I may actually be a broken record at this point… SPOILER ALERT (in-case this is TLDR)… Your body cleanses and detoxes ITSELF and does NOT NEED that EXPENSIVE diet tea, herbal supplement, or special juice to cleanse itself… Now before I make the internet scream at me for saying such things, I do realize that […]
Category: Fat Loss
Moms… Let’s Talk
Moms… I am talking to you, myself included… It’s been talked about over and over again that we generally tend to put ourselves on the back burner to make sure that everyone and everything are taken care of. Whether you are a stay at home ambassador who takes care of the kids, house, laundry […]
Dad’s Advice
If there was one thing in life that I heard from my dad that stuck with me… it’s this: “If it’s not fun… it’s not worth doing…” Now sure there were times when I took that a tiny bit too far: “School is not fun – must not be worth doing” “Chores are not fun […]
Spring has Sprung
It is true – SPRING IS HERE! And that means that Summer is right around the corner… This is the time when many of us start to stress about all of the activities that will have us in less clothing and more exposed. You see we have been in hibernation, we have been cozy, we […]
2018 Motto
The Life Stride Fitness Training and MY OWN PERSONAL Motto for 2018: Consistency OVER Perfection… As any fellow perfectionist knows it is often really hard to be positive about your outcomes when you are not getting things done 100% all of the time. Meaning perfect… all the time. Which is not realistic – but sometimes […]
Bloated after the New Year?
So it is a new year… and you are well on your way to a healthier you… but 3 days into the new year and you are still dealing with a negative side effect of the holidays… THE HOLIDAY BLOAT! Let me advise against these “detox” and “cleanses” that are powders and pills to try […]
New Year and New Goals
Every Year at this time we start fresh and make new goals for the new year. If you have been following me on any of the social media platforms I am on – you know that this year I am doing something a little different and making “reverse resolutions”. What are ‘reverse resolutions”? Well I […]
Power Of Modification
Have you ever joined a workout group or a class at a gym and quickly felt like you were over your head? Have you become discouraged at not being able to do something that is written or shown to you by a trainer the exact way that they are performing it? Have you let yourself […]
NSV’s for the Win!
This is me. Post baby, still a little fluffy in the middle, taking my time… me. Here is what I can tell you… and what I tell almost all of the moms who I train (although this applies to EVERYONE – not just mothers). We weigh once at the beginning and then we put the […]
Which Comes First?
Common question of those starting to work out for the first time or the first time in a long time: “Which should I train first, cardio or weights?” Short to the point answer: Whatever works for you… Me personally – after a 5-10 min warm up to get my muscles warm and ready to train, […]