Pantry Raid!

What do YOU have in YOUR pantry? Would you be horrified to have your trainer come and take a peek? Well, that’s just what I did with one of my long time clients and friends. (We’re still friends by the way, even though I pretty much emptied out most of the contents of her pantry.) … Continued

10 Weight Loss Mistakes

Everyone has the best of intentions when it comes to fitness and weight loss. There seems to be a boat load of misinformation out there and I think that honesty in advertising is sadly lacking, many folks are mistakenly led down the wrong path. I thought I would summarize the top ten weight loss mistakes … Continued

Need a Sanity Check?

Summer is a great time for family and fun. Have you had enough yet? Ready for some girl time? I have another Adventure Boot Camp Girls Getaway planned for September. You’ll just have time to get the family settled into their routine, but not too late to lose sight of your sanity. It’s about time … Continued

8 Ways to Motivate Yourself to Workout and Eat Healthier

Have you’ve ever lacked motivation to workout or eat healthier? You’ll want pay attention to the following 8 tips I’ve got lined up for you. These are from my pal, Yuri Elkaim and I thought they were helpful, so wanted to pass them onto you. In general, we move towards pleasure and away from pain.  … Continued

Check Your Exercise Form!

Here’s the problem: You want to workout at home or on your own…. You want to ensure that you’re doing each exercise correctly… You’re not sure if you are, so you don’t lift significant weight or try too hard for fear that you will injure or strain a muscle… You don’t get any results because … Continued

Need Breakfast Ideas?

Lots of peeps need some good ideas to get their day started on the right nutritional foot. Here’s some of my fav ideas for breakfast:

More Caveman Info from Ron

I was able to interview the caveman himself:  Ron Holland, to find out more about his Paleo diet: Shawna Interviews Ron on the Paleo Diet from Shawna Kaminski on Vimeo. So, if you need some direction on how to clean up your diet, even if you don’t want to lose weight but just want to … Continued

Go Caveman! How and Why

I wanted to share with you an article by my good friend Ron Holland. He’s a long time trainer with a long list of credentials. I love his ideas on diet (because they agree with mine!). Let me know what you think, comments are always welcome. I’ll get an interview up soon that I did … Continued

Audio Interview #1: Sam Bakhtiar

My good friend and fitness expert Sam Bakhtiar gives his best advice for female fat loss over 40. Sam is a doctor of chiropractic medicine, an accomplished bodybuilder, but more importantly a fitness transformation expert. He owns Fitness Concepts Private Training Facility in Chino Hills, CA, and his passion is to get results for his … Continued