Is it a millennial thing? Is it a trendy thing? Is is a new age thing? Is it a social media thing? Is it a scam? Personal Training ONLINE- What is it exactly??? Let me give a little bit of a back story before I explain personal training online and what I do for […]
Tag: Fat Loss
But Why…
I am not at this stage in parenthood yet, but my day is coming I assure you… “But why??” This small question from a toddler has peaked my interest in the reason for people making a certain decision… A few posts back I spoke about what got me back into my journey of health and […]
Motivation – Even on a Monday
It’s Monday morning. The alarm goes off and I have two choices: Hit snooze and enjoy about an hour and a half more sleep before I HAVE to get up and get my daughter ready for summer camp and myself ready for work… -OR- Get up put my feet on the floor – make it […]
Breathing is Important
Yes I know – we are all breathing – and if we weren’t we would be… well… DEAD. But have you ever paid attention to your breathing when you exercise? Runners have to teach themselves to breathe correctly during their runs so that they are not exerted and out of breath by mile one (which […]
Caloric Deficit? WHAT?
I am sure if you have looked at anything fitness, health or diet related you will have seen something from someone stating the best way to shed weight is to be in a caloric deficit. So what exactly does that mean? Burn more calories than you consume – simply put… but you know there has […]
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 […]
Set Up For Success
You have heard it time and time again – “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail” – this week was tough for me. It started out OK – but when Tuesday came, things started to fall apart. I left Kenzie’s car seat in my back seat instead of leaving it at home, where […]
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 […]