Most people don’t understand why I workout so much and restrict my diet.  I’ve been told it’s not that important, it runs your life, it’s too much of a priority over other things and so on.   While I take great pride in my commitment to health, I do find myself questioning if they’re right. ...Read More

As you wipe the sweat from your forehead for the final time and the instructor says class is over, you feel accomplished and tired. You workout hard and your body needs time to recover to get the most from the stress you’re putting it through. In a typical FITT-RX class you’re pushing your body, lifting...Read More

Don’t lie…you talk to yourself all day long. We all do. Some of us even do it out loud. Some of us even answer out loud. Those daily, constant conversations are the most important, powerful, persuasive conversations we will ever have. If we are not mindful, those quiet conversations can be our most destructive. However...Read More

Change is Good Throughout my entire life, I have embraced change and have taken opportunities I quite honestly thought I never would do.  What happened in my life for me to be open to change?  Was I born with it, or maybe it was something my parents had something to do with?  Nature?  Nurture?  It...Read More

So ask yourself this, what is it you truly exercise for? Do you have goals– whether they are aesthetic or strength goals? Or do you do it for you? For the rush and feeling of euphoria after a long run or workout? I can attest that I am truly addicted to that euphoric high powering feeling...Read More

The hustle and bustle of running around during the holiday season can be exhausting.  It’s so easy to get caught up with such things as shopping, kid’s activities, jobs, and school that we forget about those who may not be fortunate enough to truly enjoy the holiday season. Yesterday, our friends at the No Frills...Read More

I can’t think of anything I hate more in my life than being injured.  (Well, I can think of one thing, but that’s for another blog.)  And specifically, being injured badly enough that there is truly no lower body exercise you can do for roughly 6-8 weeks is my own personal hell.   Whatever did...Read More

If I had a dime for every time I heard “I bet you have been doing push-ups on your toes forever,” or “pull-ups must come easy for you,” or “running is one of your strengths,” my reply for each of these statements would be NO, NO and NO! If you knew me in high school...Read More