I get a fair few questions about how to become a certified personal trainer. The short answer? You buy a book, you study the book, you take a multiple choice test. You pass, you’re a CPT. You fail, you take it again. Of course, it’s not that easy. My certification, as well as my nutrition…
Can we all take a moment to be grateful we weren’t the ones rowing a marathon on Wednesday? Dave Castro said this year’s Day 1 of the individual competition in the CrossFit Games would be the hardest Day 1 to date, and he did not tell a lie. For those unfamiliar with Castro, he’s the…
I was fortunate to start this whole weightlifting thing off with a good coach. Justin Tooley at The Gym knows how to get strong, but he also knows the body. He knows how it is supposed to move, how to work with limitations, and how to get the body past those limitations. He’s also pretty…
The CrossFit Games start Wednesday. I’ve followed the games for a couple of years, since watching the 2015, 2016, and 2017 Games documentary on Netflix. I’m a Mat Fraser fan girl and I have no shame in admitting it. I’ll be sneaking Games updates all week, and watching as often as I can this weekend….
This week is one of those weeks in which I feel like I can look back on it and say “man, that was a productive one.” I’m flying solo at my new job – is it still new four months later? – which means a hefty workload. I’m two weeks into being a one-woman marketing…
My workouts are non-negotiable. I work my schedule so I can get to the gym 4-5 times a week and have been known to schedule dates and dinners with friends around training. I treat my workouts like appointments. My hour or so in the gym is how I decompress, re-center. I’m most comfortable with a…
