Sun Salutation with Core Exercises
Take A Yoga break and Get Your Core Exercises with Your Sun Salutation. Do this with me! This is a fun and different take on a traditional sun salutation with core exercises strategically placed in the middle....
Paddle Board Yoga and Paddle Board Pilates: All the Fun You can Have with a Strong Core!
Paddle Board Yoga is a variation of stand up paddle surfing, combined with yoga. Stand up paddle surfing is said to have originated in Hawaii in the 1940s when surfers used a long paddle to get out to the waves instead of lying on the board and swimming out. ...
Short Exercise Routine for Legs and Biceps
This is an exercise routine for legs and biceps combining the squat and bicep curl, and introducing a little bit of the yoga pose, Ukatasana (chair pose), for a fun twist. Try it with me! We start with an easier version. If...
How to do the Plank and Push-Up for Toned Arms and a Strong Core
This is a demo of how to do the plank and the push-up for the chest, and the tricep push-up. I'll give you a little secret on how to make the push-up easier by using two, key areas of the body. I also show you how to use all...
Tone Your Triceps: Workout Routine with a Resistance Band
Here's a great way to work your triceps with a resistance band. So many other muscles are put to use while doing this triceps workout routine. Did you know your abs should be engaged here, too? Watch the video to see how. ...
Bicycles for Great Abs
Get more kick from the bicycle exercise by doing it this way. This exercise works all of the abdominal muscles- rectus abdominis, obliques, transverse abdominis. It may be a little different from what you’re used to doing. ...
Leg Lowers for a Strong Core
This exercise works all of the abdominal muscles isometrically. It promotes back stability and relieves back pain. Because it strengthens and stabilizes the core, it helps to improve physical performance in every...
A Quick Lower Body Stretching Routine
Join me in my hotel room in Paris while I do a short stretch session. Stretching is great not only to keep the muscles limber and flexible, but to keep the joints open and mobile. Stretching before a long day can really help the body to feel good during all other activities to include sitting and standing for long periods. Stretching after a long day can help the body to relax and sleep better. This video was taken in the morning before going out to enjoy the city. Bon Jour!
(Your) Fitness Imitates (Your) Life
Your fitness reflects your life in many ways. How you show up for your exercise program reflects how committed you are to your own health, how well you can stick to a regular schedule, how hard you're willing to push to reach your own goals, and how good you are at...
How to Succeed in a Workout Program: Tip #3
If you're looking to lose weight, run a marathon, or accomplish anything else that you're proud of it's important to remember to take small steps. So many people forget this when they're planning for a big success and it leads to a big...
How to Succeed in Your Workout Program: Tip #2
Unrealistic expectations are one of the biggest reasons people fail after starting a healthy diet and exercise plan. We need to be persistent, not impatient. Just make the right decisions when it comes to eating and exercise and then get...
How to Succeed in a Workout Program: Tip #1
They say if you want something done, ask a busy person. But is that still true when it comes to getting your workouts done? It depends on what kind of a busy person you are. If you're a busy person that prioritizes, creates a plan to...
Shoveling Snow? Make it a Workout and Save your Back
Another big snowstorm just hit the Northeastern United States. Having grown up in that area I'm hearing all about the shoveling friends and family are doing this weekend. I've been watching the comments on Facebook and enjoying the beautiful snow pictures. ...
How to Exercise the Chest Muscles
The chest muscle group is one of the major muscle groups of the body and chest exercises are an important part of a complete, total body workout. If you're in a hurry, you can do a simple chest press, a lat row, and an abdominal exercise, and have your...
Start with Today
Your life is the result of all the choices you make. Choices you make each moment create the result of your day. Choices you make each day create the results of your week. Choices each week create the results of your month - and your months create your year. Your...
Summer Holiday Workout
It's time for summer holidays and vacations. Do you have a plan for exercise when you're on vacation? Here's a total body workout that you can do quickly and then get back to your holiday fun. You can watch me by clicking...
Six Weeks to A Healthy Lifestyle Makeover
Are you busy, having trouble finding the time to exercise and eat right? Are you ready to ditch the diets and stop the insane exercise programs in exchange for something more lifestyle friendly and sustainable? Are you longing for an expert coach to help you...
Get Your Sexy Back – Back Exercises
The back exercises I show here work the large muscle groups of the back, the latissimus dorsi (lats) and the mid trapezius (traps). Scroll to the bottom of the page for a written version.Feel free to print out the...
Daily Whipping: Come ON People
I was looking at my blog view results in Google Analytics, and found that the blog post that gets the most consistent keyword searches is one I wrote in the very beginning titled "The Daily Whipping". This title came about because some of my exercise class...
The Secret to Keeping Your Weight Loss
When most people start to lose weight, their intention is to exercise and eat healthily for a certain amount of time. They think, if they can survive these changes for as long as they need to lose "X" number of pounds, they can handle it. In the back of their...