Age is only a number
“Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.” Mark Twain About a month ago, I wrote a blog post about the plight of the fitness industry – How the Fitness Industry Talks to Women. It was quite a popular post among men and women alike and for the […]
Fivex3 Training 1st Holiday Party and Feats of Strength!
Please join us on Sunday, December 18 from 1-4pm for our first Fivex3 Training Holiday party and Feats of Strength! We will celebrate our first five months open with an afternoon of strength challenges! Food, drink and a few sled drags to round out the day! Admission is FREE but we would love it if […]
Let us be thankful for……
It is that time of year again. The holidays. For some of us, they want to make us scream and run away, hide under a table somewhere and never come out. For others, it is a time to take a break from all the hustle and bustle of the year and make time for our […]
Sometimes you just need to take a break: My Training Log from 11/1-11/6
This month I am keeping things simple. Since the end of September, I have been struggling a little with defining my goals, which is causing me to be a little ADD with my program. I am not alone. Those of us who train on a weekly basis get so caught up in trying X and […]
Tiny dancer…who now lifts weights.
My mother put me in a dance class when I was about 4 years old. She wanted to buy ballet slippers so badly. She thought I would look adorable. I am sure I did. At age 8, I was getting a little bored with ballet and my mom was getting a little tired of running […]
Training Log – 10/25-10/30
Training Log – 10/25-10/30 I usually train on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Now that I am dancing again, my body cannot handle the volume that I was used to before. So, I am being smart about it. The week before last was a performance week. I had a dress rehearsal on Thursday, October 20 […]
Our Specialty Workshop to Benefit the Susan Cohan Colon Cancer Foundation
On Sunday, October 30, 2011, 16 people braved the chilly morning to join Shauna Harrison and myself for a Muscle and Flow/Basic Training Specialty workshop to benefit the Susan Cohan Colon Cancer Foundation at Fivex3 Training. Unfortunately, the heat decided NOT to work that morning (ugh!), but no one seemed to care! Everyone came bundled […]
Excuses are…
Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure. ~Don Wilder and Bill Rechin As coach Dan John likes to say, “If it is important, do it everyday.” I believe in these words. It is important to brush our teeth to prevent tooth decay, so we do it every day. (I should add […]
How the Fitness Industry Talks to Women
Flirty Girl Fitness. Bad Kitty Sassy Fitness. Yoga Booty Ballet. It is enough to make your head spin. What do all of these “fitness classes” have in common? “Extertainment“. As a fitness manager once told me when I was teaching cycle classes, “You are here to entertain.” Actually, I’m not. I’m sorry, but if you […]
Emily’s Training Log
I have decided to share my training logs with you so you get an idea of exactly what I do when I am not teaching or training clients. Aside from a few additions to my program, how I train is how I train others. Big compound exercises, pushing and pulling variations, single leg work, corrective […]