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Fit Tip: Love Your Love Handles
Love handles. Muffin top. Side Abs. Or the technical term: internal and external obliques. Whatever you want to call them, our love handles (I have to admit, I kinda like that term....so positive!) are a main area we try to target Read more
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Fit Tip: Leg Day Pain: DOMS Explained
You've heard the jokes, you've seen the memes, you've felt the pain, but still you may wonder why does leg day hurt so much? Read more
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Fit Tip: 7 Ways to Get Your Kids Moving
The other day my eleven-year-old son went to lift an eight-pound dumbbell and was mortified that it felt heavy to him. This is my kid we nicknamed Spider Man because he used to easily Read more
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Fit Tip Thursday: 5 Best Butt Exercises
When it comes to exercise, we often make things much more complicated than they need to be. Squat. Lunge. Step. Jump. These are a few of the simple components found in the most effective lower-body exercises. In fact, you can Read more
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Fit Tip: Building Gym Confidence with this Leg Workout
In my previous post we talked about how the best strategy for building confidence in the gym is mastering at-home workouts first. Now, it’s time to step it up a notch. You've been working on yourself at home for Read more
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Fit Tip: 7 Reasons To Buy At Farmers Markets
Summer is here and what better way to get out into the sunshine and stock up on some good food than to take a trip to your local farmers’ market? A farmers’ market is simply a place where local farmers can sell their food directly to Read more
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Fit Tip: How to Mix Strength Training with Cardio
I was preparing to run my first 5k. Being a competitive person I wouldn't be happy with just finishing the run. I had to do my best. I knew I wasn't going to win, as the winners of these local races had sub 5 minute miles and the Read more
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3 Biggest Fitness Challenges for New Moms and Tips to Solve Them
I never planned on entering a bodybuilding competition as a 38-year-old mother of two, but I was desperate. My life was a mess. Business failing, marriage failing, fifty pounds overweight. And that’s when I got the invitation Read more
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Fit Tip: A Simple Formula To Get Lean and Strong
In a previous post we talked about mixing cardio and strength. I outlined a few goals within that post – see here – and wanted to break down each goal more. Today we will be talking about Goal 1: How to Get Strong and Lose Body Fat. Read more
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Fit Tip: 4th of July Bodyweight HIIT Workout
Summer is here, the kids are out of school, and many of us have stored up our vacation days for travel around the big Fourth of July Holiday. Celebrating Independence Day often means lounging around on the beach or by the pool, sipping cocktails, eating delicious Read more
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Fit Tip: Best Exercises for Total Body Strength
When I started working out, I had no idea what I was doing in the gym. I made some progress simply by showing up consistently, but my results would have been much greater if I had a better plan. Back then there was no internet. You Read more
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Fit Tip: Quick Workouts to Build Strength and Muscle
When I worked in a toll booth I would often get asked for directions. I would gladly help people if I knew where they were going. Often I would give clear directions and people would still ask questions like “but my MapQuest says to go here”.. or my gps Read more