Yearly Archives: 2013

I have been training clients for 16 years and I have always spent time when we first meet finding out about them,  what their goals are, what their limitations are and why they are exercising.  While getting all this information together is very important, I have found that last bit of info, why they areContinue reading “Who do you exercise for?”

In my line of work, historically, people went to a personal trainer to improve their appearance.  They wanted to lose weight, get  “six pack” abs and look good at the pool.  Now, with the crazy cost of sick care, people are really looking at exercise as a way to be healthy so they don’t endContinue reading “Your health and wealth”

I will be back soon with more wellness tips!  Stay tuned. Until next time…

My friend Terry and his story. A couple of months ago I was swimming laps and there was a man in the deep end doing water exercises on his own. He was there before I arrived, not sure exactly how long, but I could tell he was working hard. I finished my laps and weContinue reading “Amazing Weight Loss Story!”

Getting enough water into our bodies is possibly the most important thing we can do for ourselves.  Yes, we need food for fuel but the water is what gives us energy and lack of water can cause many problems.  Our muscles are made up of approximately 70% water and our body as a whole isContinue reading “Hydrate for health”

There is great concern about the weight problem our children are facing today.  We all know that the excess weight we carry will lead to many health issues down the road, health issues that can be very costly.  There are a number of things that factor into this from the use of computers that makeContinue reading “Kids Weight Issues”

There are many decisions we need to make when looking to lose weight and maintain the ideal, healthy weight.  One of those is whether to eat the traditional 3 meals a day or go the “mini- meal” 5-6 times a day.  The latter has taken momentum as the better way to go about weight loss,Continue reading “Decisions, decisions. How to eat to lose weight.”

I was training an early morning client and he was telling me his friend referred to his trainer as the prince of pain.  What a cool nickname!  I will probably never be given such a name and honestly I am fine with that.  There are many trainers out there who have one goal in mindContinue reading “The “Prince of Pain””

I hear this a lot from people trying to lose weight.  It is a battle as to what you can and can’t eat when you want to see the number on the scale go down.  There is obviously a relationship between your weight and what foods you are eating.  I truly believe this does notContinue reading “I can never have another cookie again!”

We’re getting close to that time.  The pools will be opening, getting the shorts and t-shirts out.  Are you ready??  I am!  I don’t know about you but I am officially finished with winter!  Don’t panic if you don’t feel you are ready to put that suit on.  Five must – do exercises are benchContinue reading “Ready for that swimsuit?”