So this may come off as a bit of a rant… but it needs to happen. I get very annoyed by excuse after excuse I hear from people. If you’re not interested in training with me because of your own personal reasons – I am not offended in the least. However, when I hear … Continued
Fashion Flash Late Summer Edition It’s the Fashion Flash, check out it here. Up first is news from Staness: A new study reveals that combined with a healthy lifestyle, drinking red wine could reduce your risk factor for breast cancer. MenopauseMakeover.com has the results of this study. How many calories should YOU be eating? … Continued
I have a post for you from my friend, Jared DiCarmine, read on for some info on how to build some muscle. *************************************************************************************************************************** Muscle… We all want to build muscle, burn fat and look good with our shirts off or in a bathing suit. There’s nothing wrong with that. Now when you first start … Continued
The other day at the gym, I saw one dude trying to teach another dude how to squat. I was doing a squat/skip/push up/barf (not really but almost) combination. It was a painful process watching this dude. He just was NOT getting it. The key that the teaching dude was forgetting to tell … Continued
I always get asked what my favorite abdominal moves are. Should I be doing crunches? What will flatten my tummy? How can I get rid of my muffin top? Well, let me remind you that you can do ANY ab move and as long as your diet isn’t dialed in, your muffin top will remain … Continued
I often get asked ‘how many calories should I be eating?’ This is a hard question to answer, it depends on so many factors: height, weight, muscularity, activity level, age, genetics… So, I sometimes refer to the ‘Harris Benedict Formula’ This is a formula that takes into account a few factors to give you a … Continued
I learned about this test from my friend and mentor, Craig Ballantyne who learned it from world-famous strength coach Martin Rooney in the April 2010 issue of Men’s Health. The Rules 1) After a warm-up, you are going to do push-ups for 3 minutes. 2) You can rest whenever you want – but the … Continued
I’ve been MIA while I’ve been unpacking and getting my house in order. It’s been super fun to set up my condo, much more fun that packing my house up (ug). With my pack, I did a lot of purging. I think I gave away one box for every two that I packed. It was … Continued
I have some fantastic tips and hot topics to discuss, so grab a chair and a cup of coffee or green tea and enjoy these fabulous posts from my Over 40 blogging friends. CLICK HERE to read these cool posts. Are shorts for women over 40 age appropiate? See what the Glam Gals … Continued
“I don’t have time to workout.” C’mon. Really? You need to come up with something better than that. “I’m hooked up to a dialysis machine”, okay, I’ll accept that as reason for not training, or “I’m in a full body cast” would be acceptable for a certain period of time… Actually, if you’re on … Continued