Take it Down a Notch
Friday September 28, 2007
I was in Colorado Springs this week for a business meeting with my husband's company and I was reminded how hard it is to workout when you travel...particularly when you ... Read More
New Reviews: Low Impact Circuit and Pyramid Strength
Wednesday September 26, 2007
This week, I have a couple of new video reviews for you to check out for those of you who enjoy working out at home. First is Cathe Friedrich's ... Read More
Workout of the Week - Seated Stretch for the Back, Neck and Shoulders
Tuesday September 25, 2007
If you're stuck in an office somewhere staring at a computer all day, I know you've got some problems...your neck feels tight, your shoulders are all knotted up and you ... Read More
Vote in This Week's Poll: Did you gain weight when you went to college or moved away from home the first time?
Monday September 24, 2007
A friend of mine has a daughter starting her second year of college after spending the entire summer trying to lose the weight she gained. What she said to ... Read More
Why You Should Lift Weights
Friday September 21, 2007
I don't like lifting weights. There, I said it. The truth is that lifting weights is one of those things I appreciate when I'm doing other things. ... Read More
How to Stay Fit When You're a Stay at Home Parent
Wednesday September 19, 2007
Looking back over my years of personal training, I realize how many unusual situations I've been in with some of my clients. I've held crying babies while my clients ... Read More
Exercise of the Week - Lunge Stretch on the Ball
Tuesday September 18, 2007
My husband thinks I'm completely weird because I keep an exercise ball in my office for various activities - sitting, rolling around, stretching and bouncing. I think he's weird ... Read More
Vote in This Week's Poll: How do you motivate yourself to exercise?
Monday September 17, 2007
We all have those days when motivation is hard to come by. For example, this morning I had plans to get up and go running. I even put ... Read More
In the Forum - The Ab Lounger
Friday September 14, 2007
I love my mother-in-law. That said, and due to the fact that she doesn't read this blog, I can admit that she's one of those people who can't resist ... Read More
New Review: The BOSU Ballast Ball
Wednesday September 12, 2007
It's hard to believe you could make any significant changes to the stability ball, isn't it? There are some companies out there who have certainly tried, making them bigger, ... Read More
Workout of the Week - Core Strengthen & Stretch
Tuesday September 11, 2007
I originally created the Core Strengthen & Stretch for a client who wanted to get his body ready for yard work and avoid some of the back pain that's inevitable ... Read More
Vote in This Week's Poll: Can you eat healthy if you're on a tight budget?
Monday September 10, 2007
Last week's poll about America's weight problem really generated a lot of interesting conversation. Most of us seem to agree that we all need to eat better and exercise ... Read More
Are You Ready to Get Real About Weight Loss?
Wednesday September 5, 2007
One of the things I love about Americans is our desire to innovate. We're always trying to change things and find new ways to make life better and easier ... Read More
Vote in This Week's Poll: What contributes the most to America's weight problem?
Tuesday September 4, 2007
If you've been following the debate going on in my latest post Do You Live in the Fattest State?, you've noticed that there are plenty of opinions for why we're ... Read More