Metabolism Myths + Solution to Keep You Fired UP!

A faster metabolism is the holy grail of fat loss right? If you have a faster metabolism, you’ll burn more calories with less effort and fit into your jeans much better in less time….win – win – win… However, there’s conflicting info out there as to the best way to increase your metabolism, but one … Continued

How to Improve Your Balance

How’s your balance?   Has it changed in the last few years? Are you a little less stable in some movements and a bit more careful when walking down stairs or in other activities?   The ability for your body to automatically adjust movement to it’s surroundings, decreases with age as those helpful sensory perceptions … Continued

Metabolic Resistance Training Anyone?

Maybe you recall that I posted I was doing videos in July (yes, July)… I bet you sort of gave up on this program didn’t you? I know I almost did.  Well, sadly my webmaster’s partner suddenly died in November of 2014. This slowed things down considerably. Also, to my delight, Rob Jaeger, my awesome … Continued

A Strong Core is a Happy Core

One of the most important elements of any training program is the effective strengthening of your core muscles.   A strong core and solid foundation of shoulder and pelvic stability is a must for everyone who wants to remain injury free and retain good functional mobility in their body.   This short Pilates Finisher workout … Continued

Workouts for Beginners

If you haven’t exercised for a long time, it can seem overwhelming and intimidating to start over again.  Especially if you’ve got injuries that you need to be careful with and you’re just not confident with what you’re doing.   Sometimes, it seems that the after-workout soreness isn’t worth it – you feel so stiff … Continued

Why Muscle Keeps You Young

As we age we inevitably lose muscle tone.  People who are physically inactive can lose as much as 3% to 5% of their muscle mass per decade after age 30. Even if you are active, you will still experience some muscle loss.   This is known as age related sarcopenia.  It typically accelerates from the … Continued

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

Listen to Your Body

One of the health and fitness catch phrases you’ll hear a lot is “listen to your body”. So, what does that actually mean? When it comes to good nutrition, you need to listen to your body to find out what suits your appetite; your digestion; your energy levels.  When it comes to workouts, same deal!  … 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

4 Bodyweight Knee Saver Exercises

  I’ve got a great article from Guru Rick Kaselj today taking you through 4 Bodyweight Knee Saver Exercises. These are 4 exercises that you can go through anywhere that help strengthen that knees in order to save your knees from knee pain or a knee injury.   #1 – Bodyweight Squat The key things that we … Continued