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Yes, you can sneak exercise into your day in tiny bits AND reap the benefits! Here are my top tips for staying fit when you’re a slave to the school-year schedule. Continue reading

Want a killer lower body workout to tone your hips, butt & thighs without stressing your joints? Whether you’ve got knee pain or not, this routine will improve your ‘rear view’ without impact or injury!
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There is one goal that seems, above others, to drive us to get to the gym, pound the pavement or squeeze in that fitness class… Who doesn’t want to be hot? Here are my must-do moves for a Hot Mama body! Continue reading

Yep, baby boy will be 9 months on Valentines Day.  I had this notion that I would be back in the swing of my fitness routine, training all my clients again with a busy schedule and still fitting in my own workouts when I was 3 months postpartum. The idea of taking on a lot of clients again and working out daily was thrown out the window as I walked around my house like a zombie each day from not sleeping the night before. I thought I would be back in to my pre-pregnancy clothes already. I am SOOOO not … Continue reading

There are still 5 weeks until New Year’s Eve and plenty of time to get in shape! This simple at-home routine will build up core strength with challenging moves and lots of targeted abdominal work. Get started now and be little-black-dress ready for New Year’s Eve! Continue reading

If I have one piece of advice with regard to New Year’s Resolutions, it is this: Begin them well in advance of the new year. Here is a 6-week workout program designed to have you slimmer, stronger and fitter before your friends and family even begin to think about getting in shape for the new year. Get started now and revel in your progress on New Year’s Eve!

Try this at-home workout for Week 1 and get started today!… Continue reading

As yoga has hit the main stream the variety of classes continue to increase. Even recreation facilities have started to offer the large variety of classes that you would have only found at a yoga studio in the years before.  You may be looking to start yoga but hesitant as you don’t know what class to register for.  Or, you may be a yoga enthusiast but would like to try something new.  I have outlined here for you various yoga styles that you will now find at most places that offer yoga. Keep in mind this is just what I … Continue reading

It’s still stroller season!  Our Belly Bootcamp outdoor classes are still in full swing and we’re loving the cooler temperatures and fresh, crisp breezes.  The next time you and your little one head out for a walk in the sunshine, turn the walk into a workout and earn that latte! Steal these three stroller exercises from our popular Bellies & Strollers postnatal classes and tone that lower body while you show baby the sights.  Don’t forget supportive athletic shoes and some water to stay properly hydrated – even though the temperatures are cooler, nursing mommies in particular need to be … Continue reading