Category: Workouts

I recently was on a trip with my daughter to NYC. We had good times exploring the fabulous city while starting our day with a short intense workout. This one is a push DB complex we did in the hotel gym. You can do it with a timer or you can count reps. I did … Continued

NYC. It all seemed like a good idea from the comfort and quiet of my home office with Sev at my feet. I thought I would feel more adventurous in real life. Turns out I feel like a fish out of water. I live in a city of a million, but NYC is on another … Continued

Before I get to the workout for today, I need to clear something up. I’m an expert in burpees and pull ups and the like, I never claimed to be a mathematician 😉  It seems that in this next workout, even COUNTING was too complicated for me.   I set the workout up on my … Continued

Do you have 10 minutes? Then you can get a full body kick a$$ workout in. This is a ‘RIST’ style workout, that means ‘reps in specific time’. The goal is to get 10 reps in every minute for 10 minutes. The exercise is everyone’s favourite: the BURPEE! Now it’s WAY more fun to be … Continued

Guest Post from Mike Whitfield, CTT I just realized that the annual “Gobble Jog” I run every year on Thanksgiving is sneaking up on me. I haven’t trained for it at all, and yet, I’m not sweating it. I did the same thing back in July with a 10K. I didn’t train at all… and … Continued

We all know that crunches are the LEAST effective way to find your six pack right? You know that you CAN NOT spot reduce and you could do crunches all day long and still not find your abs. So don’t bother. There are WAY more effective ways to tighten, tone and strengthen your core. Here’s … Continued

Crunches are over rated! Don’t do them. There are much more effective ways to flatten your tummy… Here’s my good friend, Mike ‘pancakes’ Whitfield with a jump rope ab finisher for you. Now Mikey is a big finisher freak. He suggests doing these finishers after any workout, including a Female Fat Loss Over Forty workout. … Continued

Guest Post from Dennis Heenan Author: Super Hero Sprints “But I can’t sprint…” Ahh if I had a nickel for every time I heard that one… When people hear or see the word sprints, they often do one of two things: Sprint away as fast as possible in order to get away from the workout … Continued

Burpees are great for fat burning. They can be modified or intensified to suit any fitness level. The great thing about burpees is that they’re more effective for fat burning compared to long slow cardio like ‘jogging’. If you haven’t checked out my Challenge Burpee program, then it’s time you did. I mean, who doesn’t … Continued