Anyone who truly knows me should be laughing at the title of this post. For the last 9yrs, maybe even longer, I have been the queen of overthinking. At work, specifically fire and EMS, that over-thinking becomes a strength in pre-planning and scene size-up. In my personal life, it's a bit annoying. But there is one... Continue Reading →
How Come I’m Not Sore???
Am I doing something wrong? These two questions were asked of me tonight after I finished a small-group training. They were followed up with "we feel great! We can move and feel stronger lifting," but my ladies were concerned that they could move and weren't sore to the point of not wanting to move after... Continue Reading →
What Functional Fitness Means to Me: Motivation
In "What Functional Fitness Means to Me: Background," I explained how functional fitness benefited me personally, mostly at work. I talked about how I was switched from Pre-physical Therapy to Exercise Science with a complementary minor. Let me tell you a little more about that. My partner and I were called to drive a flight... Continue Reading →
Freedom to Choose Your Trainer
I live in the country. For the majority of my life, the nearest gym was 20 minutes away. . .depending on who was driving. About 5 years ago, a gym opened up near me. I didn't hear about it til about 2 years ago when I was advised to contact them for a job, which... Continue Reading →
Three Reasons You Shouldn’t Think “New Year, New Me”
In my opinion, this is the Most Wonderful Time of the Year for several reason; however, the week after Christmas is not so wonderful. Everyone goes from thinking about others to nit-picking about what is wrong with their life. (I am not so naive to think everyone enjoys Christmas and the weeks leading up to... Continue Reading →
A Lesson in Gym Etiquette
You've likely read articles about this subject before now, but I feel the need to write another one as the others do not seem to make a difference in the gym - at least not the gyms in which I have or currently work. Be polite with your music. This point should have sub-points, but... Continue Reading →