Do You Make Your Kids Move?
Have you heard this quote yet from Laura Vanderkam? “You have fewer than 1000 Saturdays with each child in your care before they’re grown up”. Now that my own kids are grown, I can look back and see how valuable that time together is. Plus, when you can spend that valuable time increasing their health […]
Move Daily Membership
Move Daily Membership Making fitness, wellness and nutrition a consistent part of your life can be a challenge, to say the least! You all know what you should be doing to increase health and longevity, and usually you’re pretty good at it for a season, but then something like a pandemic comes along and turns […]
5 Healthy Holiday Treats! PLUS 3 Strategies To Stay On Track This Season
How To Get Through The Holidays Without Gaining 10 Pounds! From the vantage point of a personal trainer, I have observed a pattern that there are two tricky times for clients in terms of throwing off their routine, and indulging a little more than they planned: Summer and Christmas holidays! Well, summer is past and […]
How The Body and Mind Can Change in 3 Months! Client Transformation
Being healthy and fit is not just for some people. It is available to everyone. It is available to you. I recently worked with a woman who came to me feeling very lethargic, flabby and completely unlike how she use to feel. She felt uncomfortable and lacked the energy to keep up with her kids. […]
My Picks: Fit Father’s Day Ideas!
One of the best Mother’s Day gifts I ever received from Quentin was a compilation of all the things I love. Of course there was my favorite scent of bubble bath, dark sea salt chocolate from Purdy’s, maple walnut fudge from Rocky Mountain Chocolate, a Bath and Body Works candle and Conviction wine! Good thing […]
3 Ways To Put Yourself Right At The Top Of The List
Guest Blogger: Denise Herrington It hit me a few weeks ago how negative, judgmental and critical I have been over the last few months towards myself. I am not sure why, I am guessing it is the weather, or that’s what I am telling myself. It has been a long Winter, and now that Spring […]
Why Being A Size 2 Shouldn’t Be The Most Important Thing
“I want a six-pack! When I was 20, I could see my abs and I had nice toned arms. I can’t believe I thought I was fat back then. I would give anything to look like that now! I just want to feel sexy…you know? I hate my legs, they always rub together when I […]
Healthy Eating Revisited Recap!
We just wrapped up what I hope will be our first of many Healthy Eating Revisited events! What a night! If you missed it, I want to give you a quick recap of the nutrition talk that we did, as well as one of the favorite recipes at the end! Read on! One of the […]
Just Keep Shoveling
I got a shovel handle right in the gut this morning. It snowed today and I have taken it upon myself to be the family shoveler. I shouldn’t, I do have 3 teenagers who could do it, but I enjoy the quiet moments outside. I love the look when it’s completed. To see the side […]
This Fitness Style Is Not For You
I had the pleasure of watching a morning news program on the television while at the gym this morning. It had a New Year’s Resolution theme to it and so of course they had a fitness trainer come and share her new 100%-guaranteed-to-work gadget with the television host. It looked similar to this. […]