Category Archives: Weight Training
Introducing the AbAssist+Plus! New product for ab exercises & body weight leverage
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
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 [...]
Ready for 2012? 10 Ways to Get Your Fitness Game Plan Going for the New Year (Or Anytime)!
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?”
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
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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Exercise Now, Benefit Later: Stocking Up On Your Fitness
When an unexpected crisis hits that derails your health & fitness regimen, the amount and intensity of your previous training can really pay off. The fitter you are, the less you conditioning you lose when you have to take some time off from your workouts. Here’s my latest article on the Huffington Post. Read it [...]
Good Vibrations: Can Whole Body Vibration Machines Make You Fit?
I’ve dabbled with them before but wasn’t quite sure what real benefits these machines could provide and if, over the long run they were safe. Now that these machines are more prevalent in gyms and fitness studios as well as used by elite athletes, more research is available and the findings look darn good especially [...]
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Taking the Guess Work out of Choosing the Right Trainer
It’s time for new year resolutions and time start or re-start your fitness routine. Some of you may be hiring trainers, some of you will be taking group classes at a gym or studio near you, and some of you may be doing both. There’s more to finding the right fit than simply hiring any [...]
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