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3 Compound Moves You Don’t Realize Are AMAZING For Your Core!
There are some moves we really feel working our abs and core when we do them. But there are others we don't realize worked certain muscles until we are sore the next day! These 3 compound exercises are a great way to strength multiple large muscles at once while also...
Burners – Use These To Get Better Results FASTER!
Sometimes you just want a little something to ENHANCE your results - to give you that little edge without you completely having to change your routine. This is when you add in what I call BURNERS. What Are Burners? Whether you call them a finisher or burnout instead,...
Spinach And Sun-Dried Tomato Omelet Sandwich
Whether your a vegetarian, or just not that huge a fan of chicken or meat in general, you can still get in your protein AND lots of vegetables. Eggs, or even egg whites if you want something a little lower fat to hit your macros, are a great source of protein! So if...
The Glute Strength Workout
There are 4 pieces to a proper workout routine - foam rolling, stretching, activation and strengthening. If you want results, especially if those results involve strengthening your glutes, you need to make sure your workouts include all 4 parts! Below is a possible...
Cardio For Weight Loss!?
I often hear people say, "I want to lose weight. I need to do more cardio." And when they use the term "cardio" in this case, they usually mean long distance steady-state cardiovascular activity. Guess what though? Steady-state cardio, while it may help initially with...
How To Make Dieting Suck Less – 5 Tips and Tricks
We hear all the time... "It's not a diet. It's a lifestyle!" But let's face it...With anything where we can't just do whatever we want, whenever we want, we are going to have some "slip ups." We are going to wake up late because we accidentally turned off our alarm....
Why Activation Exercises Are Important And How To Use Them
Nothing makes me happier than when someone has that AH-HA moment and realizes that they feel the right muscles working. It legit makes me so excited I often have to share the news with whoever is near me. Usually that's Ryan. And I sometimes wonder what must be going...
Simple Doesn’t Mean Easy – Try This Density Interval Workout!
All too often we think we need lots of jumping, burpees, and well, cardio in general, if we want to lose fat. And while all of those moves and exercises should have a place in our routine, overdoing those things may actually be holding us back. Sometimes those...
7 Glute Activation Moves You Don’t Need To Get Down On The Ground For
When we think "Glute Activation," we think about all of those amazing moves done on the ground - glute bridges, donkey kicks, fire hydrants... But what if you can't get down on the ground? What if you have knee pain that makes kneeling uncomfortable? Or what if you...
Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Lettuce Wraps
I LOVE the flavor of Buffalo Chicken. I literally could make myself some sort of Buffalo Chicken something EVERY. SINGLE. DAY! (Heck, I actually have for the last month hehe!) That is why it was love at first sight when one of my trainers shared this Buffalo Chicken...
The Different Types Of “Rest”
When we think "rest," we think about stopping all activity. But our rest intervals don't have to mean we completely stop working EVERYTHING and just stand there not moving, watching the TV in the gym. This also doesn't mean though that rest isn't important and that...
The Hip Mobility RStoration Workout
Preventing injuries is a 3 part process - foam rolling, stretching and activation. (It's what I call the RStoration Method....cause it sounds sexy 😉 hehe) All too often we are doing one, or maybe too, and it's "helping" but the results don't seem to fully last. If...
15 Moves To Improve Your Hip Mobility
Mobility is not the same as flexibility. Nor is it the same as stability. But for true mobility, you need both a certain amount of stability and flexibility of the muscles around the joint. Heck, you even need a certain amount of distal stability and mobility in order...
When You Are In Pain, What Do You Do?
When you are in pain, what do you do? Do you... A. Avoid any sort of exercise. I mean you need to "rest" it, right? B. Power through. No pain no gain! C. Randomly and sporadically throw in some "rehab" and simply avoid the moves that cause pain. D. Just figure you can...
Why Protein Is Key – Even For Veggie Lovers!
Can you be Vegetarian BUT still eat a diet rich in protein? The answer... YES! When we think about dieting and "eating well," we think about whole natural foods. We even think about cutting calories if weight loss is our goal. But so often we do these two things and...
The Squat And Press 1 Minute Max Out
Not all workouts to build strength need to be done for reps and sets. Sometimes INTERVALS can help you build strength, especially if you need to challenge yourself with just your own bodyweight! If you want a 30 minute workout to build your leg, chest, shoulder, arm...
Does Spot Reduction Really Work?
Spot Reduction... When I first started out, I would get asked, "How can I just tone (insert specific area as they grabbed it here)?" I would hear that phrase and roll my eyes. My answer would always be..."You can't spot reduce an area." Like DUH! 😛 And you...
Why You NEED To Start Tracking Your Food!
Tracking your food SUCKS. It's the worst. BUT it is also the BEST way to learn how to eat well and really understand what proper nutrition looks like so you can learn to eat intuitively. Tracking is like studying for a test. You don't want to do it. But you've got to...
