It’s sort of a rude question, isn’t it? How do YOU feel when you get asked your age? Are you honest with your answer? I’ve never really understood the benefit of lying about my age. While I’m not thrilled to be over 50, it’s nice to see the surprised look on the face of the … Continued
One of the most important but challenging muscle groups to work without equipment is your back. Building a strong back helps you with great posture, balances tight chest muscles (and most of us are VERY tight through the front of our bodies), relieves stress through the neck and creates great pulling strength. If you don’t … Continued
If you don’t use it, you lose it. That’s how it goes with muscle. But what if you can’t exercise to work your muscles because you’ve lost mobility? Well, if you don’t remain flexible, you lose what flexibility you have too :/ This will open you up to a ton of injuries and it’s a … Continued
Okay, okay, so I was wrong….. I’ve come to realize that all the treadmill bashing I’ve been doing is falling on deaf ears. So I re-evaluated the reason I bash the treadmill and I’ve come to realize that the treadmill has really been getting a bad rap from me. The treadmill is really no different … Continued
Okay, so that may be a bit of an over statement… But man, it felt like I was drowning. If you’ve been reading my emails you may know that I took up a new challenge: surfing. Recently I was out on a new beach in waves that were ‘over my head’ – literally and figuratively … Continued
Now you might be thinking, “you can’t change your metabolism over night”, but I’m here to say that you CAN make a difference in just 5 days. The reason YOU might not be able to do it is because you don’t have the right tools. Check out ==> 5-Day Fast Metabolism Repair Plan (this … Continued
Here’s a 20 minute challenge with ALL my favorite moves. Do this AMRAP style (or as many rounds as possible) in 20 minutes: 5 assisted 1 leg squats right 5 assisted 1 leg squats left 5 kipping pull ups 10 double unders with the jump rope 10 kneeling burpees 10 jump squats This is from … Continued
Lately I’ve incorporated more kettlebell and strength movements into my workouts. I usually will add some burpees or jump rope to my workout, but since I’m nursing a little plantar fasciitis, jump rope is out while it gets better 🙁 There are other ways to get sweaty and burn calories other than doing HIIT type … Continued
Before I get to this fun workout, I want to tell you when it’s the PERFECT time to do a workout like this is… No, it’s not ‘when H*LL freezes over’ =====> It’s great to do a metabolically challenging workout BEFORE a treat meal. A workout like this will BOOST your metabolism so when your … Continued
It’s really important to prepare your body for your workout. You need to warm your muscles in preparation for exertion and by doing so you’ll reduce the possibility of injury. Always spend at least 3-5 minutes warming up. Your warm-up exercises need to be dynamic in nature, avoid static stretching when your muscles are cold. … Continued