Category Archives: Training
IT’S A MINEFIELD OUT THERE
Welcome to the personal trainer minefield. In this day and age there are tons of options for trainers: in your gym, online, boot camps, small groups, the list goes on and on. So who do you trust with your health and money?
AT HOME FAT BURNING WORKOUT
Getting to the gym isn’t always possible. It’s a great idea to always have an at-home workout in your arsenal for the days that you can’t make the gym but still can squeeze in a quick sweat-fest. Continue reading
NEVER STOP LEARNING
For me, one of the greatest things about fitness is that it is an ever changing and evolving field. New studies are constantly being done, new training techniques (good and bad) are created, the opportunities for improving yourself never cease!
THE TRUTH ABOUT TONING
As a trainer, I hear a lot of fitness BS especially when my clients are just starting out. They have had all sorts of info pushed on them from every direction so it has to be correct, right? One of my biggest pet peeves (just behind the myth that whey protein will make you fat but that is another rant all together) is when I hear women say they just want to “tone up”, they don’t want to get big. Really? Can you tell me what it means to “tone up”? Are you coming up with a tight, lean look as what “toned” means? Well I hate to break it to you but that tight, lean look is muscle. That round, shapely booty? Yeah that’s muscle. Flat abs? Yep, muscle again.
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