Get the Most from Your Workout
Get the most from your workout by maximizing your time spent in the gym.
Category: Training Education
Rate of Perceived Exertion
Rate of perceived exertion explained and how you can determine your RPE during your workouts.
Cardinal Rules For Your First Group Exercise Class
Rules for any first timer...and a good reminder for the vets when trying something new.
T-1 Week: The Final Prep
If you’ve been following along, I’ve taken a departure from my somewhat standard neutral voice to talk about a theme in my personal life –…
Reminder: 5 Simple Tips to Build Lean Muscle
Summer is supposedly here, although you’d never know it in Chicago, and with warmer weather comes the temptation to rely on shortcuts for fast health and fitness…
Triathlon 101
I recently received an email from a reader “toying” with the idea of training for her first triathlon. Overwhelmed and slightly intimated, she was looking for…
Proactive Approaches for Injury Prevention
For the last three months, I’ve been recovering from tendonitis and a torn tendon in my posterior tibia: I’m a casualty of the Chicago Marathon.…
The Importance of Strength Conditioning
In my classes at Shred415 and in my personal training sessions I consistently encourage women to load up on their weight stacks and lift heavier.…
