I see them at the fitness center where I work all the time. Former runners. Some of them are clients, others are members that I chat with. I’ll say something about running and they’ll say, wistfully, “I used to run.” I don’t want that to be you (or me). That’s why you should prepare when […]
Feel Like Quitting? How to Overcome the Top 5 Exercise Excuses
You haven’t started your fitness program yet. Or you started it, lasted a few weeks, then quit. You know you should stick with it. You’ve heard the benefits. Plus you hate starting over every time. So, what’s your excuse? Oh, and try to be original with your exercise excuses. As a personal trainer and coach, […]
Improve Your Running with these Easy Tips
If you’re like most people, whether you’re a beginner, intermediate, or an advanced runner, you probably want to improve your running. Of course, that can mean different things to different people. While a beginner may just want to run a mile without walking, to another runner, “improve your running” may mean to run faster, longer, […]
5 Tips for Holding Onto Your Fitness and Running Resolutions
Yikes! It’s already March. How are those fitness and running resolutions doing? After a burst of enthusiasm and determination in January, when many people make their health, weight loss and running goals, we are now about a week into March, when, unfortunately, many of those awesome resolutions have started to slip. One of the mistakes […]
How TRX Training Can Make You a Better Runner
I’ve been using the TRX for a long time both for myself and my clients, as well as sharing workouts here, but since taking the TRX Training Course a while back, I became a better teacher because I learned so much about how to adapt TRX training to all levels. Today I want to talk […]
“Workout” is Not a Verb and Other Grammar Gripes
I like to bring this post out every year or so because people are still not listening! One of my major grammar gripes, the one that originally inspired me to write this post, is the use of the word “workout” as a verb. I see it all the time. “I am going to go workout […]
