Stressed? Exercise or Meditate!
With the uncertainty in our economy today, many people are stressed out. Many people use unhealthy coping mechanisms to deal with stress and their previous good habits such as eating nourishing foods and daily exercise fall by the wayside. Because you have stress in your life is all the more reason to eat healthy food […]
A Long & Strong Future!
Spending an hour on the treadmill isn’t enough. Neither is walking the dog. As you age, your body is in a state of deterioration, starting as early as age 30. By age 50, most of us will have lost over 20% of our muscle mass. This means age-related weight gain as we gain more body […]
Homework(outs)!
The majority of our clients that we have, work out at home with their own equipment. We are experts in teaching you how to fitness train at home, because that is where we do our own training for 65 – 70% of our time. We do also go to a gym primarily to use some […]
How Are You Accountable?
I have 5 clients all named “Linda”. The Linda I am referring to in this blog wanted to be accountable for her wellness goals in 2016. So, she showed me how she was being accountable and in detail too! I invited her to text me every day to let me know that she got a […]
Slow Food in a Fast World
Those who know me know that I use my crockpot a lot. In fact, we have two of them going sometimes. I especially like them when we are busy on weekends and want a hot, delicious meal with meat and vegetables and a salad on the side. Today I have beef shanks with lots marrow […]
Measure “Down” in 2016!
Instead of measuring “up” in 2016, how about measuring “down”? Several of my clients have started their exercise and clean eating regimen before the holidays have taken a hold of us and are already seeing remarkable results. Consistency pays off! One client has been with me for only 1 month and is doing portion control […]
Get Pampered This Christmas!
Christmas and New Years can be stressful for anyone. We are certified A.I.S. Practitioners (Active Isolated Stretching via the Mattes Method) for over 3 years and many of our clients love to book a manual stretch session with us. A.I.S. stretches chronically tight areas that may feel “glued down” and inhibited even with regular, post-workout […]
3 Ingredient Pistachio Bark
Just in time for Christmas gift giving! Only 3 ingredients used in my pistachio bark. Melt 1.5 cups dark chocolate nibs in a double boiler (I use a premium quality baking chocolate), add 1 cup of roasted salted pistachio nuts, and crumble about half a cup of young coconut chunks into the melting chocolate. Blend […]
Alternate Meats for Savory Meals
For those who know us, we do tend to enjoy some different choices for meats. Today’s Sunday supper we are having slow cooker duck necks with cherry chipotle glaze and a bit of coffee rub. By the time this is done, the meat will be falling off the neck bones so we will have something […]
Chair Exercise for Mobility-Challenged Clients
I recently became a Certified Chair Exercise Specialist for Mobility-Challenged Clients. This means I can also work with seniors or those who find standing difficult, persons who have low endurance and post-surgical clients as well. I train clients on a chair with a high back or for clients who have more strength and stability, we […]