The ONLY Way to Raise Your Metabolism

Are you sick and tired of eating less and still gaining weight? What gives? * Discover THE secret to a healthy metabolism and ability to lose and maintain your weight loss. * Learn the #1 reason you’re gaining weight while eating less. * Learn the key to feeling strong and energized and fitting into your … Continued

Best Exercise? The Key to Workout Success

I’m like anyone else and I have favorite exercises that I always use for myself and for my clients. I hate to label any one exercise as the ‘best’ or the ‘worst’ though, since there are a number of factors that play into what may make them the best or worst. Sometimes an exercise is … Continued

A Fitness Secret of Mine

As promised, I wanted to share one of my fitness secrets. Actually, two things today… I’ve been working out for many years and I feel I’m making gains in my fitness journey all the time. One of the ways that I’m able to do this is to log my workouts. The second ‘secret ingredient’ is … Continued

Basic Kettle Bell Moves

Are you interested in trying kettle bells? I was, so I had my good friend and master trainer, Ron Holland take me through some kettle bell moves. He’s the author of the Curvy Woman workout, which I’ve been using, but isn’t quite ready for you yet. When it is, I’ll be sure to get you … Continued

Ten pebbles, a hill and an IPOD

I was out with my dog on Sunday, sort of lamenting the end of summer and thinking about the great hill workouts I had at my summer home. Fall comes fast in Calgary where I live, and I know I won’t be able to have many outdoor workouts till spring. Desi (my boxer) and I … Continued

What’s for Lunch?

Fall is the perfect time to get back to routine and proper eating if you’ve been ‘out to lunch’ with your nutrition plan. One of the biggest downfalls for many is lunch time, what to have? By the way…if you need to have accountability, that is, me hanging over your shoulder checking on what you … Continued

Got Bra Fat?

Everyone has their own issues in relation to fitness and fat loss. There are some solutions that will work in general for the main stream, but  there are those with their own issues that may want to dial in their program so that it’s totally personalized. If you’re one of these people, then I have … Continued

Is Shawna 24/7 for You?

I’m offering a new program at boot camp called Shawna 24/7. If you need more info, please comment on the blog, or email me at shawna.kaminski@gmail.com. Let’s set up a phone conversation this week: Thursday, Aug 26th or Friday, Aug 27th so you can in on the program and take advantage of the early bird … Continued

Inner Thigh Problem?

Recently I got an email asking what a lady could do to tighten up her inner thigh area. I promised a blog post about the issue as I thought if this was an issue for her, it may be for others. I want to encourage you to email me or post comments on the blog … Continued