One word for you: RUBBISH. This ties in to myth #1, fearing “bulk” if you lift heavy. While high repetitions will increase muscle endurance, they will not add much strength, nor will they sculpt and define the muscles. Lower reps and heavier weights are key. Several years ago, while working with my own personal trainer [...]

Myth #1: Lifting weights will “bulk me up”. I hear this concern from women all the time. Yes, strength-training will build muscle. Tight, sculpted, shapely muscle, not body-builder muscle. It would take a very focused and dedicated effort (with some seriously HEAVY lifting) for a woman to build large muscles, as our levels of testerone [...]

Earlier this month I posted about the frustrations of dieting and my firm belief that many (not all) of us have dieted our way to a larger size.  There is a fine line between healthy eating that is motivated by self care, and dieting.   One is motivated by self-love, the other is driven by [...]

‎I see so many frustrated people in my line of work, who just cannot dial in their eating habits.  And I can totally relate. Think about the very first time you went on a diet. It may have been decades ago but try to member what you weighed before you chose to diet; what size [...]

  Studies show that 70% of those who begin an exercise program QUIT during the first year. Why is this? I believe one major reason is that so many of us view exercise as nothing more than a calorie-eating machine. An evil necessity for fat loss. Never mind the increased bone density, lower blood pressure, [...]