Recovering from an injury can be a long process that involves much more than regaining strength in the affected limb.   As a trainer, it is common to have clients who have suffered an injury in their past.  In fact, it is estimated that recreational athletes experience as many as 2 injuries/year.    In our [...]

The biggest news in the fitness industry today is the success of small group fitness classes.  People want to “experience” fitness, not just “get it done”.  At Stay Moving Fitness we’ve known this for years. Not many people get excited by checking out on a treadmill for 45 minutes.  When it comes to making a [...]

I’ll be the first to admit when the whining hits an all time high in my house (which happens at least 5x/day with triplet 2.5 year-olds), I run for the cupboard and pop a few M&M’s.  As the chocolate melts in my mouth, my anxiety levels begin to drop and suddenly coping with too many [...]

Any True Blood fans out there?  If your out of the loop, the character Jason Stackhouse (Ryan Kwanten) gets a bit of attention for his physique.   It turns out my fellow bootcampers and Kwanten have a bit in common, we have the most effective fitness routine on the planet,  ”real world” fitness!  Kwanten is [...]

The holidays are almost over.  It is time to buckle down and dig through the list of New Years aspirations and decide what changes you are truly ready to commit to. Permanent change requires a true desire to achieve a goal, a commitment to follow through, and a way to ensure you stay on track. [...]

Holidays equal merriment and lots of good food. There is no need to feel guilty about occasionally indulging in some of your favorite holiday treats (peanut butter Hershey Kiss cookies are my favorite). However, with constant holiday parties and cookie exchanges, it can be very difficult to not overindulge. Here are a few tricks to [...]

Tabatas are changing the way we think of working out and redefining the fitness world. When it comes to weight loss and improving performance, nothing works as efficiently, effectively and fast as tabata training. What’s the drawback? For those of you who have experienced this type of training firsthand, you know the problem is tabatas [...]

NBC’s The Biggest Loser is a formula of extremes. Extremely overweight contestants + extremely strict diets + extremely tough workouts = extreme weight loss. Although the means are somewhat controversial, the formula doesn’t fail….until last week. If you missed the episode, the contestants spent the week at Camp Pendelton. They completed bootcamp with marine drill [...]

Numerous studies support the health benefits of spending time in nature. In my opinion, it makes much more sense to exercise in the expansive outdoors rather than being confined to small stationary spaces in gyms. Our bodies can adapt to a wide range of temperatures. Our ancestors spent almost all their waking hours working outside, [...]

I admire my bootcampers. Their ability to “bring it” day after day is highly commendable. For many people, dragging themselves out of bed at the ghastly hour of 5:30 AM borders on torture. For others, squeezing in a workout at the end of a long workday is impossible. Yet, my bootcampers manage it 2-3 days [...]