*Language warning* UFC Champ Ronda Rousey is RIGHT ON. She says, ‘Don’t be a Do nothing b*tch‘. I know this is a harsh message – I’m sorry to offend, but sometimes it’s okay to draw a line in the sand. Honestly, this is what my philosophy of Challenge Workouts is all about. I want you … Continued
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
Look what’s new on the block! Periscope is a new form of social media that I’ve started using. You can learn more about it here: www.Periscope.tv. It’s a way to do LIVE streaming video so that I can connect with you in REAL time and you can join in to comment, ask questions and show … Continued
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
This post is a little out of the ordinary…it will swing around to fitness (sort of) but it will take the long road. It’s a personal post that you can feel free to skip over, but if you read it, you’ll get a little insight into my head (and the heads of others with a … Continued
It’s easier that you may think to lose a little flub…more on that in a moment. Today I’m hitting the road to drive west to go help my Dad move into a retirement home. He’s doing pretty well recovering from his stroke in January. He’s tired of cooking and cleaning for himself though and I … Continued
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
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
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
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