In a bit of a panic right now as I don’t know what to blog about. Should it be the upcoming holidays and stress relief through exercise, moderation during the holidays, Antonette’s bad hair mornings????? But they say write about what you know…. and what I know most right now is that I am a...Read More

“Failure isn’t falling down, it’s remaining where you’ve fallen.” I’m in a rut.  It’s that time of the year when I start feeling bad about myself.  The hard work I put in for a “summer body” is long gone.  The dreaded holidays are coming; the over-eating, drinking, and excessive indulging. I’ve slipped and fallen into...Read More

I’ve gotten pretty skilled at being in my comfort zone. I’m good at it, comfortable in it and cozy. That said, I rarely stay in it. There’s something magical about leaning out and looking around. I’ve come to learn it’s safe out there, but also very unknown and very uncomfortable. Learning new things requires leaving...Read More

  About a year and half ago, Jen Knuth stopped me as I was coming back in from a run around the block during a FITT-RX class to let me know that I had “won the raffle.” I barely remembered that I had entered a raffle and had no idea what I had won. When...Read More

Distracted By Talent How often do you hear someone say, “But I’m not naturally gifted…” or “If I only had more natural athletic ability, working out would be easier for me…”? It is easy to be discouraged when we see others in the gym or at our office that seem to have a God-given skill...Read More

I don’t know about you, but in my house, summer is somehow way crazier than the school year. Unlike the structure of the school year, summer is borderline out of control; every week is different, depending on what camp or activity I foolishly decided to sign one (or two, or three) of my children up...Read More

    The war against those F#*@ing bumps! According to Scientific American, 90% of women are impacted by those dreadful bumps. The bumps haunt them every morning, noon and night. Every time they catch a glimpse of themselves in the mirror, the bumps jump out at them like that damn Freddy Krueger in Nightmare on...Read More

  Pilates is my jam. I took one mat class and was hooked. From teaching mat classes in my basement to teaching the Advanced System on the equipment (side note – we don’t call it “Pilates machines”) at a studio and now teaching my beloved Spin-lates at FITT (quick plug – join me Tuesdays 9am!)...Read More

  It’s rational to assume that since both my sister (Jen, who owns FITT-RX) and Dad own fitness studios that I must also be committed to working out. Well, truth be told, I don’t gravitate towards it and actually tend to quit anything related to fitness. This surprises most people I encounter, because I set...Read More

  FINDING YOUR CRAZY A few years ago I met a childhood friend for lunch. Like all of us over the years he had changed, not only physically, but mentally and emotionally, as well. His passion for working out and his new-found love of racing was contagious. I listened intently to all the adventures he...Read More