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Working your Hips? FREE Form Advice

When you are working your hips (glutes, hamstrings, low back), you need to pay special attention to form.  As you know, I am a form form form teacher and without the proper form, not only will you not get the ultimate results but you could get hurt.  Think to yourself, when I want to do…

So How Do You Do the (Sometimes Elusive) Pretzel?

This is a perfect way to start doing the Pretzel.  This basic workout is a foundational explanation of the exercise and is KEY for getting the right results. Often people let their knee drift forward so that they can “move the leg” and this, my friends, is cheating and is often what you find in…

Pain Free Neck During Abdominal Mat Work

So many of you have written to me asking me about neck issues when you work your abs. This could be happening for the following reasons: 1/ Your lower back is tight and when you are in your supine (that means face up) ab work, no matter the exercise, your lower back tightness inhibits the…

Five Minute Ab Workout FREE!

Here is a great, quick, effective ab workout that doesn’t neglect the lower back.  Enjoy and let me know if you feel it in the next day or two!  Make sure not to pull on your neck and not to lower the shoulder carriage all the way down to the mat to relax.  You should…

Get Better Results by Having Good Form in Pushups

Would you like to know how to get better, faster results when you work your upper body with planks and pushups?  Rather than thinking about how many you do or how long you do them or how advanced your positions can be, you need to pay attention to your form.  Here are three reasons to…

No More Excuses

I love to travel to areas of the world which have really nice weather but I have only ever lived in extreme, at least to me, climates.  Growing up in the southeast, I lived in oppressively hot, humid summers and pretty cold winters.  I have lived in the northeast where I had ridiculous winters where…

Upper Body Chisler

Here is a really tough upper body workout which will chisel the shoulders, chest and back while elevating the heart rate to burn fat. Bonus is that your core is never forgotten with my workouts! Let me know how you do. And if you can, come take a class with me when I am in…

Five Myths Getting in the Way of Your Best Body

#1 More Is Better Please understand that you must take rests for the body to repair itself. When you workout hard, you are actually tearing down the muscle fiber and if you don’t rest, that muscle fiber doesn’t have time to rebuild or get stronger. It stays constantly weak. And you also send your body…

Holiday Workout (and Elf Contest!)

One of my most beloved part of Christmases is watching Elf. In fact, rather than going out Trick or Treating this year, my kids chose to get a toy from Target and watch Elf. It kicked off the Christmas season albeit a little early. Don’t worry, we didn’t put our tree up until the day…

Consumed with Food? Try this

If you find yourself constantly overeating or, worse, being completely consumed by food, try this simple quick stretch to awaken the mind-body connection. Becoming aware of your physical body can help you shake things up and change your mind and consuming thoughts. You might also try drinking a tall glass of pure water, taking a…