Fire Your Physio (simple shoulder pain solutions)

Aches, pains and niggles – we all have them.   I wanted to share a quick and easy shoulder release technique with you today and all you need is a small, firm ball.   Muscle releases are not fun – they can be quite painful.  But they WORK.   You can use either a spikey ball … Continued

Best Ab Exercises For Women Over 40

“How do I flatten my tummy?”   This is the most common question I receive.  Hands down.   How we look obviously affects how we feel about ourselves.  Now this is a muddy area for a lot of women because we don’t necessarily have an accurate idea of how we actually really look, and hormones, … Continued

500 Burpees?

I’m not one to do anything half a$$ed. (I’ll make a full a$$ out of myself any day of the week :)) This was no exception. As many of you know, I have own and operate Calgary NW Fit Body Boot Camp here in Calgary. I’m super excited to partner up with an organization called … Continued

Hot flashes? There’s a better way to work up a sweat

Updated February 11, 2017 New research suggests daily exercise could be the best way way to combat distressing symptoms of the menopause Laura Donnelly, Health Editor of The Telegraph in the UK, writes that hot flushes (flushes in the UK, flashes in the US) can be among the most distressing symptoms of menopause.   No … Continued

Do You Even Squat? Training Tips + 4 Minute Workout

Bodyweight workouts… Lots of folks think that you need a lot of bells and whistles to have a good workout. Not so. Your bodyweight is sufficient for an amazing workout, as you’ll see if you do the follow along workout I have for you below. Now, I must be honest, I don’t ONLY use bodyweight … Continued

Just For the Girls (Over 40)

Have you met my alter ego? As some of you may already know, I have multiple personalities…(So you really don’t need another trainer…kidding!) My first blog is called Female Fat Loss Over 40 and it caters to women (obviously) over 40. I started this blog to help many of my local fitness boot campers who … Continued

Less Exercise => MORE Results

Tell the truth….do you do ‘cardio’? Before my kids, I did a few physique shows. I fared pretty well ending up at the National level here in Canada despite the fact that training for fat loss was different than it is now. Back in the day, I did a lot of traditional steady state cardio … Continued

Costa Rican Mis-Adventure

In keeping with the rules that I give my daughter Hannah when she’s traveling, I didn’t tell anyone what we were up to here in Costa Rica a few days ago. I always hated it when Hannah was in SE Asia and would tell me, ‘Mom, tomorrow I’m going bungee jumping’. I told her, the best way … Continued

Moving Day + No Equipment Workouts

Sometimes you’re just stuck with your body weight. I was out in Kelowna moving my Dad into a retirement home. Before the day got started and the weather got too hot, I busted out a workout each morning. You can always fit 20 minutes of fitness in if you really want. Here were my workouts … Continued

Adventures and Lessons from Costa Rica

I distinctly recall returning to school in the fall of my fifth grade year and was asked to write ‘What I did on my summer vacation’… (Knowing me, I have that paper somewhere in a journal – I tend to keep all kinds of embarrassing written things that I hope someone will burn when I … Continued