Confidence and Kettlebells

Confidence and Kettlebells

Blaring music, with bodies jumping and squatting to the request of a drill sergeant-like instructor.  Foreign looking equipment manhandled by perfectly dressed participants who look like it’s their job to workout.  Others bending and stretching somehow looking...
Dive Right In!

Dive Right In!

Swimming is an excellent low impact exercise helping to build muscle, develop your cardio-respiratory fitness and burn major calories.  Because it is easy on the joints, it’s a perfect way to begin an exercise program if you are new swimmers, yet can provide even...
BREAKING THE RULES

BREAKING THE RULES

Don’t wear white after Labor Day. Wash your hands before you eat. Drink 8-10 glasses of water a day. Look both ways before crossing the street. Shall I go on? Rules. Rules. Rules. When it comes to everything in life there seems to be rules. And, while there are those...
A Stronger Core in Four!

A Stronger Core in Four!

Chances are if you have been to a gym or tuned into fitness videos, you’ve heard the term tabata. Love it or loathe it, tabata style workouts can be super effective especially when short on time.  It offers maximum benefit with short bursts of effort getting the...
Stretch A Body Good

Stretch A Body Good

It’s not a ‘stretch’ to say that flexibility training is the most overlooked component of fitness training.  In fact, making sure that there is balance within your routine including cardiovascular exercise, strength, attention to flexibility, and additional...
5 Exercises for a better bum

5 Exercises for a better bum

Let’s be real….nearly everyone wants a better butt!  The internet and magazines are full of workouts that target the derriere with promises of a better backside.  Jenn Jordan, fitness coach and personal trainer says, “How can I have a better butt”, rivals,...