A few weekends ago, it was Mother’s Day. During that time, some gyms had some special offers for moms. One of them really caught my eye… One of the gyms had a free workshop for moms. The topic of the workshop was how to lose that “last 5-10 lbs”, get rid of that annoying stomach […]
Why You Don’t Need to Be Uber Lean and Ripped
Do we all have to be super lean and ripped? Last week, my client and I were talking about our trainings and her fitness goals and evaluating how our work together has gone. She has been training with me well over a year. During that time, her energy levels have improved a lot, she has […]
Why You Should Change the Way You Think About Calories
Calories get bad rap all the time. Seems that if we could, we’d remove them from our lives altogether, because all they cause is weight gain… However, I think we really need to change the way we think about calories. What we know about them now is forced on us by the fitness and diet […]
Three Conversations That Made My Week
This week, I’ve had three amazing conversations with women who have changed their mindset around food and fitness… I want to share them with you. To be honest, once you’ve gotten yourself to the point when you appreciate your freedom — in terms of what to eat, when to eat, how to train, how you […]
What A Successful Diet Doesn’t Look Like
How do you know that a diet really works? You probably say, obviously, when I’m able to lose weight on it! But that’s not the only way to measure the success of your diet. The other day, I had a conversation with two women. One of them told me that she had found a diet […]
What Exactly Led Me to Exercise Induced Amenorrhea and Burnout
In this post, I’d like to share a few things related to exercise, that were the biggest reasons why I ended up with exercise induced amenorrhea and messing up my health. You don’t need your monthly cycle just for the sake of having it. You need it for better health. I know this well because […]
Train Harder?? What to Do When You Receive BS Fitness Advice
There are times when fitness professionals’ “advice” does more harm than good. Being a personal trainer myself, it sometimes blows my mind when I hear what some trainers have told their clients to do in order to “get in the best shape of their lives”. That’s because sometimes their advice can be downright dangerous. I’m […]
I Beat HA’s Butt
I beat HA’s butt. I got my period back. Just the other day, I was shopping some new clothes after I had realized that there’s no way I could use some of my tank tops anymore (and because I’m a woman who has never anything to wear anyway, no matter what my size is). Sizes I […]
I Choose to Like My Body Fat
It’s no secret that in the past months, I have gained quite a bit of body fat while recovering from hypothalamic amenorrhea. Fat gain, which used to be a nightmare for me years ago, isn’t that anymore, because I choose to look at it differently now. I’ve chosen to be okay with my body fat and even […]
For The Best Results, Focus on These Exercises
There are some basic movements that work the best, if the goal is to get as strong as possible in the shortest amount of time. Of course, in the shortest amount of time doesn’t mean those exercises work like a magic pill. Or, they kind of do, but only when we actually do them–and do them often. […]