Week 1, Day 1 – Ok – so a friend of mine, Ryan Orrico, recommended the book Superfoods by David Wolfe – at first I didn’t think much about it until he started talking about this crazy energy he was getting. So, as a 47 year old menopausal woman, with hot flashes, night sweats, low energy, and HUGE […]
What Motivates You?
So, what is this thing called Motivation? Well by definition, it’s simply the direction and intensity of a person’s effort. Listed below are some things that may motivate a person to get into shape and want to be healthy… • To lose weight • To prevent or deal with a current health issue • To […]
Kick A$$ leg workout
Ok – if you’re reading this you want to see how my hubby handed me my butt on a platter today… So before he handed me my but, he hands me this little piece of paper that says Get Lean —- Leg Training Routine… looked harmless enough, so I thought, but trust me it was […]
Interval Training – the high’s and low’s of it
My husband Mark help me put this together basically because I’d hit a plateau and couldn’t figure out how to push past it.. My diet had been pretty clean and I thought I was working out hard enough, but we figured out my cardio was the culprit… Cardio days should be intervals not steady state […]
How does stress affect weight gain?
First of all, what is stress? Stress is your body’s way of responding to any kind of demand. There are many types of stress from physical to emotional. Survival Stress – also known as your “fight or flight” response. This is when you are afraid that something might physically hurt you. Your body’s naturally responds […]