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Hello friends from quarantine. Sigh. So the gyms are closed. You can’t take your favorite in studio class with me. While you don't really need equipment to get a great workout - there's so much your own body weight can do - it really does…

Diet And Fitness Lessons From Europe!

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Last fall, my fiancé and I ventured out on a nearly month long adventure in Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy.  As a fitness and nutrition expert, I’m normally quite staunch about what I eat. I truly enjoy my food and never feel deprived. I…

TOP SECRETS FROM FITNESS MODEL LORI HARDER

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  One day I stumbled upon the Instagram feed of Lori Harder. She's a fitness personality, Oxygen and overall cover model a few times over, business woman, and total rock star. I felt a connection to her and soon realized that she's…

3 TIPS FOR KILLER WORKOUTS IN LESS TIME

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Have you ever noticed that when you plan go to the gym, for a run, to lift weights, take a cardio class, whatever, that you plan an hour for it? At least? Why is that? What’s with this magical hour (or more) and why do we need that…

5 SIMPLE TIPS FOR A MORE ENERGETIC DAY

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STRIKE A MATCH AND LIGHT YOUR FIRE! I used to work in an office and at 8:00am, people would be grabbing their coffee and mumbling good mornings and how are yous. Invariably, most of the answers involved some derivative of “…tired”.…

8 Simple Exercises to Build Muscle Without Weights

Let’s say you know you need to workout but don’t have to access to or have zero desire to enter the weight room of a gym. Maybe there’s a little fear of the free weight area. Or, perhaps you’re traveling, you’re short on time, or…

How & Why You Should Try Tracking Your Tracking Macros

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Last week I published a blog about the 3 Things I Would Have Done Differently Before My First Bikini Competition. I mentioned that if I had to do it all over again, I would have started tracking macronutrients much sooner. I wholeheartedly believe in eating real food first, but making sure I was consuming the proper proportions of macronutrients helped me see the changes in my physique that I was looking for. Some of you asked what a macronutrient is, and how and why you should try tracking it? I created a video to give you the skinny on how tracking macros can help you change your physique…

3 Things I Would Have Done Differently Before My First Bikini Competition

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Competing in a figure or bikini competition had been on my bucket list for some time now. Several months ago, a couple of clients brought it up. "Weren't you thinking of competing?! You should do it!" They reminded me that I inspire others,…

3 Ideal Times to Workout and Eat for Optimal Energy

It is so hard to drag yourself to the gym and make a plan to eat healthfully when you're battling low energy. There is a science to your hormones. Cortisol levels should rise in the morning (when our ancestors were ready to hunt and gather),…

One Belly Fat Problem. Two Unique Solutions.

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I have two clients who are specifically trying to reduce belly fat. Both train with me twice a week and eat super quality foods. Despite these similarities, my workout prescriptions for each of them couldn't be more different. Let's take…