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Happy Thanksgiving!
From my crazy family to yours! Cheers! -S
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A quick pre turkey day tabata
Looking for a way to get your heart rate up with no equipment needed? Here are two great exercises that you can pair together for a tabata (20sec sprint, 10 sec rest, repeat 8x). The controlled Mountain Climber and Skater Steps! Part of the reason I love combining motions like this is that they work…
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An actual day off
My body finally hit the wall today and for once I actually listened to it. As much as I know the importance of recovery and coach my clients about it, I tend to skip it in my own training program. So instead of bringing you an exercise or workout today, I figured a picture of…
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A few of my favorite band exercises
Bands are a great way to work in some resistance training when you are on the road and have no access to equipment. I also really like them when I’m focusing on control and quality movement. Today I’m sharing a couple of my favorite variations of the Push and Pull. The key here is simplicity.…
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Kicking off a week of thanks
I’m headed home after spending a couple days in Lake Tahoe with my parents and their two crazy Jack Russell Terriers. I wanted to share this photo tonight because this guy in particular has a special place in my heart and it had been 6 years since I last saw him. Baker is a rescue…
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Hello Lake Tahoe!
I’m visiting one of my favorite places on earth this weekend, Lake Tahoe! My parents live in the cabin my Grandpa built in 1960 and it’s filled with so many fun memories from my childhood. There is nothing better than breathing in the clean, pine tree filled air and taking in the amazing views of…
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More tabata fun!
Last week I shared a few ways to do tabata intervals that help make it easy to create a workout. Lately I have been getting 4-5 strength and metabolic style workouts in throughout the week, but it’s nice having a day focused more on heart rate training. Since my days of going for a run…
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Let’s get that thoracic spine moving!
I’m always playing around with new ways to challenge my rotation, and lately I’ve been making some great progress with these 2 mobility drills! The first one puts an active stretch on the adductors and pins the low back making it impossible to compensate. The goal is to focus on moving from the chest moving…
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Fore!
Just a little reminder for those of you who have started hitting the gym hard already in the golf off season…..make sure you are still taking golf swings! While it’s awesome that you are building strength and power, we need those motor patterns to stay put and adapt to the changes. It’s tough when the…