In the health and fitness world, we tend to be people who are "all in" or "all out." What I mean is that we go full force (to start) or we stay far away from any kind of new fitness regime because we are neither motivated nor "available." There is also one other transitional precursor to "all out." We will call this the "idle phase." So really, we can say there are three different stages we can be in regarding our fitness commitments. I have to say, as a personal traine

I had a wonderful conversation with a few girls that attended one of our group exercise classes the other night. Our discussion really rang in my thoughts for a few days. Our conversation started with the fact that most of the ladies attending class that evening were trying to "get back into being healthier." It's a common feeling among many and especially during this time of year when seasons are about to change, school is in session, and routines become a little more stru

Monday, August 14, 2017 Last week I subbed for an exercise class at MVP Fitness in Milan. As I was preparing for the class and had a few minutes to spare, the medicine balls caught my eye. It's been a few years since I have incorporated medicine ball work into a routine. Eager to play around with the different weighted medicine balls, I found myself indulged in a full force workout. I was so caught up in all of my medicine ball work that the next day proved to that those

Well, as I was talking to a good friend this past week I realized that barriers and unforeseen events are not just happening to me. They happen to everyone! When unexpected events happen, our whole focus and sense of control get rocked. As I was in a good zone of eating very healthy for the last several weeks, I fell victim to eating everything in sight. Take it a step further and I found my myself eating the leftover piece of cake my child didn't finish at a birthday party