The Best Way To Get Your Ski Legs Back, Is To Go Down The Hill!
I got coerced into my first ski of the season yesterday and it was amazing. Fresh powder, good visibility and with my hot pockets stuffed into my gloves and boots, it wasn’t even that cold! My first run of the day had to be my favourite twisty, turny moguley run right under the […]
I Saw A Young Man In The Gym Today And Wanted To Cry! **Update**!
**Update on the bottom** It was a regular gym day for me. I was running through my routine, the same motions I do every time I go. I set up my little station in the corner and got the equipment that I needed. In between my sets I chatted with the regulars, all of us […]
4 Fitness Tips for the Holidays!
I read an article recently that said most people gain weight between Halloween and New Years’s. I don’t doubt it. There are tiny chocolate bars, candies, get togethers, egg nog, office parties, homemade goodies and a host of other temptations that could easily side track you from your ultimate health goals. There’s no getting away […]
Vacation Workout Guide!
As a trainer I hear this statement A LOT , “Ugh, I wish I hadn’t taken two weeks off from exercising! It’s so hard to get back at it! How can I exercise for months, and then I take two weeks off and I feel like I’ve lost everything??” Sound familiar? I’m not going to […]
Mango Chicken Cabbage Salad!
Mango Chicken Cabbage Salad It was 4:30pm and I was in a panic because I didn’t have a plan for dinner tonight! Looking in the fridge, I saw cabbage, mango, and defrosted chicken. I googled those three ingredients and a few good looking dishes popped up. I took the base for one, the dressing […]
Our Femsport Weekend Experience!
What a weekend! 6 months of training for Femsport and our team of 7 ladies were finally able to demonstrate our months of hard work. If you’ve never heard of Femsport before, I tell people its a little like Tough Mudder meets Strong Man…but for women only 🙂 There are 6 events that you compete […]
What do these 15 women do daily, that you should be doing too?
#MoveDaily I am inspired by a multitude of women on a daily basis. The women who I am about to highlight are working women, CEO’s of companies, single moms, stay at home moms, business owners, doctor’s, secretaries, administrators, realtors, teachers…and the list goes on. They are you. They are me. Sometimes their children wake them […]
Healthy Chocolate Topped Coconut Mounds!
I’m a little obsessed with all things COCONUT right now! How about you? I enjoy sprinkling it in my oatmeal, Greek yogurt, and power protein balls and bars. I loved this simple recipe because I had all of the ingredients right there in my cupboard, so whipping up a batch when you feel like a […]
3 Reasons I Recommend You Exercise With Friends
In my years as a trainer I have noticed a few things. Shocker eh? One thing that stands out time and again, is that people who work out with their friends have a good time. And I don’t just mean a “pleasant” time, but a gut-laughing, knee slapping, sometimes pee your pants (not mentioning any […]
A Transformation Indeed!
This is what 3 months of consistency can achieve!! Linda committed herself to cleaning up her diet. We introduced “clean eating” and since she really liked entertaining, she needed a concept that was going to allow her to still do that. So we talked about the 80/20 principle….eating clean 80% of the time, and having […]
