No more fad diets, no more failures, I combine Cardio, Strength Straining and Nutrition to help you achieve your fitness goals. My programs will help you learn  how to exercise correctly to achieve your cardio fat burning zone.  You will learn how to Strength Train safely and effectively, choose healthier foods, burn calories more efficiently and increase your overall metabolism so that you can lose that weight and keep it off for good.  

Increasing your lean body mass is an important component of enhancing your overall fitness as it increases your Resting Metabolism and in turn will increase the number of calories burned each day.

What is Resting Metabolism?

You burn calories through daily activities such as working and doing every day chores.  Of course, you also burn calories through planned, purposeful exercise such as cycling, walking, swimming, running, weight training, etc.  But did you know that your body also burns a significant amount of calories just to stay alive?  The calories you burn to maintain normal bodily functions such as breathing, your heart pumping, your brain working, is your Resting Metabolism. Improving your body composition will enhance your workout programs by increasing your calorie burning capacity before, during and after the workouts.

Every week I get questions about cardio--how often we should do it, how hard we should work and why we need it in the first place. Many of us are confused about what to do because there are conflicting opinions about how much cardio we really need.

Our Bodies Are Made to Move

If you have a sedentary job, think about how your body feels at end of the day.

Do you have tight muscles, an aching back, feel exhausted even though you haven't done anything physical? Maybe your shoulders burn from tension and your head hurts from staring at a computer screen for too long. Now, think about how your body feels after a workout. Your muscles are warm and flexible, the blood is pumping through your body, providing oxygen and energy. You feel energized, confident, proud of yourself and ready to take on the world. It's much different, isn't it? Our bodies are made to move--not sit around all day and yet, that's exactly what we're doing.

Cardio for Better Quality of Life

We may have forgotten that being active can make our lives better. Moving around increases blood flow to our muscles, strengthens the heart and lungs and teaches the heart to work more efficiently. 

Take a moment to review all the benefits of cardio exercise:

• Weight loss

• Stronger heart and lungs

• Increased bone density

• Reduced stress

• Reduced risk of heart disease and some types of cancer

• Temporary relief from depression and anxiety

• More confidence about how you feel and how you look

• Better sleep

• More energy

Open your mind to these reasons to exercise.  

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Now the questions

If all this is true, why isn't that enough to get us moving?

Why do so many of us struggle with being active?

Sometimes we just need the extra push, the encouragement, the direction and expertise of someone who has been there herself and is dedicated to help.  That is where I come in.  I will design a program to increase your cardio level with exercises that you will actually see results and have fun doing.   

Strength Training is a vital part of fitness training.  There are many benefits to Strength Training including Weight Loss due to Increased Metabolism, Posture Correction, Improved Balance, Improved mental Focus, Increased Strength, lean Muscle Mass, and a Toned Physique.

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Stretching

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Nutrition:  Healthy Eating shouldn’t be a miserable, painful experience. It should be an enjoyable life-style change, something real that you can live with.  My New Start Guide to Weight Management is powerful 10 week program that focuses on the synergy of Sensible Eating, Adequate Exercise, and Self-Empowerment.

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Exercise, Nutrition and Menopause are a trio that go together to help a woman maintain her youthful weight or to lose excess weight during this potentially stressful time in life.  Menopause and Peri-menopause are periods of time women often experience abnormal weight gain.  They feel more stressed and fatigued, are experiencing mood swings and just are not feeling their best.  My program looks at special nutritional needs during this transitional period.  Exercise is also extremely important, as bone density loss during this time put women at risk for Osteoporosis.  Implementing weight-lifting or weight-bearing exercise halts (and can even reverse) the loss of bone-density.  Regular exercise benefits the heart and bones, helps regulate weight, and contributes to a sense of overall well-being and improvement in mood.