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Treadmill Routine for Your Booty and Legs
16 May 08 02:29 PM | Corinne | with no comments

OK ya'll. I did this one myself at 5am and it was a goodie. It also made the time pass. Right now I am in major work my booty and legs mode because I want them to look good on stage. Can I get a WOOT??? You can also easily modify this routine for...

Filed under: Exercise, Leg Workout, Cardio Workout

Let's Walk The Dog
14 May 08 03:30 PM | Corinne | 2 comment(s)

Yesterday we talked about how efficient circuit training is and I gave you a GREAT routine to use. Today I want to tell you about how to walk the dog. How many of you drag your booty out of bed every morning and take the family pooch for the morning walk...

Filed under: Exercise, Cardio Workout, Interval Training, intensity, free cardio routine

Circuit Training - Efficient!
13 May 08 06:52 PM | Corinne | with no comments

Circuit Training is hot right now. You can hardly go into my gym without seeing groups of people running around doing all sorts of weights without burpees, mountain climbers, or stair running thrown in to raise the heart rate. I have been training this...

Filed under: Circuit Training, Exercise, Strength Training

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

Non Scale Victories!
25 April 08 06:23 AM | Corinne | 5 comment(s)

Today I have several of my PNP clients and moderators coming to Nashville to participate in the Country Music Half Marathon. They are all excited and ready to run. It will be a great weekend I hope to have pictures next week for the site. Non Scale Victories...

Filed under: Exercise, Client Results, non scale victories

Helpful Techniques to Make Cardio Effective!
22 April 08 05:27 AM | Corinne | with no comments

Today we're going to talk about cardio and the biggest mistake I see make with it: doing the same thing over and over again yielding little to no results. Changing up cardio is just as important as switching your foods around and attacking your muscles...

Filed under: Exercise, Cardio Workout, Aerobic Activity, Treadmill, free cardio routine

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

PNP Discussion...Why Do You Exercise?
24 March 08 07:02 AM | Corinne | 9 comment(s)

In this week's PNP newsletter to all members and subscribers of the website, we posed a few questions for you. Why do you exercise? Do you love it or hate it? Do you think you are judged by others by your physical fitness level? I encourage you to...

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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

Why Are My Quads Feeling Tight, Pumped, and Hard?
25 February 08 02:23 PM | Corinne | with no comments

When I went into the forums today I had a great question posed by one of the girls. Between sets in Superset 1, my quads felt really tight ; I tried to do a lot of stretching--as much as possible between sets. I continued that throughout each superset...

Filed under: Exercise, Weight Training, Strength Training, Supersets, intensity, building muscle, muscle pump

Lifting and Exercise for a Purpose
14 February 08 12:15 PM | Corinne | 1 comment(s)

I talk a lot about intensity with your workouts because unless you are working hard you aren't doing much good. I would say a good bit of the women I see in the gym never lift with intensity. They like those high reps right up until slight discomfort...

Filed under: Exercise, intensity

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

Exercise INTENSITY!!!
23 January 08 03:31 PM | Corinne | 12 comment(s)

Ya'll, I am so back in this game! I can't even describe how good I feel and how everything is just clicking. When I am working out hard it's as if I can feel the body responding. It is amazing to me the satisfaction and achievement felt when...

Filed under: Exercise, Cardio Workout, intensity

Why Track Cardio to Burn Fat?
14 January 08 03:08 PM | Corinne | 97 comment(s)

It takes intensity in EVERYTHING you do to lose weight and burn fat. You need to journal with intensity, strength train with intensity, eat with focused intensity, and do your cardio with MAD INTENSITY. The key word: INTENSITY. A concept I have recently...

Filed under: Exercise, Cardio Workout, Plateaus, Aerobic Activity, Interval Training, Treadmill, Cardio Directory, intensity

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

How to Change Up Your Weight Loss Program
07 January 08 08:20 AM | Corinne | 7 comment(s)

The body is a VERY SMART machine. It's adapts itself to whatever you routinely throw at it: food, cardio, weights. The keys to losing the fat are change, intensity, and consistency. No matter what you talk about, food, cardio, or weights, you have...

