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These 3 Tips Will Get You Moving More at Your Office
Office Activity Will Help You Lose Weight Now! You spend almost 50% of your day at work, so it's important to be active while in the office. NEAT matters! I spent 10 years in a corporate office environment, so I know what's it's like being stuck in meeting after...
You Should Do These 3 Critical Exercises Every Day
You Only Need 5 Minutes to Exercise Your Total Body! There are so many benefits to exercising, but I know you are sometimes too tight for time to perform a complete half hour or longer exercise routine. The following three exercises, will work almost every muscle in...
Is Recovery Important in Fitness?
Give Yourself a Break! We live in a stressful world filled with long work days, pollution, smoke, traffic, line-ups and never-ending technological demands. During any of these stressors your heart beats faster, your blood pressure increases and your palms start to...
What’s the Best Way to Exercise?
Why Is Exercising So Confusing?!? There are thousands of fitness websites you can view online and millions of exercise moves posted on social media platforms each day. You can find hundreds of exercise videos and pick from a ton of different exercise styles. This...
Why is Core Strength Important?
Why Care About Core Strength? I spend a lot of time with my clients working on strengthening their cores. First of all, click here, to learn about what muscles the core consists of. I'll give you a hint, the core encompasses more than just your ab muscles. What Does a...
I Go to the Gym, Does it Matter if I’m Active at Work?
Activity Levels Throughout Your Whole Day Matter! If you exercise throughout your evenings and/or weekends, congratulations this is a terrific habit to be in! You probably have more energy and strength than most of your co-workers and friends. However, is working out...
What are the Best Exercises for All Fitness Levels?
Hold Your Body Still and Squeeze Tightly! Isometric exercises are performed by contracting your muscles as tightly as you can. These exercises work your muscles without you having to move much at all. The muscle length remains the same for the duration of the hold....
I Exercise my Abs A Lot, But I Still Have a Muffin Top!
Personal training clients often come to me with the goal of getting a washboard stomach. Let me clarify first off, what this goal means. What are Washboard Abs? Typically, when people talk about washboard or 6-pack abs, they're referring to being able to see the...
I Exercise A Lot, But Don’t Lose Weight, Why?
Why Aren't I Progressing in the Gym? We've all experienced it, we workout like crazy in the gym for hours a week, but the scale and our measurements don't show it. What's going on? Does Nutrition Matter? Yes, if your eating habits are way out of whack, your body will...
Is Pain Due to Exercise, a Good Thing?
No Pain, No Gain!! We have all heard this saying, and a lot of people in the fitness world live by this statement. Some people feel if they're not feeling pain during their workouts and afterwards, they need to keep pushing their bodies harder and harder. Are these...