Most Personal Trainers and “Health Coaches” will tell you it’s because: you’re too lazy Too Busy you don’t want it bad enough you don’t have enough willpower you eat too much you move too little you need to start taking whatever pill and potion they are selling Are there grains of truth in any of ... read more >
Which Diet is the Best? Keto, Vegan*, Whole30, Raw food, Macrobiotic, Low Carb, No Carb, High Carb, Low Protein, High Protein are some of the current diet trends and back in the day diets were: Grapefruit, Cabbage Soup, Coffee and Cigarettes, Hot Fudge Sundae, and someone even said they tried a Fried Chicken Diet. Every ... read more >
The challenge is complete!! 5-6 Days of Lifting is a LOT and it was a great challenge but that can be hard on the joints so this next month I am taking off to recover by focusing on rest, flexibility, and improving my cardio conditioning. That means more treadmill workouts are in my future! ... read more >
My Coaching Pillars with my clients and my own principles are as follows Give Up Dieting for Good Real Transformation Takes Time: Play the Long Game There is no Perfect Change comes from a positive Place I had a great chance to live out #3 in Week 3. I had a low energy morning ... read more >
I took the past two weeks off from the gym in order for rest and recovery following the Nicole Wilkins 60 Day Transformation program which was challenging for me. I took the time off in order to: Let my Joints Rest Let my Body Recover Let my Mind recover This is rare in the ... read more >
Whew! I just finished the 60 Day Nicole Wilkins Transformation Challenge and it was awesome!! Here are my Wins from this program Got back into a consistent weight lifting routine Incorporated more High Intensity Cardio into my routine such as doing the 5:30 a.m. Les Mills Sprint Class at the gym Started getting to the ... read more >
In the Home Stretch!! What's so different about my approach to fitness now is that I am focused on the Growth and Development I gain from each program, rather than the amount of weight or inches lost. What I have gained from this program Gotten into a disciplined early morning exercise routine 2 days per ... read more >
"Too much protein is bad for your kidneys and it saps the calcium from your bones!" I have heard this on many occasions from people and while I know what study they are going to cite to prove their point, what people also fail to mention is that study studied people who had impaired kidney ... read more >
Whenever I did programs in the past, I always focused on being perfect. I focused on whether or not I was able to follow the program to the letter. I would judge myself as a success or failure based on these self imposed rigid standards and also what the scale said at the end of ... read more >
I believe the first two weeks of any program are going to be the most challenging. My first two weeks were TOUGH. I was sore, tired, and I had to tell myself to keep showing up. Week 3 has been better and I don't feel as sore and tired. Part of this is due to ... read more >
