If you worked that body pushing or pulling weights, bands or plain old cardio exercise, you now need to
stretch the muscles that you used. Sure, I know you realize this in your mind. But admit it. You spend 45-60 minutes working the muscle but then may spend 2 second stretching it. WRONG!! Here are are few ways to change that habit.
A teacher/trainer/friend shared this video link this morning and while letting the water boil for coffee I was captured
completely by the performance. You will be too when you see it. Most of us will think, oh this is impossible for me to do. Might be. Yes, the performers are professionals and if working your body with consistency, focused attention and commitment can change your one step forward to be just a little lighter, than you will be doing all that is necessary for you – at this time.
I hate to tell you because some of you will think I am a wild woman (well maybe a little of that assumption would be quite true) but I love this video workout demonstrating the freestyle use of the TRX. It actually mirrors many of the moves I use in my own personal workout on a weekly basis; minus of course the pullups. Read the rest of this entry →
Need a Private Coach to keep you pumped and focused on your weight loss training? Need a little guidance on how to work effectively for 45 minutes in the gym or home? Need support and guidance on how to stretch those tight hamstrings after your run?
I guess you can tell from my blog entries of late, that I have been playing around with another tool for core training in the past few months, using the TRX Suspension Trainer with both my personal workouts, my private strength/resistance clients and now my Pilates Mat students.
Defying gravity with a new challenge is making all of us stronger, sleeker and determined to continue using the tool. The tool permits a full and complete range of motion throughout a workout, which in turn creates a more functional, safer and more successful method of training. Read the rest of this entry →
Plain and simple. No need to say anything more. Do we get it?
THE FACTS
Lifting heavy weights makes you big and bulky — or at least that’s the conventional wisdom. It’s the reason many women (and some men) who want slim and “toned” physiques opt for lighter weights, lifted more times.
But the notion is not supported by science. Producing bulky muscles requires not just heavy weights but heavy calorie consumption as well, typically far above the 2,000 daily calories recommended for many adults. Read the rest of this entry →
I am a little torn by this “announcement.” Delighted that the issue is put to rest for the athlete and her family, glad that the “officials” finally got it right, yet disturbed that strong, fierce, dedicated athletic women are so disturbingly confusing for much of the world.
Time to think about what you are doing and have done for the year. Time for Thanksgiving preparations and that means the Annual Thankful Hike in the Palisades to prepare your body for the delicate balance of holiday, life, food and exercise. For the past few years, (since 2003) I have been leading outdoor excursions along the Palisades just to clear my head and have invited everyone I know to join me, just for the fun of it. Read the rest of this entry →
but we get up!” So says the gospel by Donnie McClurkin from a few years back. I quoted it in response to a client’s admission of falling off her regimen of a clean diet for the past three weeks. Read the rest of this entry →
A male client of mine read this article and told me he heard all my words to him on paper when he
read this. I liked that. The rules of fitness are the same and apply to all of us. Read the rest of this entry →
