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Fit Tip: Kettlebell Workout
The last few months we have been talking about finding ways to bust out of your fitness comfort zone. In January we discussed changing your repetitions and sets with dropped sets, in February we talked about putting exercises together with compound Read more
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Fit Tip: Prenatal Workout
Exercise and pregnancy: our bodies go through changes during pregnancy, so it’s natural our workouts will experience some changes as well. But how and when those changes occur, can often be confusing. Read more
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Fit Tip: Halloween Workout
If you’re like me, you consider October 1st the official start to the holiday season. Cool, crisp weather and falling leaves inspire me to start planning Halloween costumes, decide what new recipe to make for Thanksgiving Read more
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Fit Tip: Postnatal Workout
When I was expecting my first child, I exercised regularly up until the day before I gave birth. During my pregnancy, I remember thinking, quite naively, that I would be ready to jump back into exercise Read more
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Fit Tip: Sled Workout
In honor of the snow and coldness, here’s a sled workout you can do, in a nice, heated gym. Using a sled will work your entire body with an emphasis on working your legs. If you use lighter weight you the focus will be Read more
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Fit Tip: Track Workout
Whether your local gym is still closed, or you just want to enjoy the spring air, a workout at the local track is always a great option. A track makes a nice change because you don’t need to count reps or do an exercise for time, you’ll know Read more
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Fitness After 50: 6 Tips to Stay Fit for Life
No matter where you are in life, healthy habits such as diet and exercise never lose their importance. But for those of us managing our health after the age of 50, fitness becomes an even more essential factor in daily Read more
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Fit Tip Thursday: How to Do a Squat, Perfectly
Ask any top fitness professional to choose their favorite exercise for the lower body and many would answer, "the squat." And the reasons are simple. The squat contains all of the characteristics of a great exercise: It is a functional Read more
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Fit Tip: Get Fit By Escaping Zombies!!
If you have kids in public school, like I do, back-to-school has turned into back-to-fundraising. I’m a personal trainer, so rather than selling cookies, one year I helped run a Halloween-themed obstacle course fundraiser. This was a huge Read more
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Fit Tip Thursday: How to do the Perfect Plank
There are few exercises that target both the front and the back of our abdominals as simply and easily as the plank. The plank is an exercise that works the muscles of our core in 360 degrees, essentially combining crunches Read more
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Fit Tip: Four Tips on Dealing with (and Preventing) Knee Pain
A few quick statistics: Knee pain, the second most cause of chronic pain, affects roughly 100 million Americans. Women experience more knee pain than do men, and over one-third of all Americans Read more
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Fit Tip: Circuit Training Workout
Circuit training is a time efficient, effective way to get a full body workout for both strength and cardio. During a circuit training workout, you alternate between different exercises Read more