If you have a fat-loss goal you know you also have a muscle-building goal. Don’t focus on losing weight because that will lead to unhealthy actions: cutting calories too low, doing excessive cardio, or falling for bogus scams like fat-burners, cleanses, or fasts. Instead, focus on building lean muscle. And that means strength training plus […]
If you want to lose weight, these are the 3 biggest weight-loss mistakes I see and their solutions: Weight-Loss Mistake 1: Not eating enough protein. Too often, women especially think they need to eat less to lose weight. Then they apply this false belief to protein. That’s crazy! Protein is your best friend when losing […]
If you’re new to strength training or new to following a progressive strength routine, here are the 6 basic strength movements you need to do each week: Strength Movement 1) Hip Hinge A Romanian Deadlift or RDL is the perfect example of a hip hinge exercise. This can be done with dumbbells, kettlebells, a barbell, […]
Think you have to burn more calories in order to lose fat? You’re kind of right. While cardio might burn more calories than strength training, here’s why strength training has a greater ROI than cardio for fat-loss: Cardio only works while you’re doing it. Once you hop off the treadmill or the stair […]
If you have fat-loss goals, do not skip your post-workout meal! Here are 4 reasons why: 1. If you have weight-loss goals, you have muscle-gaining goals. Which means you need to maximize muscle protein synthesis. Do that by eating a full serving of protein 3-5 times per day. If you’re used it eating 3 meals (breakfast, […]
Do you have knock-knees or knees that turn inward? You might notice it during exercises (like squats, step ups, or lunges) or it might be present all the time when you’re standing and walking. The technical name is knee valgus. Women are especially prone to knee valgus because of the shape of the pelvis. Since […]
Whether you’re joining live online workouts and yoga or working out and practicing when it fits your schedule with the On-Demand Library, here’s the list of equipment I use and recommend. For Pilates: Mat Core Ball 1-2lb Weighted Balls or Dumbbells Thera-Bands Balance Pad Pilates Ring 8 Reasons Why You Should Do […]
Do you remember the days before smart watches? All of us at the gym before class wetting the chest strap’s transmitter so it would pick up our heart rate for the workout. It’s amazing how far the technology has come in less than 10 years. Now instead of strapping on the Polar for the workout, we wear our smart watches […]
A trending phrase that’s got me fired up right now is rest day. Recovery day? Yes! Active Recovery? Even better! But rest and recovery get used interchangeably. And they’re not the same. To rest is to stop working. As a training variable, rest is the time between sets or intervals. Globally, it means no work […]
You know you need a strong core. If your core is weak, something’s going to go wrong in your low back (or somewhere else is your body). And core training is so much more than just sit-ups or crunches. Your core training routine needs to address each of the 4 core movements AND the 4 […]