You are ready to get toned?
I am so happy for you!
It can be a big change to go from focusing on losing weight to getting toned and you should be celebrating this next step in your health and fitness.
When I stopped just chasing weight loss and dialed down my long runs and straight cardio days, I was very unsure about what to do. Weights were confusing, gyms intimidating, and range of motion lacking.
Using strategic workout plans, specific exercises, and heavier weights, I was able to get strong, toned, and a new love for using weights.
This site is full of at home workouts you can easily do with a set of dumbbells, ways to improve your nutrition to maximize your lifting time, and ways to stay motivated.
Even though you are ready to get toned, knowing where to start can be a bit daunting. I am here to take away that overwhelm and give you the plan and strategies that will work for you. Book your free 30 minute Zoom call here.
Blog posts to Get you Toned & Using Weights
Too Busy To Gym
Phew! This week has been hectic. I feel like now that our flight to New York has been officially booked, we have a lot to do. This week has been dedicated to the job hunt, after-school work meetings, and Rob going to the dentist three times (he chipped a tooth). The...
Less Running, More Lifting
My workouts were pretty good this week. Even though I would like to workout 5-6 times a week, it just doesn't seem to happen. I'll take 4 though because at least I made it there. Sometimes that is half the battle. On the "Off" days I didn't make it to the gym, but I...
A Week of Not Going to the Gym
It's been a total Debbie Downer week. I have had no motivation to do much of anything besides go to work and come home. I even ate lunch out three times this week, which never happens. Usually it's only once, as a treat. Instead of berating myself for the...
Heart Up Lift Up Arm Workout
Lifting weights and I are just getting our start in the world. When I ran in college, we would go through a weight machine rotation twice a week. Basically, we would sit on 20 different arm or leg machines for 30 seconds each before our coach yelled, "Switch!" I would...
Speed it UP Treadmill Workout
I first shared this workout back in 2013 after a three week hiatus from running. This was when Rob and I were living in Vietnam and we had been traveling for a week and then I was sick for another week or so. Most people cannot stand the treadmill, but I really don't...
Workout Limbo
Running races has been a huge part of my life for the past 12 years. (Wow, I feel old when I type that out loud.) After running cross country and track in high school and college, I got involved in the huge racing scene in Phoenix. Just about every weekend there were...
Getting Back in Gear
Apart from climbing 1,227 stairs to a cave and going for a completely flat bicycle ride around a village, there was not much in the way of working out during our 3-week backpack trip through Vietnam. I attempted to stick to the 20 day mini-workouts I came up with, but...
Armageddon: The Movie and The Workout
Just to get us started, how delicious does this look? I feel like the more colors my meal has, the better it tastes. I'm sure it's mental, but I can't loose with so many veggies mixed in, right? This sauté had (in rainbow order): Red Bell Peppers and Tomatoes Carrots...
8 Miles on a Treadmill….
Well, I overslept on Saturday morning. I didn't set my alarm for my early run, making the mistake of relying on my body to "naturally" wake itself up at the appropriate time. Ha. Apparently my body's natural idea was to get me some extra shut eye. By 7:30, the sun was...
The Loose Half Marathon Training Plan
I've been finding it difficult to stick to a running plan. I am used to being extremely disciplined, following a training plan with exact precision. (It tends to border on obsession.) Being in Vietnam makes things more unpredictable, which I love, except for when in...
Gym Schedule and Circuit Workout Love
I never needed to spend much time in gyms. As a collegiate runner, I was on the trail, in the field house, or at the track. In Phoenix, my apartment complex had a small fitness center for residents. I only used it when the weather went over 90 degrees, preferring the...