My favorite things: My Bliss Skort

There are a handful of ‘things’ that I use all the time to support my active lifestyle. There are fitness tools, gear and clothing that I have had for years and serve such an important role in my active life that I would surely have to replace them in they wore out or went missing. My skort is one of my favorite fitness [...]

Kids get fit with Pokeman

With the childhood obesity epidemic status recently updated from ‘looming’ to ‘it’s here”, strategies to support physical activity are a top priority for parents, teachers and video game developers. Believe it or not video games developers have been the source of some of the newest ways to get kids moving and I think some of their strategies are absolutely [...]

Kettlebells kick butt!

“Higher intensity, superior results, short amount of time”

With Kettlebell workouts getting claims like that my old friend the dumbell might be experiencing a bit of an inferiority complex. But I can confirm that they do kick butt. Not only did a Kettlebell workout kick my butt (and it was just an introductory class), but new [...]

Hot yoga without the puddle. The towel woes of sweaty yogis.

Hot yoga without the puddle. The towel woes of sweaty [...]

The abdominal machine I tried to ignore

I created thousands of workouts for women at the women’s only fitness center I used to work at, and not a single program included the ‘abdominal machine.’ Here are 6 reasons why I avoid the ‘ab [...]

My favorite solution for dry winter skin, and it’s workout friendly.

The winter often leaves skin dry and the last thing anyone wants is flaky arms or legs at the gym. The skin is our largest organ of elimination and a good sweaty workout is one of the best ways to detoxify the body so slapping on a thick creamy moisturizer is a bad idea before a workout.
I recently discovered a workout-friendly remedy for my dry winter skin: Huile Prodigieuse by Nuxe is a dry oil that is ultra moisturizing but doesn’t leave the skin feeling clogged or [...]

Non-Newtonian cushioning for runners

Brooks DNA, a new running shoe cushioning system introduced this month is made up of a non-Newtonian liquid. [...]

Fitness goes tech in 2010: miCoach Virtual Running Partner by Adidas

The 2010 Consumer Electronics Show is pulsing with technology giants showcasing the latest in computers, gaming, audio, visual, and gadgets galore. The miCoach virtual running partner by Adidas is one of the newly launched fitness tools we look forward to trying out this year. [...]

Can these shoes really tone your legs and butt just by walking?

Reebok’s new Easytone shoes make a lot of promises I believe can be delivered as long as you lace up with the right [...]

My favorite tool for tracking how much of that cheesecake you actually used up during your workout

One of the most powerful ways I have found to help my clients relate their workouts and daily physical activity levels to how much they eat is using a Polar Heart Rate monitor that tracks [...]





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