Let's face it...eating kale and broccoli every day is boring. When you're in training for competition, you have to find creative ways of getting in your fibrous carbohydrates. To my surprise and delight this recipe was so yummy!! Thanks to Roxie for the heads up. Ingredients 1 Eggplant 1 Fresh Tomato (I like Canned ... read more >
I am training for my first fitness competition and my coach asks for clients to wear a Heart Rate Monitor during our cardio sessions to make sure that we are working hard enough. Prior to this, I had never used a heart rate monitor and relied more on the Rate of Perceived Exertion (RPE) for ... read more >
Tell me if any of these sound familiar: You're running late so you skip breakfast and decide to just grab something at Starbucks on the way to work. You didn't have time to make your lunch in the morning because EVERYBODY was moving too slow and had issues, so you're going to have to eat ... read more >
Two years ago I decided that before I turned 25 (ok fine) a certain age that I wanted to do a fitness competition. I wanted to transform my body into looking like the strong women that I admire so much. I signed up for personal training and thought "Oh well maybe I can compete in 3 months." Well after ... read more >
With Daylights savings Time, many people have been cranky these past two days. The loss of the hour made us more tired and according to news reports more accidents and heart attacks occur around Daylights savings Time. BUT how many of us enjoy that extra hour of sunshine and leaving work feeling as ... read more >
Honestly if there was one fitness myth that I need to be stomped on, thrown in the trash, and never heard from again it is that carbohydrates are evil and you shouldn't eat them. Food Marketers, fad diet pushers, and supplement gurus have tricked people into believing that carbs are all bad. NO SIR AND ... read more >
Working as a trainer is a rewarding job, but it is also challenging. Many times we encounter clients who have their own ideas about how to get in shape. These people have been hoodwinked, bamboozled, and led astray by fitness magazines, diet gurus, and an industry that capitalizes on insecurity and ignorance. Guess what? I ... read more >
So you've been at this here body improvement plan for the past 6 months and at first the scale was dropping every week and it looked like there was hope!Now you step on the scale and the scale isn't moving. Even worse, maybe it's gone up a few pounds."What am I doing wrong? The scale ... read more >
Last Sunday morning I woke up very excited. I didn't have a clue why I was so excited. Something in my spirit told me "Today is going to be EPIC" I even wrote in my morning devotional journal that something exciting was going to happen. I was so excited I decided to get all ... read more >
These make an awesome pre workout snack or just a great snack when craving something sweet 1 Cup Steel Cut Oats 1/2 Cup of Egg Whites 2 Tbsp of Xyla sweetner or 3 packets of Truvia 2 Scoops of Protein Powder (Vanilla, Chocolate, or Peanut Butter are yummy!) 3 TBSP of Almond Butter Pinch of ... read more >
