I don’t think I’m able to lift as heavy as it looks like I can lift. I’m talking about working out weight, not lifting a 36 pack of water or helping to carry a heavy piece of furniture up a flight of stairs. I’m pretty strong when it comes to that. But as far as … SEE MORE

We’ve all felt the pressure of feeling like we should look a certain way, or expect to lift a certain amount of weight. We’ve all wondered why we just can’t seem to enjoy eating certain “healthy” foods or have the discipline to avoid “bad” foods – or maybe even stick to a nutrition plan of … SEE MORE

In last week’s Tip Me Tuesday, you learned about different things you might be doing (or not doing) that could be preventing you from reaching your fitness goals without realizing it. In that post, we identified a few common factors you may have experienced. This week, we will look closer at how to fix those … SEE MORE

The term workout falls under a large umbrella that encompasses a lot of activities. I often stress to my clients (on a soap-box, no less, lol) that there is a difference between being an active person, doing active things, and working out. Yes, you use your muscles and burn calories with both. But the difference … SEE MORE

I can’t tell you how many times I have heard women tell me these things: I don’t want to lift too heavy because I don’t want to look like a man Or I don’t want to eat too many calories or too much protein because I don’t want to get manly muscles. I have good … SEE MORE