February 16, 2018February 16, 2018
My daughter loves Barbie dolls. When I was growing up most Barbies looked the same: tall, blonde and busty. Today’s Barbies come in many different body types and skin tones,...
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February 11, 2018November 5, 2018
I’d kept a journal on and off since I was a kid, but only when I started bodybuilding and was on a mission to lose weight did I start a...
February 6, 2018
My main goal for 2018 is to encourage as many people as possible to get healthy this year. One of the obstacles that some of us face is trying to...
February 2, 2018February 2, 2018
I’m 44 today. I remember being all in a panic in my 30s that the big 4-0 was approaching, like it would be the end of the world. What a...
January 30, 2018November 5, 2018
“Adulting” is a term my millennial friends use when they define doing all the things responsible grown people do as mundane tasks that they don’t necessarily feel like doing; things...
January 22, 2018November 5, 2018
Today’s #ShesLosingIt #SLIMethod fitness challenge is to post your favorite family fitness picture. Here’s mine. There’s a story behind it. Honestly, I didn’t want to go. I had been given...
January 16, 2018
A mere two weeks ago we stood in the Arctic breeze and celebrated the dawn of a new year. For many of us, that meant the annual ritual of writing...
January 10, 2018
Are you guys enjoying the #ShesLosingIt #SLIMethod Fitness Challenge? Today’s goal is to do push ups, which reminds me how much I hate push ups. (Yes, even personal trainers hate...
January 9, 2018November 5, 2018
Today’s fitness challenge is to show what you’re eating for lunch. For many of us, that includes restaurant food. Here are seven tips I give my own clients when they...
January 8, 2018December 30, 2017
When you are doing something difficult, like getting healthy or training for something you’ve never done before like a Spartan Run, there will be days when it seems too hard...
January 7, 2018December 30, 2017
I’m a firm believer in making my life easier. That’s why I food prep twice per week. When it’s time to eat my meal is ready to go and I...
January 6, 2018December 30, 2017
Sometimes getting healthy can be hard! It makes it easier when you have a friend who is willing to sweat (suffer?) along with you. This is my friend, Obidia. We...
January 5, 2018December 30, 2017
If you’re following my 2018 Fitness Challenge then today is all about lunges. This exercise works your quads and calves for strong, sexy legs. As an international award winning bikini...
January 4, 2018January 4, 2018
Holy moly, I hate the cold! (That’s why I live in Texas). But for two weeks each year it actually gets cold in Austin, so I have to bust out...
January 3, 2018November 22, 2018
What’s for breakfast? If you’re like most people breakfast is skipped because you’re in too much of a rush to get the kids off to school and yourself ready for...
January 2, 2018
As a personal trainer and fitness blogger, you’d be surprised the questions I get asked. One of the more common ones is about sweat. Do I have to sweat to...
