Cross & Strength Training

Pull-ups, for beginners, can be especially daunting. You’ve tried the hang. The swing. The jump. But nothing seems to help you actually make any progress on your pull-up. In this Intey Pull-Up Bands review, I want to share how this simple tool is giving me,…

Want to get fit? Well, you better get used to the fact that exercise is uncomfortable. Getting what we want is not always easy and fun…despite what all the advertising says. Sometimes (most of the the time), it’s difficult and uncomfortable. Author, speaker, scholar Brené…

Sometimes, I get asked what my favorite fitness gear is. So I compiled a page with a list of all the things I love, use and would recommend. Below is a small sample of the fitness gear that I highlighted on my new “My Gear”…

You guys, I need to say something: No nutrition and fitness program will ever work unless you learn how to adjust it to your own body and lifestyle. It’s that simple. I feel like I lucked into learning that from Jade Teta and Metabolic Effect.…

I started the new Metabolic Effect program last Monday (Sept. 18) and thought I would do a Week One Metabolic Renewal review and give my initial thoughts. The program is available here or you can get it through my link over on the side of…

I talk about Metabolic Effect (ME) and Metabolic Prime (MP) a lot. And I’m super excited about Jade Teta’s newest program, Metabolic Renewal, which was designed specifically for women and will be available starting tomorrow. Jade is an integrative physician, author and expert in the…

I lift weights. But I’m also a distance runner (sometimes). So how do I balance the two? The first thing I decided, about two years ago now, was that running is secondary for me. This is important because how you balance the two things will…

Sit back, get comfortable, and let’s talk toes! I haven’t had a lot of problems with my hallux limitus recently because I don’t run as often as I used to. Interestingly (that is, if you find toes at all compelling), my left toe joint doesn’t bother me when I run…

  I used dumbbells for most of my strength workouts. I squat with them, I lunge with them, I lift with them. But I hate doing pushups with them. I have adjustable dumbbells (these ones right here), and the plates are round and held on…

Today I don’t feel like doing anything. Well…I’d like to sit down in front of a Real Housewives marathon and eat all the marshmallows out of my son’s Lucky Charms. But I know if I do that, it’s all I will do all day. The…