Fashion Flash Oct 22, 2012

Thanks to all of my wonderful blogging friends who have some great tips for the Fall. You’ll see the previews of what everyone has for you this week below. Click HERE to link to the Fashion Flash.   Female Fat Loss Expert (me!), Shawna K, provides information on what the WORST exercises for your shoulders … Continued

Q and A Oct 19th, 2012

Question: What about elbow pain. I don’t get shoulder pain when doing pull ups, just elbow pain. Answer: I experienced a lot of elbow pain when I was first doing a lot of pull ups. I learned that rather than coming to a full hang position, with fully extended arms, it’s best to have a … Continued

25 Minute Meltdown

Here’s a cool workout for you, it does require a bit of equipment but I’ve noted a few options. I set my gymboss for 50 seconds of work and had a 10 second transition. I did the following exercises: jump rope (phantom skip – no jump rope) TRX low row (or do a DB or … Continued

Pilates Core V

Having lived in Canada all my life, I sort of forget how cold it is. I had my Cali BFF come visit recently and was reminded that it’s pretty chilly in Calgary. I had to laugh at Sylvia who seems to think she likes cold weather now that she survived a weekend. The time she … Continued

Can Rick Really ‘Fix Your Shoulder Pain’?

 DOCTOR APPROVED (see below) My pal, Rick Kaselj is an egghead. I say this in the most endearing way. Rick knows his stuff and he’s always my ‘go to’ guy when ever I’m injured or if I have a client that I just can’t solve. He recently came out with ‘Fix My Shoulder Pain‘ and … Continued

5 Worst Exercises for Your Shoulders

My good friend, Rick Kaslej has some videos for us today on the 5 Worst Exercises for your shoulders. He’ll give you some pointers on how to do these exercises correctly if you do have them in your program. You’ll notice that I DO use these exercises myself and in programs to you, so make … Continued

(The Worst) Exercises for Your Shoulders

We all experience pain from time to time. I have many clients that have shoulder pain, myself included. I’m here to say that shoulder pain is NO fun. My daughter was a wrestler who she had hyper-mobile shoulders (oops, I shouldn’t have passed that one down to her). This is NOT great for a wrestler … Continued

Fashion Flash Oct 15, 2012

  October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and  many of our great Fashion Flash posts  deal with this  critical health issue for women, head over here for more, here’s a preview: * What can you do to lower your breast cancer risk for breast cancer? Menopause Makeover has ten tips that could change your life!  With early detection the … Continued

Eating for Better Performance

  It was recently Thanksgiving here in Canada and as many of you may experience, that usually means more food than ever. I managed to dodge the ‘food coma’ bullet by making some healthy choices, but I haven’t been so lucky in the past. I guess one thing about getting a little older is that … Continued