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Fourteen Tips on Gym Etiquette for 2012

By jill | Published: January 2, 2013

You may be a neophyte to gym culture or returning after a long hiatus. Here are 14 gym rules to help you and the people around you have a more pleasant experience at the gym or wherever you workout. From body odor to space hogs, I cover the most important things to know before you [...]

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Pressed For Time? What Should You Do – Cardio or Weights?

By jill | Published: March 17, 2012

You’re pressed for time. You know you shouldn’t blow off your plan to workout today, but you can’t fit in a whole hour. Maybe you can squeeze in 30 minutes. Does this scenario sound familiar? So what’s the best use of your time if improved fitness and maximum calorie burn are your goals: Weight training [...]

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Knee Pain Getting You Down?

By jill | Published: February 22, 2012

I had a miserable time in my 20′s when I started doing fitness seriously – meaning, as a job. I was down for the count a few times with terrible knee tendonitis from over training and not being aware of what movements I was doing that were causing the injuries. I’ve spent many hours with [...]

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Here’s the Skinny on Detox Diets and Cleanses

By jill | Published: January 17, 2012

I’ve written about this topic almost exactly 2 years ago for the Huffington Post as every new year I hear more and more people talking about going on a detox diet or doing a cleanse. It’s that time of year again when I’m hearing the buzz. If you’re on a detox diet, doing a cleanse [...]

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Introducing the AbAssist+Plus! New product for ab exercises & body weight leverage

By jill | Published: January 9, 2012

My new product, The AbAssist Plus has begun airing 2-min. commercials today. What does it do? It has 2 functions. One is as an ab trainer for floor exercises. The AbAssist Plus helps any level exerciser do difficult ab exercises with ease while taking the strain off your lower back because it suspends the weight [...]

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Good nutrition tips for fueling your workouts

By jill | Published: January 4, 2012

Here’s a good sports nutrition article I found on Real Age’s website. It reiterates some of the tips I wrote in my April 2009 blog article, “When and What Should You Eat Before You Workout? And Does It Matter What You Eat After?” If you think eating a meal or a snack before or after [...]

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Ready for 2012? 10 Ways to Get Your Fitness Game Plan Going for the New Year (Or Anytime)!

By jill | Published: December 27, 2011

My top 10 tips for starting, sticking to and getting back on track for any fitness or weight loss plan. Implement a few of these tips and you’ll get to your goals faster. Happy New Year and I look forward to helping you reach your goals!

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Is Group Fitness Turning Into “McFitness?”

By jill | Published: October 31, 2011

This is an article I spent months writing. Mostly because the topic matter is near and dear to me – it was hard to step back and write objectively which I always try to do as someone who spent part of her professional career as a news reporter! As you’ll see, I’m not that objective [...]

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How to Get a Celebrity Trainer Toned Body Without a Celebrity Trainer

By jill | Published: September 16, 2011

It’s really not as mystical as it seems. When you see a celeb walk down the red carpet flaunting an apparently transformed body, it wasn’t some magical workout program or exotic diet that got them there. There’s only a handful of tricks of the trade that credible trainers use to help their clients make a [...]

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Low fat or low carb to reduce belly fat?

By jill | Published: August 31, 2011

Great question! Here’s a link to an article I read that gives a good rationale. Keep in mind, there are good fats (i.e. omega 3, fish oils, polyunsaturated, monounsaturated) and bad fats (sat fats and trans fats – both are solid at room temperature). And there are good carbs and no too good for you [...]

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