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Personal Trainers and How to Pick a Good One

http://www.femalefitnessblog.com/?p=458&preview=true — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:37:00 GMT

Personal Trainers and How to Pick a Good One

In 2003, after losing 107lbs I began my quest for fitness. My husband bought me a membership to a fitness center (I asked him for it! Guys, do not buy your wife a gym membership unless she asks). I joined a class put on by a personal trainer. It was OK and I did learn some things, but 4 Saturdays of 90 minute classes really did not do the trick.

Then, I listened to my daughter, who was 12 and found another trainer. Mistake #1. And I hired that trainer without checking into her credentials

Girls, Be Your Best!

http://www.femalefitnessblog.com/?p=458&preview=true — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:01:00 GMT

The Food Mood Journal

http://www.femalefitnessblog.com/?p=458&preview=true — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:40:00 GMT

Food/Mood Journal

I have my clients fill out a Food/Mood Journal and exercise journal. I often find that what my clients eats may affect their mood. Once we understand the trigger or food, we adjust to eliminate that food and see if improvement is achieved.

How To Keep A Positive Attitude

http://www.femalefitnessblog.com/?p=458&preview=true — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 17:16:00 GMT

I can't tell you how many times I would start a new diet or workout routine, ready to conquer the entire world! And then a bad day would ruin an afternoon, day or sometimes even a week.

Guess what, I ALLOWED that to happen and I WILL NEVER do that anymore, because I deserve better than that. Now I try and keep a positive attitude especially on stressful or difficult days.

Benefits of Weight/Resistance Training

http://www.femalefitnessblog.com/?p=458&preview=true — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:11:00 GMT

The benefits of fitness and weight/resistance training should be enough to get you off your butt and into a gym, group fitness class or at your home working out.

Here are a list of some of the benefits of fitness and weight/resistance training.

Cardio and Target Heart Rate

http://www.femalefitnessblog.com/?p=458&preview=true — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:25:00 GMT

ABOUT CARDIO AND TARGET HEART RATE

Cardio or aerobic exercise involves sustained, rhythmic exertion involving the large muscle groups such as legs, butt and back, which raises your hear

10 Ways To Burn 100 Calories!

http://www.femalefitnessblog.com/?p=458&preview=true — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:18:00 GMT

10 Ways to Burn an Extra 100 Calories!

So we are all working out three days a week, but need a little push to take it to the next level, aim for burning an extra 100 calories every day. Burning an additional 700 calories a week will provide you with another 10 pound loss in a year.

On The Go Eating

http://www.femalefitnessblog.com/?p=458&preview=true — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:17:00 GMT

On the Go?

What To Eat

I really push to my clients to preplan their meals, cook a couple times a week and have baggies of food ready to fill your cooler, but I understand some days it does not happen. Our lives have gotten so busy that sometimes we do need to eat on the run. Here are some tips and suggestions on what to eat!

What To Eat

Weight Loss and PCOS

http://www.femalefitnessblog.com/?p=458&preview=true — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:12:00 GMT

Weight Loss and PCOS, Metabolic X, Syndrome X

What you need to know.

In the 70's and 80's when I was overweight/obese, PCOS and other disorders were not known about. By 12 years old, I started my period and by 13 I did not see it again until I was 19 and then it stopped again. Every time I would get down to 185-190, my period would begin again....once I gained the weight back it stopped.

Cut The Sugar!

http://www.femalefitnessblog.com/?p=458&preview=true — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:00:00 GMT

Cut the Sugar

Eating healthy can be one of the hardest life changes that you will encounter. Eating healthy takes preparation and pre-planning which in today's world can be quite difficult.

My clients ask me, should I buy no fat cheese? I say no way, you need some fat in your diet, just keep it under 20%. Then I tell them to cut out the sugar!