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lose fat and gain muscle

How to Lose Fat AND Gain Muscle At The Same Time (Step By Step)

What should I do first…I want to build muscle and lose fat? The great thing is… You CAN do both at the same time! But how you do that may depend on where you are currently in your fitness and body composition journey. While you can achieve both goals, you do need to set a primary focus as that...

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18 core moves

18 Underrated Core Exercises

Often we fall back into using the same old moves, forgetting all of the options and variations out there. But having different variations of exercises to target the same area can help us create progression through the same but different. It can help us even activate different muscles to different...

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preventing injury

The Limits of Age and Exercise (Control What You Can Control)

“I feel like I’m moving better than I did in my 20s and 30s!” Want to know what led to my client saying this? In this video I’ll go over not only the workout adjustments but also nutritional changes we made to help her feel her most fabulous. Because we need to stop just blaming our age and...

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glute bridge form

How Strong Is Your Mind Muscle Connection? (Take This Test)

How aware of your body are you? Do you think you have an amazing mind-body connection? Well…here’s a test to find out! I mention this because too often we’re doing the right moves yet not seeing the results we want. And it’s because we’re going through the motions with our training, mimicking...

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lower crunch exercise

The Most UNDERRATED Lower Ab Exercise

No you don’t have a lower ab muscle. But you CAN target the lower portion of your rectus abdominis or your LOWER ABS to a greater extent based on the moves you include in your workout routine. And one great way to target that area is with lower body crunches. They’re simple and effective…if done...

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push up form cues

5 Tweaks To improve Your Push Up Form

Want to improve your push ups? Then start focusing on what muscles you actually feel working during the movement. When we get the correct muscles truly powering an exercise efficiently, we can see improvements almost instantly. It’s not that we all of the sudden POOF got stronger… It’s often just...

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squat variation

The Best Leg Exercise (You’re Not Doing)

This squat is NOT for everyone. Even modified it is a challenging movement. But it is also an amazing unilaterally focused exercise and lateral movement that can improve your ankle and hip mobility and stability while helping you improve your leg strength. It is a great accessory move to help you...

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FHP 545 – Menopause – “The Big Change”

FHP 545 – Menopause – “The Big Change”

Life is about constant exploration. About constant growth. About constantly challenging ourselves to learn and improve. We should always be setting goals - whether they are performance, lifestyle, monetary, aesthetic… And we should always be CHANGING to reach them. Our identity is more fluid than...

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