You are stuck at home. You feel your quad muscles slowly diminishing as you are limited with the weights you have at-home right now. Thanks to this viral pandemic. But I'm here to show you how to build strong quads at home! It's a frustration for many to build quad strength, let alone during these stay-at-home order's. I know a lot of people are still working out at home until Covid-19 settles down again, and it becomes very limiting with...
Finally!! An ab workout to target the love handles, AND why you may be struggling to shrink these areas. Nobody likes the parts of their stomach that drip over the sides of their shorts. I've heard it called many things: "spare tires" "love handles" "muffin top" "baby fat" and many more! Either way, nobody wants it. First off, let's discuss there are many variables that play into why a person carries fat there AND it's nearly impossible to reduce fat...
https://youtu.be/NnqTfmokHys Home Gym Tour #barngym #homegymtour sheStrength founder, Anna Woods, gives us a tour of her barn gym in rural Kansas where she trains clients, teaches virtual classes and runs her fitness business. In case you were wondering what the inside of my gym space looks like, here's the full tour by Garage Gym Life Media!! I also provide behind the scenes stories about how I acquired a few of my home gym secondhand pieces at garage sales and on...
https://youtu.be/Q74JO2GSzWw Amid the shutdowns and mandated closings of public places to mitigate the spread of COVID-19, personal trainers, group fitness instructors, and health coaches are among those whose livelihoods are in uncharted territory (have taken an unexpected turn). In this live webinar, The American Council on Exercise facilitated an engaging discussion with this panel of experts in online coaching to help you quickly convert your business and revenue to an online service model. Links to each platform: Flight Wellness (https://www.flightlivefitness.com/ No1...
https://youtu.be/FLI8mPzJlZM As families shelter in place together, keeping active is a great way to spend family time, decrease stress, and improve overall health – not to mention that it burns a lot of energy. Turn those online video sessions into a family affair. Family fitness experts will share tips to develop engaging and time-efficient programming to support clients who want to or need to exercise as a family – and have fun while doing it! Speaker's Include: Brett Klika, CSCS, CEO of...
https://youtu.be/JAC3gM-MFOA Mr. Landon and I played CandyLand with my son, Blake. Blake and Landon both have special needs. Autism and Down Syndrome. Despite these diagnosis, these 2 boys are exercising with me using the game CandyLand. Every card space has a different exercise and rep scheme assigned to it. The boys worked through the board game completing each exercise before moving to the next. For example, if they landed on red, they were assigned 10 rows with a band. When they...
https://youtu.be/7pxzMy3ldJw For the past month, women have been challenged through the sheSTRENGTH Bootcamp series of workouts. We have mimicked sled pushes, sled pulls, heavy sandbag carries, sandbag throws, at my barn gym and also at home. I showed my virtual clients how to create make-shift sandbags and sleds using bands and bodyweight, or other household items to still get a good workout. One day a week, the ladies participating in my group loaded a bookbag full of towels and 5-10#...
JOIN ME NOW! We will cover all the basics of weight lifting weight loss! Get unstuck! Find the emotional support and knowledge to gain confidence with your workouts. BUT do them in a way that saves you time AND works. Learn how to lift. Learn how to lose weight effectively. All you need are some dumbbells, band, and a foam roller. Workout with me from your living room, via LIVE virtual classes (or workout on your own time 24/7 via playback access) OR schedule a time...
When teaching a client a new skill, as a personal trainer, you have to find the perfect balance of challenge and also success. You want to get your client a win! You want the client to be pushed outside his or her normal comfort zone, but also want the skill to be modified enough to be completed within a few tries. I also tell clients "we are going to get a win today!" This means I am setting you...
Tess is demonstrating a toe-loading drill in lateral stance. Implementing the 2nd phase of a pitch, right before take-off and release. I stole this idea from @Fosterfastpitch on IG. And we have started adding it into your workout routines with various loading patterns. The concept is learning to load the toe and use the driving legs to force the weight shift through the feet and up the chain, through the glutes/hips. Toe-loading activates glutes, glutes are POWER. So learning...