Filed under: Exercise, Weight Training, Strength Training

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

Intermediate Training Schedule
18 November 07 09:45 AM | Corinne | 3 comment(s)

As an early Christmas present to all, I have added to the website a new page for Intermediate Training . It includes a great schedule for one week that you can use and test to see if Phit-N-Phat training might be for you. Remember, the best way to lose...

Filed under: Exercise, Interval Training, Intermediate Training Schedules

Legs in the Morning and Cardio in the Evening
21 October 07 02:45 PM | admin | with no comments

I haven’t done this in awhile, but I split my routine today because I woke up at the crack of dawn and couldn’t go back to sleep. All I had time to do was knock one or the other out and since my weights routines are so intense I decided I should do it...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Weight Watchers, Cardio Workout, Interval Training, Treadmill

My Gym A-HA Moment
21 October 07 02:44 PM | admin | with no comments

Today I’m starting the post off with a story about what happened in the gym that many people who have lost weight or are trying to lose weight can relate to. I hope you enjoy it and can take a little piece of it with you. How long does it take to break...

Filed under: Fat Girl Thinking, Exercise, Weight Watchers

Sunday and It’s a New Week
21 October 07 02:42 PM | admin | with no comments

The definition is starting to pop on my upper body. Legs are looking better, but with my loose skin they may always be a mess. I’m very happy with my upper body though. Looks like the new training and eating is really working. I took off yesterday. Business...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Weight Watchers, Cardio Workout, Interval Training, Treadmill, Eating Clean

Listen to Your Body When You Diet and Exercise
21 October 07 02:41 PM | admin | with no comments

Today I woke up sort of sore and just feeling a little sluggish. After coffee and breakfast I decided I had too much to do today to try and force a huge leg workout and cardio session that would likely leave me washed out for the rest of the day. Using...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Watchers, Cardio Workout, Interval Training, Treadmill, Stairmaster, Eating Clean

Tuesday - Awesome Arm Workout
21 October 07 02:41 PM | admin | 2 comment(s)

For all of us ladies who carry our weight in our lower half, working your upper body can be a great way to “reshape your body.” Although you can’t spot reduce, you can build out the areas of your body that are naturally leaner so that the eye is drawn...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Weight Watchers, Cardio Workout, Interval Training, Treadmill

Mixing It Up With a Full Body Cardio Routine
21 October 07 02:39 PM | admin | with no comments

Today I met with my personal trainer and I gave him two options: we could do a full body cardio routine inspired by Phat Camp and exercises inserted by me or do my scheduled chest routine. We opted for the full body routine. These types of workouts are...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Watchers, Cardio Workout, Eating Clean

Leg Strength…It’s a Good Thing
21 October 07 02:39 PM | admin | with no comments

Today I did my leg routine and a little cardio afterward for a cool down. Legs are one of those body parts that I feel you should work hard and if you work them hard enough you shouldn’t have a lot left over for cardio. Sometimes I will try to blow them...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Weight Watchers, Cardio Workout, Eating Clean

Come On and Get Your Shoulder Lean!
21 October 07 02:36 PM | admin | with no comments

Wooooo…today was shoulders and it was good. I did the routine with my trainer and he gave me some great tips for form that I will definitely be including in my Exercise Directory I give all of my clients. Bill is really smart when it comes to correct...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Shoulder Workout, Weight Training, Weight Watchers, Cardio Workout, Interval Training, Treadmill

My Arm Workout…Not a Creative Title
21 October 07 02:33 PM | admin | with no comments

Today I couldn’t think of anything nifty to start off the post. I think I’m just exhausted and sitting in Panera with the sweet smells of breads and pastries is about all I can freaking handle! It was arm day and I had to hustle through the workout to...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Weight Watchers, Cardio Workout, Arm Workout, Interval Training, Stairmaster

Ten Gym Rules Everyone Should Read
21 October 07 02:33 PM | admin | with no comments

http://higherbar.wordpress.com/2007/02/11/top-10-gym-rules/ I found this article on another post tonight while watining for hubby to finish his work. It is a funny and true. Your personal trainer never goes to the gym with make-up unless I’m forced to...

