Perfect Sucks!

At age 48, I'm a proud mother of two boys. Married to a great guy and trying my best to keep fit and healthy, while trying to hep others do the same. As most of you know I had great success with the 2010 News Herald Lighten Up Contest.

Well that was nearly 2 years ago. I continue to exercise, run and focus on weight loss. If I have learned one thing, it is that PERFECT SUCKS. Don't strive for it. It does not exist. I have heard Jillian Michaels say it herself. Transformation is not an end result, it's something you do everyday. Setting goals is good but don't see it as an end. Work toward transforming yourself each day in different ways.

I am not striving to be perfect and neither should you. I do try to better myself everyday, if even just a little. Lets keep working together to be stronger, more fit, healthy and happy. I'm here for you and so many of you are here for me as well. On with this journey! Screw Perfect! It's a myth. We are real people and real people work hard, fail, succeed and help each other. Lets do this!

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What is your FITNESS Goal?

I was thinking the other day about what makes some of my clients successful and others...not so much. For example I have two female clients that I was comparing. Client A is 5'6", 130ish pounds and has 18% body fat. Client B is the same height 5'6", and the same weight 130ish, but has 32% body fat. Trust me when I tell you that client A looks much, much smaller than client B. They look drastically different, even though they are the same height and weight.

My point is that the number on the scale should not be your only fitness goal. Set specific goals! My most successful clients are ones that set fitness goals and not weight loss goals. Women seem to be so wrapped up in the number on the scale.

If you are reading this I would like you to set a fitness goal. It may be to run a 5K, 10K or even just to walk these. It can also be something as small as, 5 boy push-ups, to hold a wall sit for 2 minutes. Find a reasonable goal and work towards accomplishing it! One you have done it, find another goal to work towards. I think you will have more success this way. Write your goal down and post it somewhere you see everyday.

I want all of my clients to set a fitness goal and email it to me, so I can help you with it. What will your fitness goal be?

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Good Sh!t to Get, If Your Working on Getting Fit.

Oprah has her favorite things, so I thought I would share some of mine. Although I can't give any of these things to you, like Oprah does, I can provide you with a link to order for yourself if you want. Check them out!

Words to sweat by (gym towel). These are such a simple concept but I wouldn't of thought of it. They have an entire line of gym towels with cute sayings on them to help motivate and inspire you during your workouts. My favorites: There will be no jiggle in my wiggle and C is for crunches, not cookies.
http://www.wordstosweatby.com/shop

One mile running apparel. Got to love these shirts! My favorite: Will run for beer!
http://www.onemoremile.net/

iPod Nano. You can find the colorful iPod Nano at amazon.com for less than $120. They are available in different colors. This is a must tool for any type of workout. What's on your ipod?

Air Rope! You can buy these at amazon.com or power systems. They are a great workout and you don't have to worry about missing, you can never miss or trip with this rope.

Saved my favorite one for last. Yoga mats that can be customized with your own photo. Would be a nice little splurge!Pimp out your own mat at http://yogamatic.com/home.php









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Can You See the Change Now?

One of my clients told me about a comment she received, when she told a friend she has been working out with a trainer for a year. As a kid I was always told "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all. Obviously this person did not follow this rule, she told my client that she has not seen any change in her over the year. Since she didn't follow the rule, I need to comment on this. Besides it gave me a great think to blog about. Thank-You.

There are many reason to work out with a personal trainer, and not all of them are VISIBLE TO THE EYE. I am finding out that one of the most important reasons to work out with a trainer is, you are held accountable to attend your work outs. If you join a large gym and decide to miss a work out, who cares? If you do not show up to my boot camp or personal training session, at least you will have to come up with an excuse. By the way this week the number one excuse was " I have to take my dog to the vet" heard it twice, and maybe its true but thought I would share.

Another reason, NOT VISIBLE OT THE EYE,  you will fight off osteoporosis. The key to this one is consistency. Strength training over time maintains bone mass, especially in post-menopausal women. You can not see Osteoporosis but it does effect a lot of women.

You will feel Empowered! Lifting weights comes with a big self-esteem boost. Empowerment is not something the EYE can see.

Prevent Injuries. Build up muscle around your joints, and you will help prevent injuries. If you are not injured your EYE can not see this. Break a leg or hip and we can all see that.

Carrying a baby on your hip, carrying groceries into the house, walking up steps, the list goes on and on...all of these chores become easier to us, even though the EYE can not see this.

Some people just don't get it, but they will, and hopefully it's not to late!

Fat Wars!

Yesterday in the ladies locker room I overheard someone say "My fat cells are trying to battle my workouts efforts". I seriously laughed out loud. Hey, I feel the same way some days!

Fat Cells stick to us in places that bug us the most, and that spot is different for everyone. They smile at us when we display them in the summer. Exactly the reason we should be fighting the war right now. So we can wear what we want this summer.

For me, I don't feel like the war has been won yet. It's more like I have settled for what I've done so far, until I get that bathing suit out for the first time this spring. I guess I don't feel like putting in enough work to look like Jillian Michaels. Most people hit the gyms about this time of year in hopes of looking great come summer. But the majority of people will look the same come summer.

It does not have to be this way. We (including me) need to step up in this war and do our part. Fat finds a way to hang on our bodies...it hides in our favorite drinks, foods and even adult beverages, and tries to take us down. I feel like my clients are soldiers fighting a war and I am the General giving them the knowledge to win the war.

It is ridiculous that as much as I hated math growing up, losing weight is nothing more than a simple math equation. It's like my 8th grade math teacher is forcing math problems into my adulthood.

Make 2012 summer a great one! Start fighting that war now.

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Missing some work outs? There is an APP for that!

If you had to pay for a missed work out, I'm willing to bet the excuses would dwindle. Guess What? There is an APP for that! I am really kind of pissed that I didn't think of this. The APP is called GYM-PACT and available for the iPhone.

Download the APP (if you want to get serious about your work outs) and put money in your account. Make a pact with the service as to how many times you will go to the gym and for how long. When you get to the gym you check in through a GPS tracking feature. If you don't show up, you pay up, and the money gets deducted from your account.

"DID I MENTION HOW PISSED I AM, THAT I DIDN'T THINK OF THIS? DARN IT!

According to the women's health magazine I was reading, financial incentives work. Having money on the line or a chance of losing money, work better than cash incentives.

I think this APP should be mandatory for my clients! Just thinking out loud here.


If you are afraid to download this APP, make a weekly bet with your spouse, or trainer (TEE HEE) about the number of completed work outs each week. NO EXCUSES...If you fall short you must pay up.

Are you brave enough to download this APP?

2012 Resolutions

Will 2012 be the year you focus on regular fitness and weight loss?  Fitness resolutions are starting to pop up already. The gyms will see a rise in numbers this month, but this often drops as people give up on their goals after a week or two. Make sure you are not one of these people this year. Choose to train with a personal trainer. View my website at http://www.fitforcefitness.com/

If you are new to working out you will find that the first few weeks are the hardest. This is why many people give up. They over train or push themselves to hard in the beginning. They neglect to warm up before exercising, and to stretch after.

There are two great ways to follow through with your fitness resolutions. First one is to hire a personal trainer. I can teach you how to do the exercises correctly. We will develop a plan that will not over train you, and be most efficient to reach your goals.

The second great option is a boot camp class. Do not let the name scare you. This is a fun and interactive setting. You will be pushed on by motivating fellow boot campers and of course by ME. You will be able to push yourself further than ever before.

Each of these choices are great options. They both offer you motivation and support to enable you to start living the healthy lifestyle you have always wanted.

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