I took my kids on a pre-Christmas trip to California. Last year we came to Cali and experienced the most rain that the state had received in about 10 years, (thank you very much Mother Nature). Even so, we decided to make what will be an annual trip to California and enjoy better weather. … Continued
Time is tight over the holidays… Scratch that, time is tight all the time, but especially over the holidays. And, there’s usually double to triple the amount of opportunity to indulge in excess calories during the holiday season. I’ve talked about the main thing that makes you fat (insulin) and … Continued
Want a real challenge? Go on a holiday with two teenagers… I have a 14 year-old boy and a 17 year-old girl. If you didn’t already know this, teenage boys love to embarrass their teenage sisters. One effective way to do this is by making farting noises in public. This of course is much … Continued
I want to talk about how to get 10 chin ups. You might go to the chin up bar and get as many as you can and then you just end up failing. One way to increase your chin ups is to use the lat pull down machine if you have access … Continued
It turns out I’m sorta fickle… I hate to say it, but the burpee has lost just a little of his pizazz…. Sure, he still makes me weak at the knees and outta breath, but since adding 50 burpees a day into my workout for a few weeks now, I’m getting … Continued
At my latest meeting of fitness pro’s I got together with Sara Sutherland Dean. She works with new mom’s to get them back into tip top shape. I figured that you could benefit from some of her advice. Lots of my clients are ‘new mom’s’ and their babies are teenagers now…;) So, even though … Continued
I want to give you a strategy to get to 10 push ups. Sometimes you just get pooped out from doing push ups. If you’re just looking for a different exercise that’s going to help increase your push ups, one exercise that I can give you is the dumbbell press. You can do this … Continued
I want to talk to you about doing 10 pull ups. I’ve given you all kinds of tips and strategies on doing pull ups, assisted pull ups, jump pull ups, that sort of thing but today I want to talk about using a lat pull down machine to help you to improve your pull … Continued
It turns out I’m sorta fickle… I hate to say it, but the burpee has lost just a little of his pizazz…. Sure, he still makes me weak at the knees and outta breath, but since adding 50 burpees a day into my workout for a few weeks now, I’m getting a little … Continued
I want to talk about cardio workouts for women for fat loss. Sometimes people get on a piece of cardio equipment and barely move. When I go to a gym I often see a lot of people that are just barely peddling the bike or walking on the treadmill. They’re reading a magazine, they’re … Continued