Sexual harassment or yoga? (my experience)

I know that yoga really has a calming effect during stressful times, right? Oo-o-m-mmm… I hate yoga. I’m sorry, I just have to be honest about it. The reason I don’t like yoga is not with ‘yoga’ itself so much,but more about my first yoga/sexual harassment experience. I really need to give yoga another go … Continued

Challenge Workouts VIP Coaching Q n A

How’s your motivation today? Did you workout? How was your nutrition? I ask this because you expressed interest in my Challenge Workout VIP coaching program and this is the sort of thing you’d need to report in every day. No matter if you’ve had a great day or you totally fell off the wagon, the … Continued

VIP Success Stories

Take a look at some of the results from my Challenge Workouts VIP Coaching Crew. This was a 90 day program that went through Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years – the time of year when most people GAIN weight. If you want to get serious about your fitness and get in the best shape … Continued

I Blame the Lettuce!

Winter is tough for a number of reasons… Today I sit in my window seat that overlooks my snow covered back yard. While it’s quite beautiful to look at, if you venture out, it doesn’t ‘feel beautiful’ 😉 Sev and I feel a little cooped up – it’s currently -25C with the wind. Ug. Now … Continued

What’s Your Favorite?

What are YOUR favorite workouts? I put this to my VIP coaching group because we’ve had opportunity to switch plans every 21 days and I wanted to get their input. It seems that the Metabolic Resistance Training module was a big hit. If you’re unsure what a MRT workout is, let me explain… Anytime you … Continued

Count Down to 2015…

How will you finish off 2014? Would you say that you’re living a healthy lifestyle? Is there room for improvement? January 1st is the time most people make resolutions, what do you have planned? While everyone else is making grand promises that won’t last longer than the New Year’s Eve hangover, why not set yourself … Continued

Can I Have Your Opinion?

It looks like someone is pretty passionate about the jump rope…. One of the questions I often get regarding jumping rope is ‘how long should my rope be?’. So I made this video geared for those starting out jumping rope. Get a load of the comment “Hypercube1729” posted on this You Tube video I made … Continued

How old are you?

It’s sort of a rude question, isn’t it? How do YOU feel when you get asked your age? Are you honest with your answer? I’ve never really understood the benefit of lying about my age. While I’m not thrilled to be over 50, it’s nice to see the surprised look on the face of the … Continued

If You Don’t Use It…

If you don’t use it, you lose it. That’s how it goes with muscle. But what if you can’t exercise to work your muscles because you’ve lost mobility? Well, if you don’t remain flexible, you lose what flexibility you have too :/ This will open you up to a ton of injuries and it’s a … Continued

I Was Wrong About the Treadmill…

Okay, okay, so I was wrong….. I’ve come to realize that all the treadmill bashing I’ve been doing is falling on deaf ears. So I re-evaluated the reason I bash the treadmill and I’ve come to realize that the treadmill has really been getting a bad rap from me. The treadmill is really no different … Continued