I hate cardio as you probably already know…. Possibly the only other person I know that hates cardio as much or more than me is Mike Whitfield. This is a fella that you’d think would be a ‘cardio junkie’. I mean he’s lost over 100 lbs and lots of people would think that to lose … Continued
3 Fat-Burning Moves You’re NOT Doing But Should Mike Whitfield, Master CTT I was just talking with Shawna about this weird conditioning move and how I thought it was for sissies. The truth is that it will get you sweating in about 15 seconds or less. That, along with two other fat-burning moves is what … Continued
Fix My Knee Pain This is my good friend and fellow Canuck, Rick Kaselj explaining how to squat properly. Whether you’re doing body weight squats, or squats with additional weight, you need to take care of your knees. Rick’s Fix My Knee Pain plan will help you alleviate any current knee pain you may have … Continued
Fix My Knee Pain My good friend and injury expert, Rick Kaselj gives you tips on how to squat properly without injuring the knees. You can find out more about his Fix My Knee Pain program to help you with any knee pain you may have.
Recently, Client Wayne asked me what the merits of doing a split routine are. He wanted to know the benefits and why I happen to choose a ‘push/pull/legs’ split I talked about in this post. So settle in, you’ll find the rationale and several workout samples below. I’ve been a gym rat for years. In … Continued
Do you have wrist pain when exercising? Lea recently commented on the Female Fat Loss Over 40 Facebook fan page saying how much she enjoyed Shawna’s workout videos for Female Fat Loss over 40 but shared how frustrated she felt with exercises like burpees and mountain climbers because her wrists were not strong enough to … Continued
It got ugly. Yesterday I went to the gym and decided it was a pulling workout. I noticed the pull up bar free so I set up camp there. Side note: It’s unfathomable to me that a big box gym has only ONE pull up bar in the entire place. Well, that’s a lie, there’s … Continued
Crunches or Sit-ups? Guest Post by Sylvia Favela Author: Bodyweight Pilates There are three things that are nearly on every woman’s wish list: A Fat Bank Account, A Hunky Man and Sexy Lean Abs, Right?! You won’t get that enviable sexy midsection by doing crunches or skipping out on your workouts. With dozens of options … Continued
Front Planks are a very common exercise that’s incorporated into health, fitness, performance and rehabilitation exercise programs. I recommend planks all the time. They can be done on the wall, the floor or on top of a piece of fitness equipment (like a stability ball). The front plank is an exercise for upper body stability, scapular stability, core stability, … Continued
Want another body weight workout? You’ll find a similar style workout to this one here. I call this ‘part 2’ because if you’re super fit, you could string the workout below with this workout together. These workouts are ‘RIST & FUW’ type workouts. RIST – reps in specific time FUW – finish up with I … Continued