If you have any weight to lose, chances are you want it gone as quickly as possible. I know I did. The problem I have found with trying to lose weight quickly is this: it rarely stays off. Super fast weight loss is often the result of some type of serious deprivation and/or a crazy […] Read more »
Why I Stretch
I gotta be honest here people, for the longest time I would skip the stretching component of my workouts. Really! I figured I was busy and it wasn’t that important! I’m an active person surely my continued movement post workout would be enough of a cool down . . . it’s as good as stretching, […] Read more »
Workout Wednesday 12-09-12
Here we are half way through our 42 days to fit challenge! Can you believe it? Great job on getting this far guys, seriously. Well done. Virtual high fives all round 😉 How are we all feeling? A little tired, a little sore, a little cranky? Hopefully you’re also feeling a little lighter thanks to […] Read more »
Muscle Burns Fat baby – Embrace the weights!
{Image credit} I want to talk to you about lifting weights. Specifically about how building muscle will help you burn more fat! True story! So often I hear people (especially ladies) saying how they are afraid of lifting weights because they are worried that building muscle will make them look big […] Read more »
Announcing: 42 Days to Fit
Just in case you hadn’t heard, we are teaming up with Brandy of The Marathon Mom to bring you 42 Days to Fit. A 6 week series to help you get on track and find our way to a healthier lifestyle. It starts tomorrow! It’s free. The details are up at The Marathon Mom. There’s […] Read more »
Work Out Wednesday 20-06-12
Ok so this week I want to do a fitness test. I’ve never done one. Ever! Have you? Being fit and healthy is so important to me. I want to be the best I can be not only for myself but for my family. I want to be the best wife, mother, daughter, sister […] Read more »
Work Out Wednesday 06-06-12
After my week off training I have to tell you I am feeling rested and relaxed but super keen to get back into it. Seriously keen! What better way to warm up in this freakish, fickle and freezing cold weather we are having here in sydney than to get a good sweat on? […] Read more »
Work Out Wednesday
This week I am building on the upper body blast workout I shared with you last week. We will be adding in some cardio type intervals to really get the heart rate pumping. As always start with a 5-10 min warm up, listen to your body and take a break of you need to […] Read more »
Work Out Wednesday
This week I wanted to mix up an old favourite basic full body weight session. I decided to do it pyramid style. In a pyramid training session basically you increase the weight and decrease the number of reps in each set until the heaviest load is reached or vice versa, decreasing weight and increasing repetitions […] Read more »
Crushed the workout, what now? (Post Workout Nutrition)
After you workout are you one of those people who is ravenously hungry or seems to have not much of an appetite? Me, I am one of those people who doesn’t seem to have much of an appetite after a workout which is why it was such a surprise to me to discover that […] Read more »