Diastasis Safe Exercises

Every mom has a different recovery after giving birth, but all moms want to get their body back.  If you have a diastasis, you may feel like you’re limited on what core exercises you can do.  Diastasis safe exercises may not be challenging enough.  So what can...

New School Ideas on Shoulder Impingement

Shoulder pain is pretty common.  And often people immediately assume that the pain is stemming from an issue in the rotator cuff. If you feel pain when raising your arm above your shoulder, it could be a lot of other muscles that are causing shoulder impingement.  Not...

AMRAP Workout for Busy Moms

When you’re a mom, you have precious little time to exercise.  Gone are the days of spending an hour in the gym.  Just getting to the gym is a hassle, right? You need a quick, effective workout you can do at home.  Introducing the AMRAP workout.  AMRAP = As Many...

Strength Workout Template

Have you ever wanted to dive into the brain of a personal trainer?  How do they design their workout programs for their clients?  Why is a particular exercise included in the workout? I’m going to let you in on my thinking.  There is a method to the madness! ...

Master the Basics First

Have you seen the Pixar movie, “Up?” If you have, you probably remember the cute scene with Doug, the talking dog, who gets distracted by a squirrel. Like Doug, it’s so easy to get sidetracked by a shiny new object dangling nearby.  There are...

Stop Doing These Exercises

“Stop exercising.” That’s something you would never expect a personal trainer to say, right? But in some cases, this has been my advice to my clients. I would never tell my clients to stop exercising all together because there is an appropriate...