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I had the great privilege to present at my daughter's career day at her elementary school last month.  It was such a wonderful, uplifting experience for myself, the children, teachers and other volunteers. I love my job!  I love getting to interact with different people each day, helping them to make healthier changes that will enhance their lives and those of their families.  I wanted to share that passion with my daughter's school. Career day was the perfect opportunity! 

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Mobile Personal Training- maybe you are asking yourself what exactly does this mean - well, it means that I will come to your home or meet you somewhere and we will have a fun and challenging physical activity session that will be suited towards you achieving your goals. 

I recently received a question about trying to lose abdominal fat, specifically in the lower abdomen.  While I wish there were some miracle cure that would zap fat from specific areas, there just isn't.  Most likely, if you've been working out for awhile and haven't been seeing results, it's because you either need to change up your routine - adding in more intensity for example, or increasing the weights you're lifting, or making changes to your diet.  Try counting calories for a couple weeks to see how many calories you're actuall

What mixed reviews I constantly hear from clients about muscle soreness!! Personally, I always hope to feel my workout the next day because then I know I worked hard enough to produce changes in my body! But so many of my clients resent that soreness that comes after a hard workout session. Maybe if we shifted our attitude a bit and see soreness as a necessary step towards accomplishing our goals, we might welcome it and learn to accept it. Remember, muscle soreness is a sign that you are creating physical changes. Embrace the idea and you may reach your goals sooner! 

 Something happened to men over the last few hundred years--they forgot how to relax. I know this, because my son’s baseball coach told me so himself. He had a bad cold at practice last week, and when I suggested that he should take some time off to relax, he smiled and said, “I’ve never really been the type who could sit in a chair and do nothing.”

"Remember you will not always win. Some days, the most resourceful individual will taste defeat. But there is, in this case, always tomorrow - after you have done your best to achieve success today." Maxwell Maltz 1899-1975, Author of Psycho-Cybernetics 

    Tuesday, 29.When moisture in the air increases, I have to modifyed my training.So, what can I do?I have to run in the coolest time of the day, and I have to slowly increase my training volume.5 a.m. - milk and sereal.5.15 - 6.30 a.m. - running6.30 a.m. - electrolyte - carbohydrate beverage.During heat and humidity acclimatization my body will be shifting from anaerobic to aerobic /using fat storage/ metabolism.And again, during this period I have to slow down my speed and exercise intensity.

http://www2.tbo.com/lifestyles/health-4-you/2012/may/11/lost-it-vivian-mirk-66-south-tampa-ar-402598/Vivian’s Story as reprinted from the 5-12-2012 edition of the Tampa Tribune:

 We believe that we in our modern lives are under a lot of stress.  Is that really true? I was at a restaurant a few days ago when the waiter told us how an earlier customer had stressed him out (so much so that he had hopelessly bungled our order). I pointed out to him that this person was obviously in a very crappy state of mind but whereas the waiter only interacted with him for about 45 minutes, the customer had to live with himself for the rest of the day.