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Eat, Eat, Eat
30 April 08 03:04 PM | Corinne | 2 comment(s)

Most of you know I'm training for my first competiton in August. It's pretty exciting because Bill from our site and Lisa my friend (and PNP member) are doing it with me. The training is going well and I wanted to spend today discussing lessons...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Children, stressful situations, time management

Is Last Place So Bad?
11 April 08 05:53 AM | Corinne | 5 comment(s)

Before I go further, I want to make sure you all know about Trish's blog she wrote on our other PNP blog... Life Changes and Menu Plan . Ya'll give her a little love because she is also without computer right now which is the double-boredom whammy...

Filed under: Motivation, Fat Girl Thinking, Exercise, Making Exercise a Lifestyle

Weightloss and Fitness Essentials
14 March 08 01:35 PM | Corinne | 3 comment(s)

A funny thing happens when people see me and ask what I do for a living. First, I tell them I own a fitness and lifestyle community. Next, they start asking how do lose weight the FASTEST. I go into the same things I tell my girls everyday: eat right...

Filed under: Circuit Training, Exercise, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Planning, Cooler, jen hendershot, lifetime, maintenance, organizing, travelling

What It Takes Maintain Your Weight
05 February 08 06:33 PM | Corinne | 4 comment(s)

It's funny, last year I learned a lot about maintenance. I was in maintenance most of the year and a few of my clients were in maintenance...intentional or not. It's hard both physically and mentally because people start a diet with an "end"...

Filed under: Exercise, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, lifetime, maintenance

Cardio That Burns Fat
09 January 08 06:46 PM | Corinne | 3 comment(s)

This is the last of our three-pronged approach to burning up the fat and avoiding weight loss plateaus...cardio. We talked the last two days about changing how we strength train to trick the body, shifting our menus to ingnite the fat burning furnace...

Filed under: Exercise, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Cardio Workout, Aerobic Activity, Weight Loss

I Want To Lose Weight. Where Should I Start?
19 November 07 04:28 PM | Corinne | 3 comment(s)

You should start with Phit-N-Phat. Ya'll have a great day! Just kidding, sort of, but this is a popular question I get asked online and in person. We all know that what you eat has a lot to do with it, but I find more people are successful when they...

Filed under: Exercise, Back Workout, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Eating Clean

Five Must Have Items for Your Home Gym
21 October 07 02:32 PM | Trish | with no comments

Frequently I am asked “What is in your gym,” and “What do I need in my home gym if I want a good workout?” The answer is simple…NOT MUCH! You can outfit a room or corner with little money, minimal space demands, and get a solid workout day after day....

Filed under: Exercise, Weight Training, Making Exercise a Lifestyle

Splitting Workouts Into Two Sessions - Can You Do This?
21 October 07 02:29 PM | Trish | with no comments

There is evidence that shows splitting your workout into two different sessions during the day is better for your performance and fat burning capabilities. This is true, but it is also true that finding motivation to do one workout a day is hard enough...

Filed under: Exercise, Weight Training, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Cardio Workout

Working Out ALL DAY…or so it seems
21 October 07 02:28 PM | Trish | with no comments

Today is one of those days where I’m so busy with work and life that I am squeezing it all in when I can. Many of us forget that a workout doesn’t have to be XXX amount of time at X o’clock. It can be thrown at your body all day in shorter bouts with...

Filed under: Diet, Core Work, Exercise, Weight Training, Weight Watchers, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Cardio Workout, Treadmill, Eating Clean

Saturday and Sunday Combo
21 October 07 02:27 PM | Trish | with no comments

Busy, busy, busy. That’s the best way to describe things these days. Getting in the workouts takes creativity, scheduling, and flexibility. Eating right takes discipline and preparation. That’s what life is about, though, learning how to do all that you...

Filed under: Diet, Core Work, Exercise, Shoulder Workout, Weight Training, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Interval Training, Treadmill, Eating Clean

Cardio in the morning???
21 October 07 02:27 PM | Trish | with no comments

I happened to find this link today while researching a competely different topic and thought it was full of such valuable information that everyone should read it. It talks about: - EPOC: Excess Post-Exercise Consumption - Afterburn Effect - Cardio on...

Filed under: Exercise, Weight Training, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Cardio Workout, HIIT

March Newsletter
21 October 07 02:26 PM | Trish | 1 comment(s)

This newsletter goes out in email and is posted on my website, but I want to keep a copy on this site for people who “live” here. This has been an exciting month! I launched my online personal training business a little over a month ago and I have enjoyed...

Filed under: Exercise, Weight Watchers, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Cardio Workout, Interval Training, Treadmill, Newsletters

Vegas Vacation…Friday
21 October 07 02:21 PM | Trish | with no comments

Do you struggle with exercising while on vacation? Many times a good fitness routine and healthy eating habits are thrown out the window the second vacation or travel begins. It doesn’t have to be that way. Throughout my nine day stay in Vegas I am going...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Cardio Workout, Arm Workout, Treadmill, Vacation

Vegas…What day is it?
21 October 07 02:19 PM | Trish | with no comments

I usually try to write something insightful other than must my mindless ramblings about what I have been filling my time with. Unfortuanately, my brain is fried today from a 13 hour poker session yesterday. Yes…you read that right. Chris and I sat at...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Making Exercise a Lifestyle

Five Tips to A Good Night’s Sleep and Why Your Muscles Need It
21 October 07 02:18 PM | Trish | with no comments

One of the undervalued aspects of a good workout program is your sleep habits. At rest, our bodies work very to repair all the damage we do during the course of the day. It is also when we burn through fat (or muscle depending on how well you are eating...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Vacation, Sleep