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She’s Got Legs!
21 October 07 02:32 PM | admin | with no comments

What is the one body part almost every woman wants to improve or shape up? Legs. Legs are the largest muscle group and provide a taxing workout when you do it right. There is nothing like a series of squats and lunges to send your heart rate skyrocketing...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Leg Workout, Cardio Workout, Treadmill

Five Must Have Items for Your Home Gym
21 October 07 02:32 PM | admin | 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

Simple Three Group Chest Workout
21 October 07 02:31 PM | admin | with no comments

Let me begin with saying the push up challenge is certainly working my chest and arms because my upper body is just raging from all of this work. Compound that with my near crippled legs from yesterday’s “how to fry your legs without any weights” workout...

Filed under: Diet, Chest Workout, Exercise, Weight Training, Interval Training, Treadmill

Splitting Workouts Into Two Sessions - Can You Do This?
21 October 07 02:29 PM | admin | 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 | admin | 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 | admin | 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 | admin | 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 | admin | 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

Leg Workout and Split Lessons
21 October 07 02:24 PM | admin | with no comments

I am almost at one week of splitting cardio and weights into two different sessions and I like it a lot. The first part of the week I was doing the cardio in the afternoon and starting yesterday I switched to doing cardio at 6:00 a.m. and weights at 9...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Leg Workout, Cardio Workout, Interval Training, Treadmill

Arms and HIIT…Thanks Trish
21 October 07 02:23 PM | admin | with no comments

A client emailed me a HIIT routine she wanted to try out and I asked her to allow me to do it first to see how intense it was. She found a good one! I made a couple of modifications to fit my level of running (or lack of) and switched out the strength...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Cardio Workout, Arm Workout, Treadmill, HIIT

Chest, Shoulders, and Legs…Oh MY!
21 October 07 02:22 PM | admin | with no comments

The last three days have been interesting since I each workout has involved shoulders. I didn’t plan it that way but by the end of my chest workout (which involved a lot of bearcrawling and a lot of push ups) I noticed my shoulders felt like they were...

Filed under: Diet, Chest Workout, Exercise, Weight Training, Cardio Workout, Interval Training, Treadmill

Vegas Vacation…Friday
21 October 07 02:21 PM | admin | 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

Make A Difference Today
21 October 07 02:21 PM | admin | with no comments

Who is the one person in your life that always makes you smile? Is there a person who makes life a little better each time you talk to them? Well, I’m very lucky. Lately I have been surrounded by the most caring and wonderful people, many of whom I have...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Back Workout, Weight Watchers, Cardio Workout

Vegas…What day is it?
21 October 07 02:19 PM | admin | 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 | admin | 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 | admin | 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 | admin | 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

Clean Eating…I can’t say enough about it
21 October 07 02:15 PM | admin | with no comments

One of the services I offer my online training clients is daily review and commentary of their food journals through the use of our member’s only discussion board. I teach them to eat clean and suggest small, liveable changes to their menus so that they...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Weight Training, Weight Watchers, Cardio Workout, Arm Workout, Eating Clean

The Scale Drama
20 October 07 09:50 PM | admin | with no comments

Do you ever wake up in the morning, run to the scale, weigh-in, and either do a joyful dance because you are at your “happy weight” or slump your shoulders and look for your fat clothes because you gained a pound? For women, the scale has a powerful control...

Filed under: Diet, Chest Workout, Exercise, Weight Training, Scale, Cardio Workout, Treadmill, Cardio Directory

Cardio Routines Are Here!!!!
20 October 07 10:49 PM | admin | with no comments

Would you like to have access to my cardio routines for the treadmill and other pieces of gym equipment? Do you want some strength routines you can do during your cardio sessions to save valuable training time? This directory is full of workouts that...