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3 Compound Moves You Don’t Realize Are AMAZING For Your Core!
There are some moves we really feel working our abs and core when we do them. But there are others we don't realize worked certain muscles until we are sore the next day! These 3 compound exercises are a great way to strength multiple large muscles at once while also...
Burners – Use These To Get Better Results FASTER!
Sometimes you just want a little something to ENHANCE your results - to give you that little edge without you completely having to change your routine. This is when you add in what I call BURNERS. What Are Burners? Whether you call them a finisher or burnout instead,...
Spinach And Sun-Dried Tomato Omelet Sandwich
Whether your a vegetarian, or just not that huge a fan of chicken or meat in general, you can still get in your protein AND lots of vegetables. Eggs, or even egg whites if you want something a little lower fat to hit your macros, are a great source of protein! So if...
The Glute Strength Workout
There are 4 pieces to a proper workout routine - foam rolling, stretching, activation and strengthening. If you want results, especially if those results involve strengthening your glutes, you need to make sure your workouts include all 4 parts! Below is a possible...
Cardio For Weight Loss!?
I often hear people say, "I want to lose weight. I need to do more cardio." And when they use the term "cardio" in this case, they usually mean long distance steady-state cardiovascular activity. Guess what though? Steady-state cardio, while it may help initially with...
How To Make Dieting Suck Less – 5 Tips and Tricks
We hear all the time... "It's not a diet. It's a lifestyle!" But let's face it...With anything where we can't just do whatever we want, whenever we want, we are going to have some "slip ups." We are going to wake up late because we accidentally turned off our alarm....
Why Activation Exercises Are Important And How To Use Them
Nothing makes me happier than when someone has that AH-HA moment and realizes that they feel the right muscles working. It legit makes me so excited I often have to share the news with whoever is near me. Usually that's Ryan. And I sometimes wonder what must be going...
Simple Doesn’t Mean Easy – Try This Density Interval Workout!
All too often we think we need lots of jumping, burpees, and well, cardio in general, if we want to lose fat. And while all of those moves and exercises should have a place in our routine, overdoing those things may actually be holding us back. Sometimes those...
7 Glute Activation Moves You Don’t Need To Get Down On The Ground For
When we think "Glute Activation," we think about all of those amazing moves done on the ground - glute bridges, donkey kicks, fire hydrants... But what if you can't get down on the ground? What if you have knee pain that makes kneeling uncomfortable? Or what if you...
Buffalo Chicken Quinoa Lettuce Wraps
I LOVE the flavor of Buffalo Chicken. I literally could make myself some sort of Buffalo Chicken something EVERY. SINGLE. DAY! (Heck, I actually have for the last month hehe!) That is why it was love at first sight when one of my trainers shared this Buffalo Chicken...
The Different Types Of “Rest”
When we think "rest," we think about stopping all activity. But our rest intervals don't have to mean we completely stop working EVERYTHING and just stand there not moving, watching the TV in the gym. This also doesn't mean though that rest isn't important and that...
The Hip Mobility RStoration Workout
Preventing injuries is a 3 part process - foam rolling, stretching and activation. (It's what I call the RStoration Method....cause it sounds sexy 😉 hehe) All too often we are doing one, or maybe too, and it's "helping" but the results don't seem to fully last. If...
15 Moves To Improve Your Hip Mobility
Mobility is not the same as flexibility. Nor is it the same as stability. But for true mobility, you need both a certain amount of stability and flexibility of the muscles around the joint. Heck, you even need a certain amount of distal stability and mobility in order...
When You Are In Pain, What Do You Do?
When you are in pain, what do you do? Do you... A. Avoid any sort of exercise. I mean you need to "rest" it, right? B. Power through. No pain no gain! C. Randomly and sporadically throw in some "rehab" and simply avoid the moves that cause pain. D. Just figure you can...
Why Protein Is Key – Even For Veggie Lovers!
Can you be Vegetarian BUT still eat a diet rich in protein? The answer... YES! When we think about dieting and "eating well," we think about whole natural foods. We even think about cutting calories if weight loss is our goal. But so often we do these two things and...
The Squat And Press 1 Minute Max Out
Not all workouts to build strength need to be done for reps and sets. Sometimes INTERVALS can help you build strength, especially if you need to challenge yourself with just your own bodyweight! If you want a 30 minute workout to build your leg, chest, shoulder, arm...
Does Spot Reduction Really Work?
Spot Reduction... When I first started out, I would get asked, "How can I just tone (insert specific area as they grabbed it here)?" I would hear that phrase and roll my eyes. My answer would always be..."You can't spot reduce an area." Like DUH! 😛 And you...
Why You NEED To Start Tracking Your Food!
Tracking your food SUCKS. It's the worst. BUT it is also the BEST way to learn how to eat well and really understand what proper nutrition looks like so you can learn to eat intuitively. Tracking is like studying for a test. You don't want to do it. But you've got to...