As someone who has made fitness her profession (and who owns her own gym), I’m here to share my favorite last-minute holiday gift idea for anyone in your life. It’s super easy and very timely, as people always make fitness a priority come January.
Read MoreI like to incorporate exercise moves like squats into my daily routine. This increases my total daily energy expenditure and makes the most of my time. I give a few suggestions in this week’s video, but there are literally endless ways to burn extra calories while going about your daily activities.
Read MoreOne-minute workouts are your go to if you’ve got limited time. If you're like most people, you run into days where you just don't hit your workout goals. Maybe you wanted to go for a run or do a 30-minute body weight exercise, but instead you had to help your kid with homework or got stuck in unusually bad traffic. It's okay!
Read MoreI had so much fun—and got a great workout—filming this week’s video! It took me back to my days when I was ballin’ on a budget. I was young and broke, but I wanted to get stronger. So instead of paying for a monthly gym membership or expensive at-home exercise equipment, I got creative and made my own at-home gym.
Read MoreJust because your favorite gym is closed doesn’t mean you have to quit working out during the pandemic. There are numerous body weight exercises that you can easily do in your living room or backyard. If you want to take it up a notch, buying a few pieces of affordable exercise equipment online will give you an additional range of possibilities.
Read MoreLearning to exercise with proper form is a lot like learning to meditate or do yoga. Having a beginner’s mind will do wonders for your basic fitness as you learn how to engage your muscles properly, including ones you may have never thought of before! Many of my clients—even the ones that have been working out a lot on their own—are surprised to discover what it really feels like to engage their abdominal core or drop their shoulders to properly engage the back and shoulder muscles.
Read MoreFor this quick lower body workout, I have you targeting your glutes using "drop sets." Make the most of your time and get the best lower body workout possible by using a timer to track your rests between sets and exercises. You should give yourself one minute in between exercises and when increasing weights in between sets.
Read MoreDo you ever skip workouts because you just don’t have the time? This fat-burning ab workout is something you can do at home in 10 minutes. No excuses! The secret is that you need to do this workout with no rest breaks. Abs are an endurance muscle, so if you want to burn the fat and get definition and strength you need to push them to failure.
Read MoreYou might think 20 minutes isn’t enough time to really do something. But in the gym, 20 minutes is all you need for a quick shot upper body workout that will build muscle and burn fat. Let me show you how to get the most from your upper body workout, even if you only have a short window of time.
Read MoreWho would’ve thought that my fitness journey would lead me into Brazilian jiu jitsu? Who would’ve thought that I’d absolutely love it, or that I would win gold in my first competition? I surprised myself, and in the process, I gained a deeper sense of my potential.
Read MoreActivating the transverse abdominis is important because it will help strengthen the rest of your abdominals and also assists in proper postural alignment. It is a sure way to increase overall stability and body mechanics. It also draws in abdominal wall, creating a flat stomach. Other benefits include strengthening the pelvic floor and the prevention as well as correction distasis abdominis.
Read MoreThat’s because the knee joint is connected to tendons that are connected to your glutes and quads. By strengthening your glutes and quads, you strengthen your knee and can many times reverse pain, even when there’s been a serious injury or lingering discomfort from surgery. Today’s video is the first in a three-part series. I’ll show you a quickshot workout you can do once or twice a week to target your glutes and quads, both to support your knees and provide overall strength to these muscle groups.
Read MoreThis full body dynamic stretching routine targets literally everything. The dynamic mobility exercises include lower back stretches for spinal decompression, plus hip openers, chest openers, and stretches for shoulder flexibility.
Read MoreOnce you get a feel for proper form, you’ll be able to maintain it even when you get fatigued on your third or fourth set. This will make sure that the muscle group you’re targeting gets sufficiently worn out to get benefits. If you don’t use proper form for chest press, your body will start to compensate when you get tired by using your shoulder muscles, and you will see less progress over time. I don’t know about you, but I want my workouts to count!
Read MoreOn September 14, 2019, Andrea Tagalog stepped onto the mat for her first ever sports competition--the Jiu Jitsu World League SoCal Championship at Point Loma Nazarene University. As the wife and mother of jiu jitsu masters, it was her turn to put her brains and brawn to the test and see if she could win gold.
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