Podcast: Finding Your Fitness Spark
Whether you are working out currently or haven’t been to a gym in years, finding your spark can be a challenge. We can be rolling. Doing the right stuff, and then suddenly, we’re bored and falling off the wagon. We also have an amazing way of forgetting that our health actually matters. I’ve seen clients […]
Checklist for Healthy Aging
The goal of aging gracefully comes down to living your highest quality life, never being limited by your body, and having freedom to do what you want without fears. Seems like a worthy pursuit! It certainly pulls at the heart-strings more than looking good on a beach does. So let’s talk about the top qualities […]
It’ll Stay Clean Forever
We just had our house cleaned today. I’m not sure how often it happens. But it’s really nice to see what our house can look like…briefly. Then without noticing at first, a few things get left out. Crumbs don’t get wiped off. School papers get left. Shoes don’t get put away. Three backpacks eventually block […]
In Defense Of Looking Good
There seems to be a lot of anti-vanity sentiment. Especially against social norms of what we’re “supposed to look like”. To a large extent, that’s a great change. Women are sick of hearing what others think of their body. They don’t want their girls to grow up hearing the same judgmental BS that they did. […]
A Smart(er) Strategy Between The Holidays
A smart(er) strategy between the holidays! Reject the push from society to constantly focus on fat loss. There’s a time and a place for everything. Entering winter may NOT be the right time. Here’s a better way to approach the holidays…
I Wonder How Strong She Is
How many decades have women been conditioned to think that a toned woman must have gotten that body by starving and doing cardio? It’s so deeply ingrained in our culture. Toned woman = Hours of cardio and low calorie dieting What we know now, after a few decades of much better data, is that it’s […]
That’s Not Self-Care
Have you ever listened to your inner voice? The words you say to yourself in your thoughts? They aren’t usually very positive. Or nice for that matter. The problem is that when it comes to self-care, so much of what we say about it is just as negative. Just as critical. Think about your motivations. […]
Kettlebell Queen: Meet Cindy
Here’s Cindy doing one of our most complicated moves in kettlebells- a double swing, high pull, snatch combo! Her commitment to strength, consistency and our community has shown through for four years now! When she joined, she had been doing the same strength and cardio based workouts for over a decade. While she loved that […]
The Truth About Fitness
Most people struggle with nutrition because they think it’s about going hungry. Most people struggle with fitness because they think it’s about boring, endless hours on a hampster wheel. Most people struggle to produce any real strength because they FAR underestimate how strong they are. Most people struggle to transform their health because of the […]
Just Finish The Job
The other day I was pumping gas and it was about 17 degrees. Man, how badly I wanted to just cap it off at a few gallons and drive off in my warm car. I’d just dropped my youngest off at school. As a side-bar, hats off to the teachers who had to stand out […]