Giving Thanks for Movement
For the first time in 6 years I’ve made the cross country pilgrimage to California to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with my family. Eight hours of travel with a precocious 5 year old proved to be...
View ArticleCardio Sucks (and How I Stay Lean Without Doing it)
I sort of hate cardio. I don’t hate many things (except for ketchup and people blowing their noses at the table), so to sort of hate cardio is saying a lot. But you guys know this already. Lifting...
View ArticleThe Lean & Lovely Method: Part One
A day doesn’t go by where I’m not asked advice on something fitness or nutrition related, and I happily oblige because I am passionate about empowering women through strength. Women everywhere want to...
View ArticleQuickie Workout: Tabata for Fat Loss
Get ready to get sweaty! This Tabata (20 sec on/10 sec off) workout incorporates two upper body movements–which means it’s the perfect post-leg-day sweat sesh or perhaps when you’re nursing (and...
View ArticleLean Lifting: Lose Fat & Get Strong in Under 20 Minutes
To Cardio or Not to Cardio…that is the question. (At least in the fat loss world, anyway.) Professionally, my opinion is that cardio can be a great addition to a balanced exercise regimen, if it’s...
View ArticleThe Force is Strong With You
I’ll never forget a parenting moment I witnessed last year after finishing a morning of paddleboarding in the Marina. As I was walking up to wash off my board, a woman walks up with her young daughter....
View ArticleI don’t hate cardio
I have a meathead confession to make: Contrary to popular opinion in the strength world, I actually LOVE cardio. I know it’s really en vogue to hate on cardio in favor of lifting weights, but I just...
View ArticleFour Ways To Stop Skipping Workouts
Confession: Sometimes I skip workouts. I love lifting and getting sweaty just as much as the next lady meathead, but sometimes I just really, really, really don’t want to go to the gym. We’ve all been...
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