Besides 22 years of experience as a fitness professional, I have a degree in physical education with a concentration in adult fitness, I have a nationally recognized personal training certification with the National Academy of Sports Medicine, and I have accumulated a number of specialty certifications over the years as well. They’re all meaningless. [...]
Since we have a snow day here in the Twin Cities, I thought I’d share some do anywhere workouts for those days you just can’t make it to the gym... But first, here’s a routine that I do pretty much 7 days a week - it’s my warm-up on my workout days, and I [...]
So, it’s definitely that time of year… As we approach the end of the school year and the beginning of summer, gyms will see their members show up a little more sporadically - some will even “take the summer off” with the intent (that typically doesn’t come true) to come back in September. Summer is [...]
You know, most people initially come to The Transformation Club to lose weight - we’re kinda famous for that. :-) However, to us, TRANSFORMATION is about so much more than that… I’ve been blessed to see so many amazing transformations...of all kinds...over the last almost 9 years I’ve had my business (21 total years as [...]
I’m going to totally shift gears today and cover a topic that I’ve had a number of discussions on recently with clients - it’s one of those subtle things I pick up on now that I’m coaching more… TRAINING SHOES Believe it or not, your training shoes are the most important piece of exercise equipment [...]
I learned something kind of funny… Do you know what treadmills were used for BEFORE someone got the idea to use them for monotonous, boring, indoor exercise machines that produce unnatural strides, broken gaits, and repetitive use injuries? Torture. Seriously! Check this out from Wikipedia: “Treadmills were introduced before the development of powered machines, to [...]
Some may find it odd that I own a gym yet don’t workout in it… Do I think it’s lacking? Is it not suitable to my goals? NO and NO. I’m sure I’m biased, but I believe The Transformation Club is awesome!! It’s the best group personal training “boutique gym” in the area, possibly the [...]
“Go hard or go home!” – this popular ego-boosting quote has been used by countless coaches, athletes and of course, hard-core gym rats all over the world. While it sounds cool for the serious trainee, it can be a bit scary when misunderstood by the general fitness enthusiast. The reality is...it’s all relative... What may be [...]
I’d like to make a toast… As we head into Christmas weekend and a “holiday week” to wrap up 2017, I’d like to say THANK YOU to everyone who has read my stuff (newsletters, books, social media posts) over the last year. :-) I’ve really come to enjoy writing more than ever this year, and [...]
Why am I talking about New Years on October 23rd? Because I’ve been in the fitness industry for over 20 years, and I KNOW that, right around this time of year, many people are already telling themselves… “I’ll get started after New Years.” By the way, that’s also usually the same person who GAINS [...]
