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Yogis: Let’s Get Loaded

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After over a decade of yoga and traditional fitness training, the kettlebell rocked me. It literally threw me off balance. I immediately realized how this training could improve my core and endurance. If you have never heard of kettlebells, they look like a cannonball with a handle and range from 4 to over 100lbs. The rigorous Russian Kettlebell Challenge offered an experience as profound as my yoga trainings. The advanced techniques of the RKC have reshaped my practice, my teaching, and Continue reading →

Is the Fitness Industry Tearing You Apart?

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As we begin personal training sessions many clients request, “I want to tone my arms, abs, or lower body.” Female clients often refer to their “muffin top,” “flabby belly,” or “thunder thighs.” Where did we learn to fragment and insult ourselves like this? Fitness magazines characterize the body with “trouble zones” and sell workouts to “sculpt” your booty or belly.  Spot reduction, or fat loss to individual areas of the body, has been repeatedly debunked. Yet ThighMaster and Ab-lounger infomercials constantly Continue reading →

Mental Barriers to Getting Physical

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As the new year opens, many of us resolve to get off the couch and get our bodies in shape. If we don’t examine our underlying attitudes towards exercise then we may face mental barriers to getting physical. Changing your mind might be the first step to training your body. Here are a few common notions that I have witnessed as a personal trainer: Grueling Conditioning vs. Pleasurable Movement In television shows like the “Biggest Loser”, the popular media often Continue reading →