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Don’t Let Superstition Overthrow Your Goals
Unexpectedly, a few weeks ago, I had a major aha about goal-setting and superstition. And it all started with a few goldfish. This epiphany grew into a wider realization of a major roadblock that holds us back from attaining our goals. One chilly September day, my son, my friend, and I were at the Broomall…
Read MoreMind-Body Connection – No Yoga Required
When you think of mind-body connections and fitness, it’s likely that you first think of yoga, which has cornered the market on the mind-body experience for years. However, there are plenty of other ways to find a deeper connection within yourself without doing downward facing dog. Not that there’s anything wrong with getting in your…
Read More7 Steps to Psych Yourself Up Even When You’re Just Not Feelin’ It
Now that it’s Christmas in July, you’re heading toward a new year’s mentality, right? Time to eat better, exercise more. Or, maybe not. If the sweltering weather is keeping you on your couch or in bed a few minutes longer each day and you’re adopting a carefree summer attitude, you might need some motivation to…
Read MoreThe Long Road to Fitness
Five Strategies to Deal with the Long Road to Your Fat-Loss Goal Instant satisfaction is an awesome thing. However, as an adult, you know that it’s far from the norm. Often when we start a new fitness plan, we’re looking for instant results when they are more likely to take weeks and months to…
Read More6 Ways a Non-Crunchy, “Fitness Badass” Embraced Her Crunchy Side and Moved a Mountain
Are you intrigued by this headline? I thought I needed to offer something provocative and meaty for my first post in a long while. I’ve been a little radio silent on the blog lately. I am sorry to leave you hanging for WOWs and fitness advice, but I’ve had a lot going on. You can…
Read MoreSo, I gotta get up!: How to become an early morning exerciser
In a recent blog post, I convinced you that working out in the morning is the best time to sweat it out, right? But I left you hangin’, wondering how you can accomplish that pre-7 a.m. goal in the dead of cold, dark, dreary winter (or in any season!). Here are my recommendations for making…
Read More12 Days Fitness Challenge Workout 10 – Down Under
Your mission: Complete twelve workouts between December 1st and January 1st If you’re a Performance Fitness member these twelve workouts can be any combination of personal training sessions, group training classes, a DIY workout from the Performance Fitness Exercise Guide (don’t have a PFit Exercise Guide? email us and get one!), a WOW, or one…
Read MorePerformance Fitness Client Spotlight – Meet Maren Reichert
Boot camper, Maren Reichert, is a prime example of our motto: “Outer Strength for Your Inner Warrior”. She’s been a Performance Fitness boot camper for almost two years, and during that time has gotten physically stronger and increased her confidence (let’s hear it for getting mentally stronger too!). Not only that, she uses lessons learned…
Read More12 Days Fitness Challenge Workout 8: Interval Interlude
Your mission: Complete twelve workouts between December 1st and January 1st If you’re a Performance Fitness member these twelve workouts can be any combination of personal training sessions, group training classes, a DIY workout from the Performance Fitness Exercise Guide (don’t have a PFit Exercise Guide? email us and get one!), a WOW, or one…
Read MoreWe HEART…Oakmont Farmers Market
Believe it or not, people ask my team and me for our opinions all the time. We get asked everything – recommendations for restaurants, plumbers, or where to get the best fitness gear. The “WE HEART…” section is a resource guide of sorts featuring a business that my team and/or I frequent and “love” for…
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