Shari Zisk, Fitness blogger
Pre-workout energizer by Vega Sport | Radiance Wellness

A little scoop of kick-ass to fuel your workout

Consider this a story, not a review. A story of how I kicked my own ass while cranked up on pre-workout energizer...
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Yamuna Foot Wakers

Rise and shine tired feet, foot wakers to the rescue

A Radiance Gear & Gadget Review. My Yamuna Foot Wakers are one of My Favorite Things. The little nubs on these funny looking domes hit all of the accu-points, meridians & feel-good buttons...
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Apres Ski Circuit – 2 great workouts for back at the lodge

Apres Ski Circuit - 2 great workouts for back at the lodge. These two 30-minute workouts were designed for a group of lodge dwelling heli-ski guides from Canadian Mountain Holidays. They have access to a small workout area with a bench, indoor cycles, chin-up bar, dumbbells and medicine balls...
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Mysterious Transversus

Mysterious Transversus. Part I

Here are the first 7 things you MUST know about the transversus abdominis muscle for optimal performance and a great physique:...
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Holiday gift ideas for a fitness girl

Shopping for a fit girl? Holiday gift ideas.

Holiday Gift Guide 2011. A fit girl is never more happy than when she is being active and when she is fit she feels healthy and beautiful. A fit girl is stylish and discerning about what puts on her body and in her body. Here is my pick of smart gift ideas to support your fit girls’s active lifestyle in 2012...
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Woodway curve treadmil

5 cool pieces of fitness equipment you might be lucky enough to see in your gym soon

5 cool pieces of fitness equipment you might be lucky enough to see in your gym soon. Here are some of the standout pieces of fitness equipment and tools that peaked my interest and are now on my Fitness Wish List!...
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Tight hip flexors

Rock hard hip flexors are NOT a good thing. Here’s how I soften mine up!

Here’s a quick hip flexor primer to give you an idea the important role these muscles play in posture, physique and performance and how I 'release' mine when they get tight...
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Fitocracy-Rule by Fit people!

Rule by fit people, it’s a Fitocracy and it’s building momentum

Rule by fit people, it’s a Fitocracy and it’s building momentum...
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Shari Zisk mountain climbing

My Favorite Things: The oven-baked solution that saved my knees

There is nothing worse than active people who can’t be active and do what they love because of an injury. My own knees sidelined my running and hiking for several years until I happened to discover a foot support system that completely eliminated my knee pain...
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High intensity training for EPOC

5 Signs the Afterburn is Real

Keep working your butt off for a post exercise metabolism boost. All of these articles I have been reading lately that dismiss the ‘afterburn’ after exercise are really starting to annoy me. I‘ve had people come up to me and say that I have been wrong about prescribing high-intensity exercise as a smart and efficient way to lose weight...
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Train Heavy!

My Training Philosophy

As a personal trainer I am regularly asked "Well what do you do?". This is what I do. It is surprisingly simple and the only difference between me and masses of people trying to lose weight and get in shape is that I actually do it, and I have been doing it regularly for many, many years. Ask around. Find a healthy and fit person and ask them how they do it and they'll say the same. They just get it done. Most people would reach every goal and achieve...
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Mighty bands resistance tubes

A mighty upgrade to a classic fitness tool. Meet the new resistance band

II like to throw around some pretty heavy weight during my workouts and a couple of good ‘heavy’ workouts each week keeps me lean and strong. But I choose not to be a slave to the gym during the gorgeous days of summer when outdoor workouts are as good for the soul as they are for the body, plus my puppy can come along too! That’s where resistance bands come in handy and thanks to Mighty Bands my ‘sunshine workouts’ just got a whole lot more versatile...
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Book Review: The Park Avenue Nutritionist's Plan

Book Review: The Park Avenue Nutritionists Plan by Dr. Jana Klauer

I came across this book in the bookstore without having heard about it previously, which is rare because I usually choose books based on reviews or referrals. The title peaked my curiosity because as a personal trainer this is an area of interest for me and the author’s credentials and experience give the book some pretty serious credibilit...
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The eat clean diet cookbook

Book Review: The Eat-Clean Diet Cookbook by Tosca Reno

This best selling cookbook (Robert Kennedy Publishing 2007) is the logical follow-up to the original Eat-Clean Diet book with recipes to support clean eating to get and stay lean. If you happen to be perusing the bookstore and thinking about picking up this popular cookbook whatever you do don’t flip to page 231. Not only will you feel incredibly insulted but you will get a false impression of what lean and clean-eating really is. Here’s why, and why you should most definitely have a copy of this cookbook on your healthy living...
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UGI Fitness 8lb ball

3 awesome custom Ugi workouts

This silly squishy ball has transformed this personal trainers business to the point where I have actually started a growing waitlist of people wanting to do my Ugi workouts. Here are some of my custom 30-minute Ugi workouts...
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