Fitness
Introducing Eat the Banana Fitness – Online Personal Training
I am very excited to announce that I am now taking online personal training clients! I have retired as an Orangetheory Fitness coach but I still have a desire to help others feel stronger and more confident in their skin. Due to my full time job, I do not...
read moreHow to Choose a Personal Trainer
As a Coach and Personal Trainer I get asked about how to choose a personal trainer all of the time. Just like choosing a mental health counselor or even a life partner, choosing a trainer is a complicated process. After all, you will be spending your...
read moreHow to get your Inactive Child to Enjoy Activity
I went on a two mile scooter ride today with my 10 year old. Now I consider myself very strong and active but I totally underestimated how that would feel. I’m impressed Liam had the leg strength to do that relatively easily. Your base leg starts burring after a...
read moreHow to find a Body Positive Gym/Trainer
As a trainer and coach it is in my job description to push people to their limits and help them reach their fitness and health goals. I take this role very seriously and there was a time that I believed this meant that more is better. I used to train 6...
read moreFour Reasons you NEED Carbohydrates
With the advent of the Atkin's Diet in the early 1970's most of us grew up in a time where carbohydrates were villainized and portrayed as something you need to avoid at all costs in order to lose weight or not be fat. Over the years there have been...
read morePre and Post Workout Fuel: What Should I Eat?
As a coach I get asked all of the time about what to eat before and after a high intensity workout like Orangetheory or CrossFit. The simple answer: protein and carbs. The more complicated answer involves a precise number of grams of protein and carbs...
read moreWhat is the big deal with bananas?
Hey y’all! Yes I said y’all….I am originally from California but was raised most of my life in Gainesville, Florida so I am pretty much southern. My very southern grandmother would be so proud if she were here to read this! Anyhow, I digress. You are probably...
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