Congratulations on making it to Wednesday! It’s all downhill from here (in a good way). Since I’ve had something after school every night so far, I am looking forward to a mellow Thursday and Friday apart from work and cross country practice. Our neighbors have...
Free Weekly Fit Planner
Hello Hello! I hope you had a fantastic weekend. Rob and I finally had a garage sale (and subsequent multiple Goodwill runs) to get rid of the things that were left in our house when we bought it. It is so cathartic to clean out the stuff! A few bargain hunters...
6 Interval Running Workouts For When You Just Don’t Feel Like It
These 6 interval running workouts for beginners are perfect to help you increase your running speed, improve your stamina, and help you finish a 5k. It took me a long time to learn to like running fast. Sure, I ran fast in college, but in my adult life I just wanted...
9 Questions to Ask to Stop Being So Tough On Yourself and Start Embracing How Far You’ve Come
We live in a world of instants. Instant communication, instant coffee, instant results. In fact, much of the fitness industry is built on “instants”. Lose 10 pounds in 2 days, 24-hour detox, 6-pack in 6 minutes a day. All these thing promise quick results with little...
Cardio Blast Count Up Workout and Super Easy Chicken Bake
Happy hump day friends! I hope your week is treating you well so far. Rob celebrated his birthday on Monday, so we spent the day doing fun activities like mini golf, a walk, monopoly, dinner at Breckenridge Brewery, and Dairy Queen. It was a fun, relaxing day. I'm...
How To Get The Most Out Of Your Pedometer Without Being Stuck To An App
Pedometers like Vivo, Fitbit, and Garmin have gotten pretty high tech in the last year. From tracking sleep to linking to your phone, these little devices are not for the technology unsavvy. Unless of course you are technology unsavvy and are starting to feel left...
EMOM 15 Workout and Lemon Garlic Pesto Pasta Salad
Workouts and food. Two of my favorite things basically always. When looking through the search terms that bring people to this little space, one of the top ones was EMOM workouts. So, why not give you all what you want! EMOM workouts are Every Minute On the Minute...
“I Wish I Had Your Willpower and Self-Control”
Many of my clients claim one of the reasons they are where they are fitness-wise (a few pounds overweight, lacking muscle, “slow” in their times) is because they don’t have enough willpower or self-control to resist certain things (sweets, sleeping in). In fact, I...
How to Set SMART-R Goals (with Printable)
Often times a client will come to me expressing the goal of losing some specific amount of weight, but has no framework for how she wants to do it. While weight loss is a perfectly fine goal, and serves as a base, it lacks the substance of tough questions like, “how”,...
Ironman In One Week: Logistics
Every now and again I approach Rob with the phrase, "So, I had an idea…" After which he looks at me half scared and half excited. The latest idea…completing an Ironman in one week. Originally, I wanted to do this in three days - one event per day. But, biking 112...
Soybu: Comfortable, Stylish Clothes and Giveaway!
This giveaway is now closed, but Soybu still rocks! Understatement of the year: I love summer break. Sure, I miss coaching and watching my students figure out life, but there is finally time in the day to get through the stacks of magazines, read books, and work on...
Gnarly Nutrition, Arm Workout, and Giveaway!
This giveaway is now closed, but I am still obsessed with Gnarly! Hello Friends! I hope your weekend is going well. It has been hot here in Denver the past few days and I'm starting to miss our typical afternoon storms for their cooling powers. Since our house...