Mulling over possible topics for this blog, I kept thinking, “what do I know about fitness that offers value to readers”?  Well, if the last, ahem, “many” years of exercising (on and off) have taught me anything – it’s how to best get back on track after falling off the fitness wagon!  Life happens –...Read More

          “Every-thing in mod-er-ation.”  This phrase rings in my head on a regular basis.  I can hear it coming from my very special great-Aunt Winnie. She was a class act until she died about 15 years ago in her nineties.  She had her hair professionally styled into a curly silver beehive...Read More

We all can attest that change can be very hard.  And willpower can feel so distant.  So when it comes to changing your life, here are some insightful tips to your mindset and to increase your motivation. Goal setting is essential…but most importantly when setting those goals we have to make sure that we are...Read More

So many times I hear clients (especially women) who can’t lose weight even though they are only eating 1,100 calories per day and they’re coming to FITT-RX 4-6 times a week! Our bodies are amazing, well-oiled machines, when they are properly taken care of. Does your car run well on no oil and low gas?...Read More

Over the past several years and again more recently, I’ve become aware of the term “fit shaming”. In our society, we are all familiar with “fat shaming” where most commonly the media sets up a negative perspective of overweight people in the sense everyone should see them as “lazy”, which we all know is not...Read More

Workout Ruts Perhaps you’re going through a nasty plateau you can’t bust out of?  Or you’ve returned from your summer vacation, and can’t seem to get back on track with regular workouts?  Have you ever worn yourself out from too many workouts and didn’t allow your body rest? If you’ve experienced any of these scenarios,...Read More

Top Five Reasons Carrie and Jen Think You Should Ditch Your Scale Carrie and Jen don’t want you to worry about how much you should weigh.  We don’t want you focused on what your BMI should be. We don’t want you obsessed with how many pounds you need to lose. We want you to concentrate...Read More

As personal trainers and group fitness instructors, a topic that comes up more often than not is the important of strength training. Incorporating strength training into my life was the link I was missing for so many years. I’d go to the gym and run on the treadmill or workout on the elliptical machine. Heck,...Read More