As with all things fitness, the answer invariably is “it depends.” How often you should lift weights is not a simple cookie cutter answer. Just like how much food should you eat, or how much money should you be spending; how often you lift weights is very personal and depend on a variety of factors. […]

After I had my second baby, (sweet baby girl Rory, who can do no wrong and has Nate wrapped around her precious little Cheeto stained finger) I was feeeeeelin that extra baby weight. I gained 50 lbs with each pregnancy, and being the all or nothing personality that I am, I was trying so hard […]

Summer is basically in full swing. Here in the PNW that means sunny and 75 most days, and anything over 80 is a heat wave! My gym is already getting a little warmer too. Sports bra only it is! I once worked at a gym (that shall remain nameless.) Let me describe it for you. […]

In 2017 I had just come off a hard season of my life. I had lost a friend (she didn’t die, we simply parted ways) who I was going to open a gym with. I took the split hard, and felt lost for a while. I had spent so much time and energy preparing for […]

Far too often we are bombarded with the onslaught of 30 day challenges, 21 day fixes, starting next Mondays, starting after the holiday, the vacation, the birthday celebration or whatever. We set lofty goals for ourselves. Why? Because we are hard core, we are motivated, and we are probably sick of facing our shame and […]