Short on time and long on the desire to get lean in no time flat? Well pretty much anyone should be able to find 17 minutes a day, right? Seriously, what could you possibly be doing that’s so important that you couldn’t spare 17 minutes or less for your health? Take a look at this … Continued
I often get asked what my favorite ab moves are. Here’s a secret: I don’t spend a lot of time training abs specifically. In fact, that goes for bi’s, triceps and calves too. My thoughts are that I’ll train big compound movements first and if I have any gas in the tank at the end … Continued
Guest post 3 Tips on How to Beat Workout Boredom By Kate Vidulich, CTT Author: Fat Loss Accelorators I have a confession to make. I used to be a treadmill-hamster. A cute, fluffy animal who loved to drink beer and eat banana bread. Yep, that was me in a nutshell. Running on the treadmill at … Continued
Tougher than a burpee? I didn’t think I’d find anything, but the ‘sit out’ rivals the burpee. What I like about the sit out is that I feel my triceps as well as my core light up. I’m not sure if it’s the position or if it’s just tough work, but these really get me … Continued
Need help with your pull ups? Have you tried the band assist? The first time I tried the band assisted pull up, the band slipped and I got a pretty good spank and I was a little red cheeked (BTW, I’m not talking about my face, even though it was a little embarrassing). Using the … Continued
My Cali BFF came for a visit to ‘sunny’ Calgary. Sunny should read ‘snowy’. Oops, what was I thinking… I asked her to do a post for us. You can see more of Sylvia Favela, ‘The Pilates Chick’ here and here. I’ll let Sylvia take it away… I spent the weekend celebrating … Continued
What fits in a shoe box and can train pretty much all 600 muscles of your body? If you guessed the suspension trainer, you guessed correctly. I use my suspension trainer a lot. I love to take it to the back yard and hang it from a tree to train. I have a sample workout … Continued
What do you do when you have company? You know, the kind that you wonder if they’ll ever leave? Well, my Cali BFF, Sylvia came for the weekend, and you’d think that I was trying to get rid of her. Not so. We sit butt to butt on the couch with our lap tops. She’s … Continued
I’m feeling a little like an OLD DOG with a BIG birthday this week, but I’m SO overwhelmed with the outpouring of love from friends, family and you, that I can’t wait for another 50 years to pass so I can feel like royalty again 😉 Originally I wrestled with the idea of turning 50, … Continued
Did you know you’re probably wasting about 84% of your time “working out” if your goal is to shed fat or improve your overall health? It’s scary, but research is proving to us over and over that cardio is NOT the answer to losing fat. You probably already know that, but… … how do we … Continued