My Favorite Things

It’s Valentine’s Day. Of course everyone always thinks of ‘love’ on this day and I’m the same. The love that I’ll speak about is OBVIOUSLY going to be of the sweaty variety and a little different than the mushy sort of Hallmark cards. Would you expect any different from me? I mean, think about it. … Continued

Strengthen Your Core and Burn Belly Fat At Once

I always get asked what the BEST ab move is AND how can one can get rid of belly fat. To me, these are sort of different questions: one is functional and one is aesthetic. The BEST ab move to strengthen the core is anything plank related. This strengthens the transverse abdominus muscle – there … Continued

Guest Post: 5 Tips to DOMINATE Your Double Unders

How’s it going? Robby Blanchard here! If you are reading this blog post right now then you already know and love Shawna and her awesome training, Challenge Workout programs and her pullups. I mean, Shawna can bust out pullups like nobody’s business…how awesome is that?! But on top of all that she is an awesome … Continued

Guest Post: Do your knees have you on your knees?!

Do you have some aching soreness in the front of your knee just below your knee cap? How about some pain on the side of your knee every time you go up stairs? One of the biggest complaints people have that restrict them and their workouts is knee pain. Every time they bend down to … Continued

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