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Forget the running and try this moderate intensity cardio circuit instead!

These days there seems to be two approaches to cardiovascular work: High Intensity Intervals and Long Slow Cardio. Intervals have made a major resurgence as studies starting coming out showing that it can aid in fat loss much more than doing endless amounts of running. However, those hours of running/walking/biking are still going on and…
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A new version of the Jason Glass Step out and up
All week people have been posting their versions of this awesome exercise that looks simple, but is actually quite difficult! It’s a Jason Glass original, and one that I have included in my programs for the last few years after he taught me. Why do I like this exercise so much? For one, tall kneeling…
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If you sit all day, do this stretch!

The foam roller isn’t just for causing extreme pain and copious amounts of swearing these days. One of my favorite uses of it is for opening up the chest and extending the thoracic spine. If you sit for hours every day, your shoulders are surely rolling forward and the pecs are getting tighter and tighter.…
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A winning kind of day
I’m going to keep this short tonight because I’m boarding my third redeye flight in the past month and am hoping the enormous amount of activity I had this past week helps me sleep! What an amazing day! My all time favorite golfer won for a third time on the Champions tour and I got…
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Metconmonster: 4 Important lessons I learned from 10 days of sweat, soreness and fun
Today marks the end of Jill Coleman’s Metconmonster Challenge, 8 workouts in 10 days designed to get your heart rate up and kick your butt. A better way to put it would be that it’s 8 workouts designed to pull you out of your comfort zone and push you to your limits. With this being…
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Bodyweight for the win!
Traveling is tough sometimes when you love hitting the weights and have no access to a gym. But the good news is that your own bodyweight can always provide a fun challenge that helps provide a new stimulus to your body. I’m a big believer that if you continue to do the same workouts over…
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Exercises your body will love: Beach edition
As you can tell, I love exercise. It’s a bit of an obsession for me and the only thing I love more than doing it myself is coaching others to enjoy it as well! But for as much fun as it is to sweat, shake and push the heart rate up during a training session,…

