Nutrition and Weight Training for Women
Are you ready for this? 2011 was actually a pretty great year – one of the best for me. We bought a house, I learned how tough the NCSF CPT exam is (but I did attempt it!), I ran in two 5K races (my firsts!) AND this blog was nominated twice for a best blogger [...]
This post is long overdue and is a part of a fitness blogging network over at Fitness Blog World. If you have a fitness blog, you should participate! How Has Fitness Changed Your Closest Relationships? The first relationship I have to talk about is the one with my husband. HE’S the one who got me [...]
Lying around watching a football game or soap opera is a little touch of heaven for a lot of people. After a feast of whatever it is you like to eat, the couch beckons, saying, “come to me, come to me”. Unfortunately, being a couch potato isn’t healthy. Too much inactivity can lead to severe [...]
FitBlogs is a website that I recently stumbled upon and they provide a weekly topic, referred to as Fit Points, that I will be participating in. This is my very first ‘Fit Point’ and I will continue to post on the topic they provide each week. You’re welcome to join in on the fun as [...]
I don’t know about you but summer workouts just suck. Actually I shouldn’t say the workouts themselves suck, but getting motivated to work out when it’s so warm and humid is a bit tough. Today I did a women’s strength training workout for chest and then followed that up with a quick fat burning cardio [...]
The last time I did this exact leg workout my legs were sore for the next 5 days. It was crazy. I think what did it is the fact that I did 3 leg exercises I haven’t done before. This just goes to show how important it is to switch things up every now and [...]
Wow. Feeling quite weak after the leg workout I did today. It was the same exact leg workout I did last time and I can tell it’s gonna kick my butt again. I did a chest/biceps workout a few days ago but I forgot to post it! I’ll probably post it tomorrow morning. Split squats [...]
Happy Thursday! Today I did the same shoulder and abs workout that I did last week. It seemed a little harder this time and I actually kept the weight the same for everything. Interesting… In case you haven’t yet read the new nutrition post titled, ‘Developing a Personal, Healthy Meal Plan for Children‘ written by [...]
How many servings of fruits and vegetable does your body need on a daily basis? What amount of grains do you need to eat? Meats? Dairy? With standards changing on a consistent basis, it can be quite challenging to know how much from each of the food groups we need to incorporate into our daily [...]
*This is a guest post by Amy S. Cook. If you are interested in guest posting on this blog, please check out the guidelines here. Some women find it a breeze to stay slim, but for others, it’s an uphill climb that’s never easy. The former see no need to exercise, but the latter know that if they [...]
I was actually accepted to be the Minneapolis Outdoor Fitness Examiner last summer, but somehow I got sidetracked. I got married shortly after I was accepted so I wrote one article about working out outdoors and then that was it. I think the main reason I didn’t continue writing was because I just didn’t have [...]
If you aren’t familiar with Zazzle, they’re a website that sells customized items that their users and/or customers create. I’ve created some women’s sport clothing items just for fun! There are workout journals there too. I hope you’ll take a peek and see if you like any of the designs and if there’s something there that [...]
Happy New Year! 2009 was actually an incredible year for me and I almost don’t want it to end. That’s pretty new for me. I’ve struggled in the past, just like everyone else, but for once I just feel like I want 2009 to keep going. I get a little sad thinking that it’s coming [...]
You may or may not know that I’m currently studying to become a certified personal trainer. Because of this, I have become more and more interested in what makes a good personal trainer and how to avoid getting one (or being one) that sucks. Believe me, they’re out there and I refuse to be one [...]
Today I decided to try a new back and biceps workout that I found in one of my old Oxygen Fitness Magazines. It’s actually a part of one of their total-body workout plans. I have yet to decide if I’ll follow along with the rest, but the back/biceps workout caught my eye and I decided [...]
Image via Wikipedia If you read my recent post “Women’s Upper Body Workout”, this is basically the next installment. This is a lower body workout you can try if you’re interested in an upper body/lower body split: Barbell Squats: 3 sets of 12 reps (45#) Leg Extensions: 3 sets of 12 reps (35#) Leg Curls: [...]
