Holiday Recipe Exchange…ARE YOU IN?
IT IS TIME! Alrighty folks, it is holiday time! This is the era of cookies, eggnog (which, I think is gross), those spice latte thingies with pumpkin spice, and lots and lots of parties (which I love). And, as you well know, this is also the time of year when people eat too much...
Correct Your Posture For A Better Life
This week's challenge is going to be geared towards your posture. I used to be huge into posture and I judged and critique others for their poor or good posture in my head on a day-to-day basis when I was younger. Why? Honestly, I have no clue, but I just assumed that if you sat up and had good posture you just looked poised and confident. Which isn’t a bad thing, but having good posture is so much more than being poised and confident, although it is a great benefit. But the truth is when you have good posture, whether that...
Happiness Jar Challenge
Happiness Jar All right, so the challenge this week is to make what people call a, “happiness jar.” I'm not going to lie, I'm not a huge fan of the name of a happiness jar. It sounds a little lame and a bit to girly to be quite honest. But, I can't think of anything else to call it so we're going to call it a happiness jar. This is how it works. When something occurs that makes you happy and or gives you a feeling of gratitude you need to write it down and you put the piece of paper into...
It’s November, the month of Thanksgiving
The month of Thanksgiving has finally arrived. There isn't much better way to show that you are thankful then serving others. The challenge this week is to donate either your time or talent or your treasure to the community by giving back to those in need. A few ideas that will help you out. You can serve food at a homeless shelter. You can sign up to volunteer to help build a Habitat for Humanity building or house. You could just go out and clean the side of a busy road near where you live. You can donate some time or money...
My Wife Didn’t Even Notice My New Rack :-(
Has This Ever Happened To You? The other day, I had a client who generously gave me a squat rack, for those who don't know what a squat rack is, when you come into my studio, it's the big black thing that you do pull ups on or TRX pull-ups and sometimes maybe even do squats on. Anyway, this awesome client had a spare squat rack that they didn't use, so they brought it to me. To give you some context, this squat rack has a 4 X 4 foot footprint and is about 7 ft tall. Needless to say it's...
Burn Some Extra Calories Doing What You Do…Just Add…
Stair Climbing Challenge! Which person are you? Are you the person who takes the stairs everyday at your office or place of work or even in your home? Or are you the kind of person who diligently waits 5 minutes for the elevator to show up? Hey I get it, we all take the elevator from time to time. It could be because you had a fantastic leg workout :-), or you have too many groceries to even think about packing them all up and down some stairs, or work just was really the pits and the last thing you want...
Go ahead, spoil yourself…
You need to be Spoiled! This week I have a unique challenge for everyone. I know most of you work extremely hard not only at work, but also at home. The truth is most of us have so many stinkin things going on, that we are the last ones we think of or make a priority for. We think of our kids, we can have our spouses, we think of our boss, etc. This can be brain numbing and stressful. The point is, rarely do we ever do anything special for ourselves. I'm going to give you an excuse to spoil yourself....
Shape Your Booty From Home Challenge
Simplest Move To Perform at Home Tone and Shape Your Backside Ladies and gentlemen I present to you Hip Bridges. I wish I could say Hip Bridges were my favorite exercise, but the truth be known I'm a dude and most dudes aren't super interested in toning and shaping their bum. At least for the most part. However, most of the ladies that I train love Hip Bridges because, it's simple, it's easy, and it gets relatively good results with consistent practice. What Hip Bridges Work. Hip Bridges specifically target your bum e.i your glutes. Generally, while performing Hip Bridge you'll feel a...
Explore Some Place New Challenge
Explore Some Place New Challenge Alrighty, people the heat of summer is slowly coming to an end. Fall is starting, the leaves are changing and it is starting to get cooler outside. I don't know about you, but I love this time of year. I can go out with sweatshirt and if I'm doing anything active for a short amount of time I can take off my sweatshirt and be comfortable in a t-shirt without sweating like crazy. Anyway, with this spirit in mind I would like to propose the following challenge. It's called, Explore Someplace New Challenge! (I know super original)....
Do You Use Reminders To Help You Lose Weight? Should You?
Do You Use Reminders To Help You Lose Weight? Should You? What do you do to keep yourself on track? Do you know what some of the most successful people in the world do? Let me tell you : ) When you embark on any new journey, regardless if it is more weightloss or not you need often need to develop new habits and change your current lifestyle. That sounds great right? The main problem though, is you actually have to change...