Top 5 Tips for Prioritizing Your Health and Fitness Over the Holidays
Prioritizing your health and fitness over the holidays can be difficult! There's more gatherings, more unplanned meals and lots of sweet treats.
Fueling Your Gains: Why Women Who Strength Train Need Protein
Strength training is a great way for women to improve their overall health and fitness, but in order to get the best results, you've got to fuel your body properly. One key nutrient that's essential for women who strength train, is protein. But why is protein so important? How much protein should you be consuming? And what are the best sources of protein for your body?
Why It’s Important to Train All 3 Planes of Movement
When you hit the gym, how do you make sure you're training the "right" muscle groups?When planning a workout, or selecting a training program, you want to think about working in 3 key planes of movement: frontal, sagittal, and transverse.Why? Let's talk about it.
Should I Workout When I’m Sick?
You're getting sick. But should you "sweat it out?" Or throw in the towel, and get some rest?Does exercise help, or hinder your journey back to health? A speedy recovery is always the goal when you're sick....but it can be tough to know when it's OK to "power through" with your normal routine, and when it's best to take a few days off.Let's settle this, once and for all.
How does my menstrual cycle impact My Workouts?
Does your menstrual cycle affect your workouts? It definitely can. And while some women can be more sensitive to the fluctuations of their 28-day cycle, everyone can benefit from understanding how to adapt their training program to meet the needs of their body.Here are 3 main ways to adjust your training program in order to meet the needs of your body.
How do I progress my workouts?
Are you guilty of doing what's "comfortable?" I see you. And I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but.....you're not pushing yourself hard enough.This blog post will answer all your questions about progressive overload:Why should I progress my workouts?How do I know if I'm ready to progress my workouts?How do I progress my workouts?How often should I progress my workouts?
How to Stay Active During the Hectic Holiday Season
For the first time in 2 years, the holidays actually feel like the holidays -- potlucks and parties are in full swing. And travel "back home" is a full-on GO.Should you bend over backwards to keep up your regular workout routine? No. You shouldn't.Should you stop exercising altogether, until January 1st? Also no.Here is my best advice to stay motivated and keep up a workout routine during the busy holiday season.
Should I be sore after every workout?
Sure! You want to challenge yourself. But you also want to make sure you’re not pushing yourself TOO HARD, and risking injury – if you don’t allow your muscles time to heal, they won’t be ready to handle increased loads (and you’ll experience a reduced range of motion).So when is soreness a good thing? Let’s talk about it.
What lifting weights will teach you about being a woman
I learned my lesson the hard way – a smaller body does not equal a healthier or happier body.Which is why I became a fitness coach who helps women shift their focus from LOSING weight to LIFTING weights.I believe it’s much more empowering to focus on the things our body can do for us vs. soley just focusing on what they look like.And my clients agree!
How to improve your workouts using RPE
What is RPE and how can you use it to improve your workouts? This blog post gives you everything you need to know about the RPE scale, the benefits of RPE, the downside of RPE, and how to start using RPE in your workouts.
6 Ways to Stop Obsessing About Being Thin…and Start Celebrating Your Body
We were raised at a time when exercise was only being used to lose weight and be skinny. But the thing is...more and more women are flipping the script. And instead of focusing on exercise as punishment, they're focusing on exercise as empowerment. These days? It's less about losing weight, and more about lifting weights.
