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Back in my corporate days I used to wake up drag myself out of bed at 5am to get a workout in before going to work at 7:30am (that was our start time, and not a minute later was allowed). Those early mornings felt brutal at times, even when it became a regular part of my routine. What I learned …
Ask any ambitious, hard-working person how burnout feels in their jobs or careers and they’d tell you it’s soul-crushing. Thankfully, we’ve gotten better as a culture at detecting the symptoms of work-related burnout. But what about fitness burnout? Is it even a thing? Yes, fitness-related burnout is a real, and it can happen to anyone who is remotely passionate about …
You want to be consistent with your workouts and stop the yo-yo exercise habit? Girl, I got you… Building consistency is a patience game. No one wakes up to a healthy and fit lifestyle; it’s something that is practiced and earned over a long period of time. If you’re frustrated by your fitness results and the constant jumping-on-then-back-off the exercise …
Nothing inspires me more than seeing women get after it in the gym. The ladies inside my private Facebook group are tackling their goals while balancing work and motherhood; my female clients are hitting PRs and learning new skills like front squats and chin-ups. I love it. No doubt women have made some major strides regarding strength training over the years, …
The day I discovered a stretch mark on my body was the day I gave up wearing shorts. For years. I was in high school at the time, which is another way of saying I was incredibly insecure, still growing into my body, and wondering if my parents were really out to ruin my life. Ah, what a wonderful time …
“Change your habits, and you’ll change your life.” You’ve likely heard this saying before and wondered “That’s great, but how do I actually do that?” After all, some habits are harder to change than others. Quitting cigarettes is hard. Making your bed every morning is not. Likewise, establishing new habits in regard to your fitness and health is not as …
I used to spend my days bouncing from one thing to the next. 5am wake-up calls, 6am workouts, 9-10 hours hustling at my corporate job….and then hitting the gym in the evenings to either fit in more of my own workouts, teach classes, or continue my studies to become a better coach and instructor. At one point I was working …
You know what word women should eliminate from their vocabulary forever? The word “just”. As in… “I PR’d my bench press but it was just by a kilo. I have a long way to go.” “I lost weight but it was just one pound.” As a coach, we do ourselves a great disservice by downplaying our achievements in the gym and …
This is not an article about goal-setting. There is no SMART goal method (gosh I hate those) and there are no tips or secrets to achieving the body you want. Instead, I’m going to share a powerful exercise I recently learned to set yourself up for success. Think of it as the behind-the-scenes work that occurs for all your goals …
If you could change your life around in the blink of an eye, what would you change? Would you finally enter that lifting competition you’ve been eyeing? Would that business idea turn you into an uber-successful millionaire? Would that dream relationship finally come to fruition? Would traveling around the world whenever you want actually be a possibility? It may sound …
