Train for Life

Category: Inspiration

  • Thursday Nugget

    Recipe of the Week Chicken Butternut Squash Curry Ingredients 3 cups Butternut Squash (diced) 1 lb. Chicken (cooked & diced) ½ cup Red Onion (diced) ½ cup Yellow Onion (diced) 1/3 cup Red Bell Pepper (diced) 1 cup Kale (de-stemmed & chopped) 2 ½ cups Coconut Milk 1 ¼ tablespoon Curry Powder ¼ teaspoon Cardamom…

  • TED Talk Tuesday

    Do you frequently wonder “where the day went“? Do you wish there were simply more hours in a day or more days in a week? How well do you manage your time? What are your priorities? Manage your time wisely. Prioritize what is important to you. Avoid overestimating your commitments each week and underestimating time to yourself. In…

  • Thursday Nugget

    Health Recipe of the Week Salmon and White Bean Salad Ingredients 1 6-ounce can Salmon (drained) 1 15-ounce can White Beans (drained and rinsed) 3 cups Kale (destemmed and chopped) (May substitute for another leafy green) 3 tablespoons Sesame Seeds 3 tablespoons Capers (rinsed) 2 tablespoons Extra-Virgin Olive Oil 2 tablespoons Fresh Lemon Juice Salt and…

  • Workout Wednesday

    Start with your Core: Your Body’s Foundation  I have written several posts about our “core” on this website in the past: muscular structure, function, modifiable exercises, to name a few! Recent experiences with current and prospective clients bring me to discuss the important role of our core musculature again. I share with you some common…

  • TED Talk Tuesday

    Are you currently struggling to stay committed to a diet plan, such as the “Whole Body 30”? Does your body weight go up and down faster than a yo-yo can swing? Are you so concerned with your diet that you void yourself of life’s simple pleasures? Diets do not work. Practice mindful eating.  Eat only when you are hungry…

  • Workout Wednesday

    Midweek Power Drills Let go of the week’s stresses and frustrations, and feel your power! You are stronger than you think! Ready… Set… Go! Round 1 10 Burpees 20 Push-Ups 30 Squats 40 Jumping Jacks 50 Bicycle Crunches 40 Jumping Jacks 30 Squats 20 Push-Ups 10 Burpees Round 2 Begin with 20 repetitions of each…

  • Workout Wednesday

    What are your fitness goals for 2017? To help establish, commit, and reach your goals, apply S.M.A.R.T. Goals! Turning over a new leaf, a year of new beginnings. Put aside the challenges and struggles of 2016. Start fresh and commit to a healthy lifestyle change in 2017! “How do I commit to a healthy lifestyle change and…

  • Happy New Year!

    Learn from 2016’s lessons… Embrace 2017 with an open-mind and positive thoughts! Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.” — Eleanor Roosevelt Move beyond your past mistakes, failures, and regrets. Do not fret about the future. Take one step at a time. Focus on the present.

  • Merry Christmas!

    ‘Tis the season to be positive, pleased, and peaceful! How will you stop negative thoughts? How will you show appreciation? How will you simply relax? Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud. — Maya Angelou Have an attitude of gratitude. –– Thomas S. Monson Relax to achieve the max. — Chungliang Al Huang

  • Thankful Thursday

    Do you want to end 2016 feeling grateful and appreciative instead of stressed and fatigued? Start the 15-Day Appreciation Challenge today! What do I need to do? Simply, write down 5 things you are grateful for each day. Big or small, physical, mental, spiritual, intellectual, or vocational – related, Just 5! (Of course, you may add…