This week, I celebrated renewing my Certified Personal Trainer (CPT) credential for another two years. The credential expires and to maintain it one must complete 20 hours of approved Continuing Education Units. It's basically a never-ending learning process...as it should be in this field. I've come a LONG way. As you may know, I'm a weight loss success story. Fitness made such a difference Continue Reading
What does this orchid have to do with losing weight and getting in shape?
I have two lovely orchids that are blooming now, but a few months ago, they looked more like sticks and I wasn’t even sure they were alive. I've never had much of a green thumb. But hoping it wasn’t too late, I repotted them into larger containers, with better soil to nourish them, and moved them outside to the deck. Before long, they both started growing dramatically -- one of them about 2 Continue Reading
First class marks end of long road, beginning of new chapter
Here I am with my first Silver Sneakers class, last Monday! This was incredibly meaningful to me, on so many levels. As you may know, I've spent my career in another line of work, communications/PR. For most of my life I was overweight, had low self-esteem, was a yo-yo dieter and couldn't stick to an exercise program. My weight has fluctuated by nearly 100 pounds over the years. But eight years Continue Reading
Out with the old, in with the new…goals
Happy 2016! This is the time, of course, when we reflect on the past year and think about what we want the coming one to look like. Did you make any New Year resolutions? I ran a Twitter poll on that very question last week. Of the 53 votes, 58% responded "No" and 42% "Yes." But I also received some interesting comments along the lines of, "I don't do resolutions, but I set Continue Reading
VIDEO: Finally get fit! 5 simple secrets for sticking with exercise
It's that time of year again -- time to make resolutions for the new year! If you're like most people, losing weight and getting in shape are at the top of your wish list. We all start out our new year's resolutions with the best intentions. But inevitably, a few weeks into the new year the gyms start emptying out as people revert to their old habits. Are you serious about finally Continue Reading
Trisha Yearwood dishes on how she lost 35 pounds
Country superstar Trisha Yearwood wowed fans this year, revealing her gorgeous slimmed-down figure at the Country Music Awards, and then on numerous talk shows and magazine covers. Yearwood has lost 35 pounds so far, and is now a size 8-10 -- a size she hasn't been since the 5th grade. "I was a size 14...I realized I was tired of losing the same few pounds, tired of complaining about it. I Continue Reading
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