Monday Motivation: A “No Matter What” Approach

I'm training for the NYC marathon.  It will be the 3rd time running this race and my 12th marathon.  So I'm no stranger to the discomfort and time consuming nature of a 16 week training plan. But summer training? It was kicking my ass. My training plan started July 15th and for the first 3 …

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Summer Survival Tips

As a fitness professional for the past 10 years the most challenging time for folks to stay on their fitness journey is the 6 week period from late June into August. Vacations, visitors, dealing with the kiddos at home or having impromptu LAN parties (all the moms with 7th graders get it), beach days, BBQ's, …

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Nine Things for Nine Years

Nine years ago this week OutFIT Marin Boot-Camp was born. It started very simply; a friend of mine mentioned that if I were interested, she could get a few of her friends together and I could do a boot-camp class for them.  I said yes (then spent the next week freaking out a bit, because …

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Setember

Now that summer is over it's a great opportunity to check yourself, reset yourself and put the hammer down. I'm calling it Setember.  (Hold on while I go trademark it.) Here's how it works. Take a few minutes to list out a goal you'd like to reach.    And please, don't fret or stress about …

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Onto the Next

Welcome to days 6-10 of the Stronger Summer Challenge!  I'm hoping the first 5 days went well. Some of the circuits for this challenge may be a bit, um  challenging so here's a few tips to get you through these and many of your other workouts.  Some hacks, if you will. Focus on the repetition …

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Combatting High Blood Pressure

Last year there were changes to guidelines on high blood pressure and because of that, almost half of all Americans have hypertension. Hypertension can lead to heart attacks, stroke, and a host of other problems and the scary part is that symptoms may not present themselves until it's too late. What's important to note is …

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Ker-Plank!

The Holiday Hustle.   Here's how it works.    Subscribe to the blog to get the workouts daily. If you need structure, print out the 25 day calendar and check off the days as you go along.  Click here for a copy of the full 25 day challenge.   Always warm up prior to beginning. Check with a doctor …

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