Life Doesn’t Control Me…I Control My Life
21 October 07 02:17 PM | Trish | with no comments

Rarely will you ever do anything harder in your life than try to lose weight. Alcoholics can stop drinking, smokers can stop smoking, but when you have to lose weight you can’t just stop eating. The temptation is all around you. It’s the one “addiction...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Shoulder Workout, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Interval Training, Treadmill

Five Tips to Leaving Vacation and Getting Back to Healthy Living
21 October 07 02:17 PM | Trish | with no comments

Do you have a hard time getting back to the gym and healthy eating after a vacation? It can be tough. You probably indulged in sweets and carbs you normally don’t. Activity is usually limited or non-existant. All of this makes it tough to jump back in...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Cardio Workout, Vacation

Always Lead By Example…You never know who’s watching
20 October 07 10:48 PM | Trish | with no comments

Twice today “Lead by Example” has been brought to my attention and it inspired me to write to all of you…especially all of my Mommies out there searching for a healthy lifestyle they can share with their children. (Click on More… to see the rest of this...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Cardio Workout, Children, Arm Workout, Treadmill, Cardio Directory

Fat Burning…What You Need To Know
20 October 07 10:46 PM | Trish | with no comments

The burning question these days is, “I want to lose weight. What is the best way to burn fat?” With loads of information about fat burning zones, when to eat, and how much to exercise, it can be confusing to even seasoned waist watchers. Here are things...

Filed under: Exercise, Back Workout, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Cardio Workout, Treadmill, Cardio Directory

Scheduling Your Healthy Life
20 October 07 10:44 PM | Trish | with no comments

Being fit and healthy can be a daunting task. One method I have incorporated into my lifestyle that Weight Watchers taught me was to plan my eating and exercising just like I would plan my workday. At the beginning of each week, I plan my weekly workout...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Treadmill

What Keeps You Motivated?
20 October 07 10:40 PM | Trish | with no comments

What keeps you motivated has to be in the top five questions I am asked by my clients and readers. Motivation is such an individual thing; what works for one doesn’t always work for another. I decided to list some of the things I found helpful along my...

Filed under: Diet, Chest Workout, Exercise, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Children, Treadmill

Personal Goals
20 October 07 10:37 PM | Trish | with no comments

It is important for each of us to have goals in our weightloss journey. A deadline looming, a shiny carrot dangling in front of us…both make the journey fun and rewarding. My goals have always been fitness related rather than weight related. I can’t say...

Filed under: Diet, Core Work, Exercise, Back Workout, Making Exercise a Lifestyle

How Do I Exercise and Travel?
20 October 07 10:34 PM | Trish | with no comments

I have two differing ideas on fitness and travel that I use with my clients: 1. If you are hardcore with your exercise…you know, in the gym an hour or so a day six days a week, strength training like there is no tomorrow, and all about eating the right...

Filed under: Exercise, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Cardio Directory, Vacation

Changing Your Lifestyle
20 October 07 10:26 PM | Trish | with no comments

Does this sound like you? It’s Sunday night, you have all fresh fruits and vegetables in the house, you are determined to cook all week and not eat out, the alarm is set for 5:30 a.m., and you are determined to workout six times this week for one hour...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Watchers, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Cardio Workout, Interval Training, Cardio Directory, Elliptical

How Do I Begin an Exercise Program?
20 October 07 01:22 PM | Trish | with no comments

Today we’re going to talk about the basics of a good workout plan for fat loss. This entire week I’m going to lay out some schedules for different types of workout schedules that are designed to get your body into fat burning mode IF you are supporting...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Making Exercise a Lifestyle

Intermediate Schedule
20 October 07 01:19 PM | Trish | with no comments

If you followed yesterday’s advice, you are well into a couple of months of exercising. Now it’s time to kick things up a notch. This next couple of months you will be adding in some additional cardio time and changing your workout routine. Change is...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Shoulder Workout, Weight Watchers, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Arm Workout

Advanced Schedule…Are You Ready?
20 October 07 01:00 PM | Trish | with no comments

Ahhh…you have hit the sweet spot. You made it through the beginner plan, turned it up a notch with the intermediate schedule, and now you are ready to go full force with some heavy workouts. Be warned, following a schedule like this is tough and takes...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Watchers, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Treadmill, Stairmaster, Cardio Directory, HIIT

Seeing the Results of Your Weight Loss Efforts
17 October 07 05:57 PM | Trish | 5 comment(s)

How long before I can start seeing results of all my dieting and exercising? That is a great question and I wish I had a simple answer. It’s not terribly hard, but it does take a little explaining to get to the right answer. Seeing results can be misleading...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Client Results, Leg Workout, Weight Watchers, Making Exercise a Lifestyle

No More Excuses
17 October 07 05:40 PM | Trish | with no comments

“Eating healthy doesn’t take any more time. It’s just choosing better.” Michael Kirkbride For years I was under the delusion that having a healthy lifestyle was hard or it was too time consuming. Working with clients and loyal Phattie Phollowers, as one...

Filed under: Motivation, Diet, Fat Girl Thinking, Exercise, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Arm Workout

Exercise: For Health Versus For Weight Loss
16 October 07 03:22 PM | Trish | with no comments

Starting an exercise program can be daunting especially when you have no clue how much you should be doing. The Amercian College of Sports Medicine and the American Heart Association updated their physical activity guidelines in 2007…the first time since...

Filed under: Exercise, Making Exercise a Lifestyle, Arm Workout