Recently I was asked what is something that is going great in your personal life right now. I said it was that I got my energy back. I am now able to teach a 6:30 a.m. cycle class on Monday mornings, train clients around the city, work on my online business, and squeeze in a ... read more >
After a great lower body workout, in order to work on stabilization strength, power, and to get the heart rate up I end with finishers. I usually like to do 100 reps of finisher exercises but if time permits, then I also will go for another round. I've included Modifications just in case you don't ... read more >
Bodyweight training is a great way to give your joints a break if you've been lifting heavy and also a way to get some cardio in without a LONG, BORING, and INEFFECTIVE (for fat loss) steady state cardio workout. Another awesome Calorie Burner and this one has a TOUGH core workout at the end! Enjoy! ... read more >
I like to do complexes at the end of a workout in place of traditional machine based workout when I am pressed for time, not at a traditional gym and need to use my own bodyweight, or when I feel my conditioning/endurance needs work. Body weight complexes are also a great idea if you hate ... read more >
First announcement: I am moving this blog to a Word Press site by April 15. I have some pretty exciting changes happening and the blog is just one of them. Spring Training 8 weeks down This has been an interesting time. My diet changed. We've lowered my carbs and upped the fats for some days ... read more >
Tip#1 - Have a Destination and avoid the March to Nowhere (or Buttonwillow) Losing Weight is a terrible goal. It’s generic and not specific. If you were taking a vacation and I asked you, “Where would you like to go?” What if you responded with “California”. That could mean San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego, ... read more >
I am a big fan of High Intensity Interval Training. It’s a short and to the point workout and it gets you GOING. Make no mistake about it though: It is tough! I do a 10 minute HIIT workout as part of my own fat loss program and it is the LONGEST 10 minutes ever. ... read more >
Welcome to Spring Training!!! Well I am officially back on plan as of today. Since I am from San Francisco and we are the world champions in baseball, I think it’s only fair to use this analogy of Spring Training as it relates to training. One of the most important parts of a training ... read more >
In my last post I talked about the reasons I am over teaching Group Fitness as it related to the members, but here's my main reason for being over teaching Group Fitness. I no longer look at it as a method of weight control and I don't want to end up getting injured. Teaching Group ... read more >
I've been holding this confession back for a long time but I feel like I'm ready to spill the beans: I am pretty much over Group Fitness Classes and I am almost ready to quit teaching altogether. My Reasons are as follows: Lack of Standards with Group Fitness Instructors Pointless Workouts with no goal or ... read more >
