Train for Life

Tag: Exercise

  • Monday Motivation

    Are you wondering how to achieve your fitness goals this holiday season? Follow these 3 simple steps: Eat better Move more Keep focus “How do I eat better?” Contact me for your free copy of my e-book, 5 Quick, Healthy Meals “What are the most effective exercises for my body type and goals?” Schedule a complimentary Fitness Assessment with me today!…

  • Motivation Monday

      What will you do to break out of your comfort zone this week? Try a Cycle class or join a Cross Fit team? Sign up for a Cooking class? Ask for that promotion, finally? Start a new job? Whatever it may be, do it!  Feel the magic! Breathe in the excitement! Live!

  • Fierce Fall Challenge #7

    8 weeks  –  1 fitness challenge each week CHALLENGE #7 Plank Jacks   Align your elbows under shoulders, pull belly button in towards your spine, and go! Regress? Perform exercise one leg at a time, alternating, and at slower pace. If you experience low back pain or have a previous injury, regress this exercise.  

  • Motivation Monday

      What will be your fitness challenge this week? Add more weight to the bar? Increase cardio? Try a new class? Play a new sport? Get a gym membership? Do it! Do it now!

  • Fierce Fall Challenge #6

    8 weeks  –  1 fitness challenge each week CHALLENGE #6 In light of Halloween, I have a spooky challenge  for you! Frankenstein Walk 10 steps in each direction x 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTWnpoh6VP8 Spider Plank 10 repetitions on each side x 3 Regress? Place your elbows and forearms on mat. Progress? Place your hands on a BOSU or Stability Ball.…

  • Weekend Workout!

    Do you want to get more out of your workout this weekend?  Do you want to enjoy your next sweat session? Turn up your favorite tunes! Recent  research performed by Matthew Stork at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario examined people’s perceptions of high-intensity interval training, and whether Stork and his colleagues could change their feelings about the difficulty of the…

  • Fierce Fall Challenge #4

    8 weeks  –  1 fitness challenge each week CHALLENGE #4 The Turkish Get-Up Perform exercise with one kettle bell or dumbbell – You choose! There are no excuses!

  • 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,…

  • 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.  

  • Think Positive and Be Fit!

    Negative thoughts can hinder your athletic performance, or even stop you from exercising all together!  SO…. QUIT the negativity and think positive! 5 Steps to a Positive Attitude Every morning when you wake up, say out load a positive statement about yourself and your commitment to live a healthier lifestyle. After each exercise session, always have a positive attitude about your…