Exercise
Working Out After an Illness or Injury
Today’s post is more for me than for you. Sorry about that. But after 3 weeks (THREE WEEKS!!) of flu cold ick, I’m in need of some physician heal thyself style advice. And not kick Read more…
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Cardio Makes Me Hungry
Are you starving the minute you step of the treadmill? Are the Golden Arches beckoning whenever you leave the gym? What’s up with the cardio makes me hungry phenomenon anyway, and what can you do Read more…
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Get Off the Couch Workout
I’ve been a victim of couch-suck the last few days. Couch-suck is the number one killer of any workout plan. I know it’s the number one killer of mine. You see, I’m a sucker for Read more…
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Feel Sexy Now – No Matter How Much You Weigh
One of the first questions I ask women who come to me for weight loss advice is why they want to lose the weight. I get the usual responses – “I want to be healthier,” Read more…
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How to Bring More Joy to Your Daily Workout
I went for a run today. A totally joyful and spontaneous dash through the streets of my neighborhood. The sun was shining. The air was brisk. Dogs were barking. And what started out as a Read more…
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How to Break Through a Weight Loss Plateau
You’ve been working out hard, eating healthy, and generally kicking butt on your weight loss plan. So why have you stopped losing inches and/or toning that tush? Welcome the the totally normal and somewhat frustrating Read more…
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When You Only Have Time for a 10 Minute Workout
It seems like I’ve been living at my desk these last couple of weeks. And all of this sitting is taking a toll – on my body, yeah, but on my brain, too. I’ve caught Read more…
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How to Build a Habit
Sometimes life just gets crazy. Too many things to do. Too much to take care of. So what do you do when you’re just too busy to exercise right now? Especially when you’ve made (or Read more…
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Rest and Recovery: Two Keys to a Successful Workout
A girl in my aikido class was talking about her new running workout the other day. Like most newbie exercisers she was super excited about her new training. She was also super ignorant about the Read more…
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The Hate to Exercise Solution
I was doing a Free Screening with a weight loss client the other day when she announced – half joking, half begging, “I will do anything you say, but please don’t make me exercise. I Read more…