Filed under: Exercise, Cardio Workout, Interval Training, Treadmill, Stairmaster, Cardio Directory, HIIT, Elliptical

Cardio Routines Directory - Jello Legs and 30 Min. Core Sculptor
20 October 07 10:48 PM | admin | with no comments

For the next few weeks I will be performing a variety of the Cardio Routines from my new Cardio Directory that I released on March 27 to give all of you who order even more ways to the use the routines. I almost couldn’t believe how many of you ordered...

Filed under: Diet, Core Work, Exercise, Shoulder Workout, Weight Training, Leg Workout, Cardio Workout, Treadmill, Cardio Directory, Elliptical

Always Lead By Example…You never know who’s watching
20 October 07 10:48 PM | admin | 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

Inches…the True Measure of How Our Bodies Are Changing
20 October 07 10:46 PM | admin | 1 comment(s)

I endlessly discuss how you cannot live by the scale. It is such an inaccurate way to see weightloss success. 1. It doesn’t tell you what type of weight you are losing. Plenty of people who burn, burn, burn on the cardio neglect to add in strength training...

Filed under: Chest Workout, Exercise, Client Results, Leg Workout, Scale, Cardio Workout, Treadmill, Cardio Directory

Fat Burning…What You Need To Know
20 October 07 10:46 PM | admin | 1 comment(s)

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

Why Change Your Exercise Routines?
20 October 07 10:45 PM | admin | with no comments

Did you know doing the same cardio workout on your favorite machine every day loses effectiveness over time? The body is an amazing machine so it learns how to adapt to your daily activity, therefore, your workout starts to suffer. You burn less calories...

Filed under: Exercise, Shoulder Workout, Weight Training, Treadmill, Cardio Directory

Scheduling Your Healthy Life
20 October 07 10:44 PM | admin | 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 | admin | 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 | admin | 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 | admin | 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

Five Ways to Change Your Program
20 October 07 10:32 PM | admin | with no comments

Do you do the same workout day after day? Has your fat loss stalled or are you not seeing the results you want? You need a change and you need it fast. Your body is smart. It looks for every avenue it can to adapt to how you are eating and exercising...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Cardio Directory

Loving Monday!
20 October 07 10:27 PM | admin | with no comments

It’s the start of another Phit-N-Phabulous week here at PNP. Clients are weighing in and losing fat, new exercise plans are starting, and some of us are trying a new eating style I designed over the last few weeks. It’s not earth shattering, but it is...

Filed under: Diet, Exercise, Shoulder Workout, Leg Workout, Back Workout, Weight Watchers, Interval Training, Stairmaster, Cardio Directory, Eating Clean

Changing Your Lifestyle
20 October 07 10:26 PM | admin | 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 | admin | 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 | admin | 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 | admin | 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

All About the Cardio
17 October 07 06:06 PM | admin | with no comments

You have heard me preach about the importance of combining cardio and weight training to enhance your fat loss efforts. Today we’re going to focus on the cardio side of the equation and what I recommend to my clients. Cardio is absolutely key to burning...

Filed under: Chest Workout, Exercise, Back Workout, Cardio Workout, Interval Training, Cardio Directory, HIIT

Circuit Training
17 October 07 06:05 PM | admin | with no comments

Circuit Training is a great way to add strength training to your exercise program while saving time and working your endurance levels. I totally credit my current physique to circuit style training that I learned at Jen Hendershott’s Phat Camp. If you...

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My Husband is a Phattie!
17 October 07 06:04 PM | admin | with no comments

Every day I learn a new reason to love my husband. Last night was no exception. You see, I give him a terrible time about his health. He’s not in horrible shape, but he’s not healthy. It scares me to death that I will lose him prematurely, so I hound...

Filed under: Exercise, Cardio Directory

Seeing the Results of Your Weight Loss Efforts
17 October 07 05:57 PM | admin | 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

Howdy Boys…The Ladies Are In the Phit-House!
17 October 07 05:56 PM | admin | with no comments

You have decided it’s time to change your life. You are so freaking tired of being tired all the time. Sometimes you look in the mirror and wonder who is that out of shape, tired, lumpy person staring back at me. You say to yourself, “It’s time to get...

