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I have received a few questions about treadmills vs. elliptical trainers and so I thought I’d touch briefly on the subject. With the treadmill and the elliptical machine being probably two of the most popular pieces of exercise equipment I can see where some concern …

There aren’t a whole lot of variations for the bicep curl, so when I discovered this one I was quite happy. It had been a while since my biceps had actually been sore, and this exercise did the trick. Grab two dumbbells and stand with …

I LOVE the plank! It is a great way to work the core, getting your upper and lower abdominals, your lower back, and your glutes. If you’ve mastered the basic plank position here are some ways to step it up, and challenge yourself a little …

My fabulous friend Emilie Nuttal’s equally fabulous husband Todd has started a website called Fitness @ Lunch. It is a website all about fitness, weight lifting, and proper nutrition, (right up my ally i know!) It is geared more towards men, but has great information …

I have mentioned making substitutions in your recipes in the past, but I wanted to touch a little bit more on the oil for applesauce trade out. When baking its easy to cut out calories and fat by making this switch. Most recipes call for …

Heather requested some new tunes to workout to… I have a list of some new great ones I love. (For those of you who didn’t see my previous post I gave another list of favorites in my March posts.) Happy Sweating!! Mercy – Duffy Elevator …

There are so many variations of squats and lunges you can do, and I’m all about mixing it up. I showed these ones to Nichole this week, and I think she gave me the two thumbs up! 😉 You can do these with weight or …