Posts Tagged ‘muscle’
So You’re Ready to Track Your Calories. Now What?
A Guide to Documenting Your Food and Drink How many calories should you be eating in order to achieve your desired physique? It all depends on you, specifically, your goals, gender, age, weight, height and activity level. These are all bits of information you will plug into any number of online calorie calculators to find…
Read MorePull Up Challenge!
Pull Ups are the ultimate exercise in fitness Badassery. They’re key in developing a strong upper body and core. So many of you (us?) want to achieve your first – or 20th – Pull Up, and over the next six weeks we’re going to help you do that. Now, before you stop reading and start…
Read More12 Days Challenge: Workout 16 – ABC-123
Your mission: Complete twelve workouts between November 30th and January 3rd. 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 More12 Days Challenge: Workout 14 – The Upper Half
Your mission: Complete twelve workouts between November 30th and January 3rd. 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 More12 Days Challenge: Workout 12 – Put Some Muscle Behind It
Your mission: Complete twelve workouts between November 30th and January 3rd. 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 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 MoreSix Steps to Sexy
Last time we talked about sexiness and how it’s about gaining confidence on the inside and out. It’s not a Photoshopped pin-up figure flaunting a barely there bikini and high heels on the cover of a magazine or a muscular manly man flexing well-greased six-pack abs on the beach. Sexiness is about walking tall, building…
Read MoreBow Down to That Injured Body
So you’ve been beating Boot Camp, killing kettlebells, and destroying deadlifts in your training sessions. You’re in the zone and working out multiple times a week. You’re planning to increase your strength or sign up for a 10K run that you never imagined was possible. You are on top of the world! Then, BAM!…
Read MoreShould I Lose Another Five Pounds?
You’ve been working hard, training hard, eating clean. You are at, or very near, your goal weight and now find yourself asking, “Should I lose another five pounds?” Recently, I had this very conversation with one of my amazing clients who has been killing it in terms of her goals. I thought it would be…
Read MoreFive Kickin’ Protein Recipes
One of the best things you can do to reach your health and fitness goals is to make sure you’re eating enough protein. “What’s enough protein,” you ask? Probably more than you’re getting right now. Here’s a little quiz to find out whether or not you’re getting enough protein: Do you eat protein at every…
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