After moving to Chicago, I found myself in a new city, again. Heavier than I liked, again. And not wanting to shell out over $100 a month on a gym membership. I missed Unite Fitness. I missed my Philly Runner friends. Yet I loved this crazy new city. A virtual friend reached out about her …
Continue reading Why I Stopped Peddling (and I’m not Talking about Spinning)
It's been a while since I've done a goals post, but I've been really struggling in the mornings to get up and run, or even do a workout, so I'm forcing myself to lay it all out there. Work has been absolutely nuts. Although I'm only adding a couple of hours each day to the …
Continue reading May Goals: Get stronger, get leaner, get stretchier
Ever look at pictures on Instagram or Facebook and say "I did [insert diet or fitness program here] and didn't have those results" or "good gosh, I do not understand how she gets up so early to workout. I am just not a morning person." It can be frustrating when you're on your own journey, …
Continue reading Well, that didn’t work – Finding your Fitness Match
Strength. It's such a loaded word, but for today, we're talking physical strength. For many people, strength training is a scary thing. It brings forth memories of Arnold Schwarzenegger pre-Governator. Strength training, as every injured athlete has probably learned from their PT, is critical to staying healthy and injury free. It can help ward off …
Continue reading Strength Training – It’s Not about Bulking Up
One of the reasons I love BeachBody, and decided to become a coach is that they have such a huge focus on helping people change their lives. Change their bodies to become stronger and healthier. Change their financial futures as coaches. And with such an intense focus on providing people with not just the tools, …
A few months ago, I started my BeachBody journey with a challenge group, and almost immediately was on board with the ideals, the concepts, and of course the results I was seeing. Over the last 10 years, I'd made great progress, and then fell into deep troughs of bad decisions and tough times, and would …
Continue reading Healthy Living Struggles and a peek into a Challenge Group
As you may remember, back in August, I participated in my first BeachBody Challenge Group. I started PiYo, I became a complete Shakeology convert, and have made huge strides in focusing on being healthy, while balancing eating delicious food, having happy hour now and then, and listening to my body when it needs a rest. …
Continue reading October Challenge Group: 21 Days plus a Jump Start to Feeling Great this Fall
While I'm off enjoying sun, sand and drinks in Florida, Chelsea over at Pittsburgh City Girl is taking over for the day. She's talking cross-training through Cross-Fit. Thanks Chelsea! Crossfit: It’s Not What You Think Crossfit. You either love it or hate. You hear the horror stories about injuries, bad coaching and a crazy lifestyle, …
Continue reading Guest Post from Pittsburgh City Girl, Chelsea – Crossfit: It’s Not What You Think
When Jillian, first reached out to me a little over a month ago about helping me get back on track using BeachBody products, I was skeptical. I eat healthy food, I'm just busy, and working out had moved out of my top priorities. After thinking it over for a few days, I realized I had …
Continue reading The Results are in: My 21 Day BeachBody Challenge
No, this post doesn't have anything to do with a bucketful of ice water. At the beginning of the month I laid out my goals for August. Now that I'm two weeks into the month, it's time for a little update on how this challenge has gone even further. It's been no secret, that since spring, I've …