Filed under: Motivation, Fat Girl Thinking, Exercise, Shoulder Workout, Arm Workout, Cardio Directory

Walking With Hand Weights…Good Idea?
17 October 07 05:51 PM | admin | with no comments

Today I had a long time reader ask me about walking with hand weights. She has a friend who has done a great job of incorporating a walking program into her fitness regimine. To boost the intensity and tone her arms she is now walking with three pound...

Filed under: Exercise, Leg Workout, Cardio Workout, Cardio Directory

What Is A Recovery Workout?
17 October 07 05:51 PM | admin | with no comments

In my ask a question thread someone inquired about recovery workouts and do you need them. Let’s start with defining an active recovery workout. Definition: Active recovery workouts are low intensity and low volume workouts in which the goal is to get...

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Setting Up Your Lifestyle
17 October 07 05:44 PM | admin | with no comments

Ahhh…you’ve been visualizing the kind of person you want to be and she happens to wear a size eight and looks fantastic in a sleeveless top. She’s sexy, motivated, positive, and in control of her life. This lady has it all going on because she knows how...

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No More Excuses
17 October 07 05:40 PM | admin | 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

How Much Should I Workout?
16 October 07 04:42 PM | admin | with no comments

Every person is different when it comes to the magic number of times to workout each week, but there are general rules you should work within to see fabulous results. For FAT LOSS the average person needs to build up to five or six exercise sessions per...

Filed under: Circuit Training, Exercise, Interval Training, Cardio Directory, HIIT

Exercise: For Health Versus For Weight Loss
16 October 07 03:22 PM | admin | 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...

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Best Exercises for Cut Up Arms
03 October 07 09:42 PM | admin | with no comments

Many of us want a sculpted look for our upper body and arms. We all know that in order to see pretty arms we have to burn off the fat, but what exercises are the best for achieving a hot look? Many of us think we should stand around and do 15-20 reps...

Filed under: Circuit Training, Exercise, Upper Body Workout, Arm Workout

Running and Strength Workouts
03 October 07 09:21 PM | admin | with no comments

Running is a great way to exercise and adding strength training to your weekly routine is a good way to build endurance in your legs, increase your speed, and establish healthy bones to prevent injuries. How often should you strength train while attempting...

Filed under: Exercise, Running

Heart Rate Max Answers for the Unfit
03 October 07 09:15 PM | admin | with no comments

Last week I received a question on the Weight Watcher Message Board I frequent regarding Heart Rate Max levels and fitness gains. I thought many new exercisers would have similar questions so I am reposting here for everyone’s benefit. Does walking and...

Filed under: Exercise, Cardio Workout

Showing Up and Getting It Done
03 October 07 09:12 PM | admin | with no comments

Some days you aren’t going to have a great workout. My leg workout was mentally hard and not as strong as usual. The last few days have been stressful and it all caught up with me this morning during my leg workout. I’m not going into the details, but...

Filed under: Fat Girl Thinking, Exercise, Weight Training

Phat Camp Lesson Two: Who Said It Was Easy?
03 October 07 08:48 PM | admin | with no comments

Look people. Losing fat ain’t easy. Let me say this again. Losing fat AIN’T easy. I routinely have people ask me what my secret is, how did I lose over 110lbs., and other various spins on the same questions. When I tell them I did it the old school way...

Filed under: Exercise, Client Results

Phat Camp Lesson Three: Form
03 October 07 08:47 PM | admin | with no comments

During our Phat Camp we had a great technique seminar with my own trainer, Bill, and we discussed form. Using good form during your workouts and focusing on the muscles you are working can take a workout from decent to great. Here are my tips to making...

Filed under: Exercise, Shoulder Workout, Weight Training

Phat Camp Lesson Four: Intensity
03 October 07 08:46 PM | admin | with no comments

I have a saying, “Leave it all on the gym floor.” All of us at Phit-N-Phat fight to make every workout count. You are there aren’t you? Why not make it the best workout you can? Phat Camp weekend began on Friday afternoon where we did a full shoulder...

Filed under: Chest Workout, Exercise