by Tracey | Apr 10, 2013 | Blog, Weight Loss
As fitness trainers we come across many reasons why people are interested in personal training. Probably the biggest one is weight loss or, more specifically, fat loss, so it was with interest that I learned about the Fat Rights movement recently. Fat activism began...
by Tracey | Mar 4, 2013 | Blog, Fitness
What’s so bad about The Biggest Loser? As a fitness trainer with many years in the industry truly helping people get fit and into shape, shows like The Biggest Loser really irk me. I dislike the way the trainers work out their clients and how they disregard good...
by Tracey | Feb 13, 2013 | Blog, Nutrition & Health
The Value of Exercise Here’s some pretty awesome scientific information on the value of exercise, not just for maintaining a healthier body but also a healthier mind. Depression is apparently on the rise (if you believe the media and associated pharmaceutical...
by Tracey | Jan 23, 2013 | Blog, Fitness
As personal trainers, we do a lot more than just run people through a battery of exercises. Every body is different and every day can bring new challenges, especially as bodies get older. We have lots of tools, including specialized stretching and massage techniques,...
by Tracey | Jan 23, 2013 | Blog, Fitness
How do you get a ten-year-old and a sixty-nine year-old to work out together and still have fun? What about adding a teenager, a couple of almost middle-aged folk and a sixty-six year-old lady? We did over the holidays as our family from Australia visited us in L.A....