Until recently I had neglected going to the dentist for five years. Yes, you read that right. Five years. Finally, I dragged myself in for a cleaning and as expected, the experience was miserable. No cavities or root canals needed, but it felt like the longest teeth cleaning of my life. I guess our mouths need regular maintenance just like …
How to Build a Budget-Friendly Home Gym
This week’s guest post comes from trainer Kellie Davis, courtesy of Health Perch, about building your perfect home gym. It captures all the basic do’s and don’ts of creating the ideal space for you but I will add my two cents here, because, well, I’m a woman with a lot of opinions! First, home gyms are not for everyone. I …
Why Lifting Weights On a Bike Is a Waste of Time
Gym-goers do funny things sometimes. Curling in the squat rack, practicing their selfie pose instead of actually working out, or squatting on a BOSU with a loaded barbell to better train ‘the core’. But if I had to make a list of the top most annoying things people do in the gym, I’d sum it up with this: 1. Texting in …
4 Rules to Train & Thrive Like a Champion
Before I dive into this week’s post, I am really digging these chocolate espresso banana bread muffins from PaleOMG. So easy to make, so delicious, I devoured them over the course of two days. They were good while they lasted. I highly suggest making yourself a batch, or three. No judgement here. Ok, glad to get that off my chest. In between making …
Weekend recap: Fit Foodie 5K San Diego
The alarm hummed softly at 6:15 am, nudging me out of bed and into my running shoes. It was Saturday – my only day off – and instead of sleeping in, I was fumbling underneath the covers wishing I hadn’t signed up for another race. After wrestling with the snooze button a few times, I finally jumped (read: dragged myself) out of …
How To Program Squats Into Your Training
Engineering a sleek and powerful physique will require quality time with the squat. Athlete or not, you can’t get away from this movement; it’s one of the fundamentals. My motto is “Do it well, do it often, and do it heavy” This wasn’t always the case. I used to loathe squats because they were uncomfortable, awkward and hard – even …
Want to get strong? Get ya mind right!
The first time I attempted a snatch, I fell on my ass and dropped the barbell on my shin. That was the end of my snatch escapade. My first deadlift was through an absurd CrossFit WOD featuring high reps at a weight I had never pulled before. I couldn’t walk or sit for days as a result, and I avoided …
A Newbie’s Guide To Crushing It At the Gym
The gym can be a scary beast if you’re new to exercise or coming back to the gym after a long hiatus. The foolish man dives right in without a program, without guidance and just ‘wings it.’ Know what happens to that person? Injuries, boredom, plateaus and failure. If you’re a gym and strength training newbie, just follow my guide …
5 Sexy Truths About Exercise Intensity
There was a time when my workout regimen lacked intensity. Long and steady runs, two-a-days and back-to-back classes were the norm. To other gym goers, I was ‘hardcore,’ and I had the abs to prove it (Note: You don’t need to workout for hours to look ripped. You need to lift heavy and eat clean. Period.) But as my goals …
How Trainers Stay Motivated To Exercise
When people learn someone is a trainer or group fitness instructor, the reaction is usually something along the lines of ‘Whoa! Must be great to workout for a living!’ Ah, yes, if only that’s really what we did all day. The truth is that personal trainers and coaches don’t workout all day, and we have to keep ourselves motivated to …