Age Better The Dangers of Sarcopenia (Muscle Loss) and why you MUST lift weights
What is Sarcopenia? Sarcopenia is the age related loss of muscle mass, strength, power, and function. (Sayer et al 2013; Morely 2012) The word sarcopenia literally means “poverty of flesh”. For years people have accepted that as we age we would lose most of our strength, power, function, and mobility. Thankfully now we know that ... read more >
Top Moment of 2015 #4: Trip to Vegas Olympia Weekend
This was a very fun weekend and we didn't even go to the actual Olympia show. It was just a great time to be able to see people that I follow on social media live and in living color. Very motivating More than anything though it was fun to get away, get out ... read more >
Top 10 Moments of 2015: #5 Getting My Mind and Message Right! Stop Fixing Yourself We are ENOUGH
Every action produces a reaction. When I decided not to do the Figure Competition, I was pretty surprised at the reaction I got. People were so supportive and I received a lot of comments offline thanking me for my honesty. You can read about why I decided not to do it here Even though I had ... read more >
Top 10 Moments of 2015: #6 Nor Cal Fitness Summit
I am very grateful for the vision of Khaled ELMasri who created the Nor-Cal Fitness Summit. I have been to three of these summits and they just keep getting better every single time. There is limited continuing education in our neck of the woods so to be able to attend a summit for 2 days ... read more >
Top Ten Moments of 2015: #7 Field Trip to Facebook!
This past summer I had a chance to visit Facebook HQ in Menlo Park thanks to two very awesome people, Jill and Joanne. I am It's not every day that you get to visit a cultural phenomenon that has changed the world and when you do it's important to be aware and be observant of ... read more >
Top Ten Moments of 2015: #8 – San Jose Fit Expo
This summer I went to the San Jose Fit Expo because I had never gone before and I thought that as a fitness/health coach I should go to this even,t BUT what convinced me to drive 50 miles and pay the $25 entrance fee was because they announced that my fave SF 49er Vernon ... read more >
