Exercise

Pregnancy Notes: Weight Lifting in the Third Trimester

August 24, 2011

What is a girl who is 34 weeks pregnant, gained 46 lbs, has swollen ankles, erratic charlie horses, killer varicose veins doing in a gym? Lifting weights of course! And scaring the tar out of everyone else there. I’m convinced they think I’m going to explode. 34 weeks and smuggling a beach ball at [...]

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I Found It! My New Gym

August 16, 2011

Do you hear that? The fitness angels are singing their hallelujahs once again… I finally got a gym membership! This summer has been one of big changes: new town, new job, new home, and a new big body. We’ve also done a ton of traveling to help this pregnancy fly by (which works, by the [...]

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Pregnancy Notes: Cardio During the Last Trimester

August 2, 2011

At our family reunion last week my brother commented that all of his sisters were operating at “half-speed”. That would have something to do with the fact that all three of his perfectly lovely sisters are all perfectly pregnant right now. So, yes, “half-speed” is a very accurate statement (if not overly generous, in my [...]

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Motivation To Workout

June 30, 2011

Wake up. Workout. Wake up. Workout. Wake up. Workout. Wake up. Workout. Wake up. Workout. Wake up. Workout. Now that January and the fitness goals are a faint six-month memory, it is very easy to lose motivation to workout. Ask any gym and they’ll tell you their attendance is down. Ask any personal trainer and [...]

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Stressed? Don’t Forget to Exercise!

June 22, 2011

Moving to a new town. Unpacking 300 million boxes. Breaking down 300 million boxes. Taking 300 million boxes to the recycling center. Becoming the new caretaker of a pool. Brushing off my brain to try to understand pH, chlorine, alkalinity. Figuring out how to de-green my poor daughter’s hair (the chlorine was off the charts [...]

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Print It, Use It!: Park Full Body Workout

June 9, 2011

Got a park? Or how about a backyard? Great! Now you’ve got a workout to go with it! This is the workout I gave the Mesa Fit Mommas recently. I thought I pass it onto you. Here is the “Print It, Use It”. All you do is print this baby out, watch the demo video [...]

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You and Your Bike’s BFF: A Great Bike Shop

May 25, 2011

We do a whole lot of bike riding in this family. The Doc is a whiz at fixing nearly any bike malady that may come our way, however his time available to play fix-it-man is ridiculously limited. I may have a few talents up my sleeve, but aptly caring for all the bikes in our [...]

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Not Coordinated? Try Agility Training

May 19, 2011

Occasionally, I’ve taken on a new client who didn’t know what they had gotten themselves into. I’ll give them an exercise that looks a little “crazy”. They’ll just stand there with their hands on their hips, shake their head and say with a nervous laugh, “I’m just not that coordinated. I really don’t think I [...]

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TM Basics Video: Overhead Cable Tricep Extensions

May 12, 2011

Yes, this was filmed very early in the pregnancy. I think two of those thighs equal one of mine now. If you cannot view the video, find it here.

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A Bruised Ego = Strength

May 9, 2011

In our lives when our egos have been bruised, our feelings hurt, or we feel like we’ve been burned by someone we have two options: Option A: Turn the situation around, learn from it, and allow it to make us stronger. Option B: Staying bitter for a long period of time and turning to unhealthy [...]

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