizza and ice cream you stockpiled. Or, wake up to the reality that there are things YOU can control regarding your fitness and health. Sure, we're all shut inside. However, that's a BS excuse not not get your workout done daily! If you're ready to take matters in your own hands, my Free Bootcamp might be right …
Workouts
Dynamic Fluid resistance training, with the Surge®
As a personal trainer I'm always looking for new fitness equipment to challenge not only my clients, but myself. Each year I attend the IDEA World Fitness Convention where companies show off their latest and greatest innovations. One that caught my eye last year was by Hedstrom Fitness, the creators of the Bosu. When I saw The Surge® I knew I had to try it, and I absolutely loved it. This item of resistance training equipment was not only functional and effective, but it was FUN! I don't know …
5 best agility cone drills for non boring cardio
It's no secret that I'm not a fan of steady state cardio. If you really enjoy the monotony of pounding the pavement, then sure go ahead and run. But unless your goal is to run a marathon, steady state cardio is doing you no favors. If you want a great cardio workout that is going to torch calories, improve your cardio and provide fun, then I suggest agility cone drills. If fat loss is your goal then HIIT (high intensity interval training) is where it's at. Intervals are my favorite …
Triceps on fire with Interval Workout #2
Mid January? Already? It feels strange because we skipped out for a week's vacation in Florida. Now it's time to get my head back in the game, and get busy working on my goals for 2017. Perhaps one of your goals this year is to kick butt in 2017 by getting healthy. It's definitely one of my goals! Maybe losing a few lbs and building a little muscle along the way? YES! If so, I got ya covered. This interval workout focuses on toning the triceps, so throw it into your workout schedule. Last …
Medicine Ball Exercises – Interval Workout
As I sit to edit this workout video and blog post I'm sore. My pecs, shoulder and core have taken a beating, and this weeks medicine ball workout (and next weeks) are to blame! In my "wisdom", I decided Monday that I should double up on my workouts videos. Why would I do this? So I have an extra done for when I'm away on vacation. Made perfect sense at the time, now I am paying the price. As long I don't cough, sneeze or laugh, I'm ok. Full Disclosure: This weeks workout is sponsored by …
3 Glute Exercises using mini bands
This is sponsored by StarWood Sports and may also contain affiliate links. Over the last 18 months I've started to notice more and more problems with people's posture, and gait. I guess it's all part of the education process, the more I educate myself, the more issues I see. One big issue I've seen a lot is "knock-knees", which is the knees collapsing towards each other (like during squats) and when standing on one leg the opposite hip may drop also. This however can also show during walking …
3 Core Exercises using Paper Plates
Core workouts are one of my favorite things to do, but I've mentioned before that I really only do two or three core exercises per workout and even then not every workout. Five minutes a couple of times a week is plenty, and one way I like to switch things up is to use paper plates. So today I bring to you..... drum roll.... 3 core exercises using paper plates. Also links contained in this post may be affiliate links, because a girl has to make some cash to support the website hosting, and my …
10 tips towards better Sleep
I'm training for my first Triathlon (it may also be the last, we'll see), in just three weeks and I'll be hitting the ocean bright and early for the Nautica Triathlon . My training consists of running, cycling and swimming, along with watching my diet and hydration. Look at any training program and it's all about the workouts and the nutrition. Very rarely will you see a mention of sleep, rest and recovery, or if you do it's a one liner regarding a 'rest day'. It's unfortunate as sleep is one of …
Pokemon Go or Pokemon No?
Something you might not know about me is that I'm a geek. If you are a client or come to my classes you'll know I'm an anatomy and physiology geek but I'm talking geekiness to the core.. I like tech, and play video games. I'm so geeky I played World of Warcraft before it was released as a closed Beta tester for about 18 months, then open Beta and played for a few years on release. So yes I'm playing Pokemon Go! I've been playing Pokemon for 20 years. Yep OG Generation 1 Red & Blue player. …