Double Down vs. Giving In
After a year of pandemic life, I’m sensing that a lot of people are confused about what to do for their health and fitness. Are gyms open? Are they safe? Will they ever be the same again? What seems obvious…
3 Myths about Fat Loss
Have you noticed all of the online fitness gurus and overnight experts we're bombarded with? Have you noticed most of them are in their 20s and they are ready to tell a busy mom or menopausal woman how to lose…
Is it motivation?
January has come and gone, and so have most people’s New Year’s Resolutions. The year usually begins with a flurry of activity … new workouts, a new diet, a fresh start. By the time February arrives, most of those who…
“Do I need to strength train?”
Women who are ready to start a fitness program always ask me: "Do I need to do strength training?" I love getting this question! "Isn't weightlifting dangerous? I don't want to get injured," they say. Lifting weights with personal coaching…
Food and Mood, part I
You’ve heard it before, “You are what you eat.” AND, you also feel what you eat. Research has shown that food affects our moods. The food you consume has a profound impact on your overall health, including mood, stress level,…
When you are feeling badly about feeling fat
Oooh, gosh, there is that taboo word "Fat." caption for image I have mixed thought about this quote, but I do like that it reminds us that fat is just one type of tissue that your body is made up…
Have you ever been the “victim” of poor bagging technique at the grocery store? and your feet :0
Have you ever been the "victim" of poor bagging technique at the grocery store? Yes, you have. We all have. I prefer to bag my own groceries, especially when the bagger is inexperienced. Why? Because they just throw the stuff…
If your story isn’t right…it doesn’t matter what strategies you use.
I love sharing strategies to help women become healthy, fit and strong! Using strategies make you focus on the behavior or action steps rather than pure will power to do the things that you know are ultimately going to help…
Hard does NOT equal Bad
I found myself avoiding something because it was hard. I was discussing something with my coach and I said to her "I avoid this because it's hard, but I have to remind myself that if I do it regularly, the outcome…
Hierarchy of Fat Loss
Fat loss can be very confusing. On the surface women think "I'll just exercise more." And...sometimes that works! However, have you ever added more time on the treadmill, a day or two more of exercise or up the intensity and still nothing changes? These…
