Train for Life

Category: Inspiration

  • Weekend Tabata Drill

    How will you get your fitness on this weekend? How about sweating through a Tabata Circuit for your workout? Power through the drill below, or apply the Tabata style to your own drill! The Basics: 20 Seconds Hard Work – 10 Seconds Active Recovery – 8 Sets 5 – 10 Minute Warm-Up – Hydrate – Foam Roll – Stretch Round…

  • Motivation Monday

    Are you tired of trying hard, working your butt off, & getting little in return? Do you want to give up now? S T O P Keep trying! Do not give up! Success and good things happen when you least expect! Hang in there, and soon you will be rewarded for all of your efforts.

  • Fit Friday

    How will you be active this weekend? Need ideas? Try a Tabata Workout! Perform each exercise for 20 seconds followed by a 10 second recovery for 8 sets. 20 seconds: Work – 10 seconds: Rest – 8 Times Ready… Set… GO Wall Balls: squat -> throw -> catch (at chest height) Mountain Climbers: slow or fast tempo, modifying to your own…

  • Just Squat!

    It’s Wednesday night… You made it to the gym –   Congrats! But, now what?  When it doubt… SQUAT! Front Squat, Barbell Squat, Dumbbell Squat, Single-Leg Squat, Jump Squat…                   the list goes on! There are many variations to the basic squat keeping you motivated to power through each…

  • Monday Motivation

    No matter how difficult or unrealistic a task appears in the beginning… Try it! Challenge Yourself! You just might be surprised! How will you challenge yourself this week?

  • Monday Motivation

    If the dance of the run isn’t fun then discover another dance, because without fun the good of the run is undone, and a suffering runner always quits, sooner or later. Make exercise fun, do an activity that brings you pleasure and joy. Evolved individuals Avoid extremes, Avoid extravagance, Avoid excess. — Tao Te Ching,…

  • Be Active this Weekend!

    What are you doing this weekend to stay active? Visit Crunch Fitness on Union Street in San Francisco! Learn how to improve your daily nutrition and try free samples, receive answers to your exercise questions from a Crunch Trainer, and increase your flexibility during a Stretch & Foam Rolling Clinic led by me! *Schedule Change:  Friday only at 11:00AM dotFIT Samples &…

  • Motivation Monday

    How will you sweat this week? Pushing through intervals during Spin class, Punching and jabbing during Kick-Boxing class, Conquering your PR the next time you weight lift, Running the trails, Rowing the next 2,000 meters with your crew,  or Increasing your flexibility during Hot Yoga? Do it now – Do it often – No Regrets!

  • RELAX!

    10 Ways to Help You Relax And, get through the week! Avoid Overanalyzing – Life is Simple – Be Zen

  • Motivation Monday

    What is your favorite type of exercise? Are you a runner, cyclist, rower, swimmer, or olympic weightlifter? Whatever it may be, do it well, and do it often. Make IT your greatest metaphor for life.