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I learn something new. Every. Single. Day. And that is not an exaggeration. Every person I train, every session I give, every conversation I have, it becomes part of my library of information and part of the process of forming my own fundamentals of fitness (and owning a business). I could go on and on […]

When I was in college, a friend of mine introduced our social circle to a classmate she had befriended. Let’s call her Val. Val had moved to Pittsburgh from Argentina to be closer to some of the best doctors and hospitals as she had a few surgeries since a child, including one or two kidney […]

   “To better understand the Law of Attraction, see yourself as a magnet attracting unto you the essence of that which you are thinking and feeling. And so, if you are feeling fat, you cannot attract thin. If you feel poor, you cannot attract prosperity, and so on. It defies Law.” ― Esther Hicks, The […]

I realized something recently. Well a few somethings really. For one, I keep waiting for some grandiose idea or suggestion as to how to really take my business to the next level. It is as if I keep assuming there is some magic or secret sauce that I have yet to get my hands on. […]

  Foreword: This post really is not about a bar muscle up, or CrossFit for that matter. It goes way deeper so please, read on!   I did something pretty awesome the other day that I did not totally believe I ever would. I got a Bar Muscle Up, which for those who are like […]

Like clockwork, I went to check in for CrossFit the other day and for the first time since being at  DogTown, I noticed that it has tracked every check in I have scheduled. I saw 175 check-ins and was like DAMN, I have gone that many times? Let me put that number in perspective. I […]

For months there has been a topic I have wanted to write about, but I was struggling with how to do it diplomatically. Then today, as I sat down to get my thoughts together and start writing, I saw this post in a Facebook group I am in. It aligns perfectly with what I to […]

Often we hire Personal Trainers because we have goals. We want to lose weight. We want to get stronger. We want to be able to run faster. We want to be able to keep up with our kids. Which all of these are stellar  goals. What  happens though along the way is that not only […]

If you know me at all (whether in “real life” or through Social Media), then it is no secret I am an avid CrossFitter. I work out about 5-7 times a week and so well, you can say, I am addicted. So it is not a surprise that naturally a lot of people have asked […]

Fabulous! You have decided you are ready for change and have found a Personal Trainer (PT) to help you reach your goals. CONGRATULATIONS!  It is one of the best investments you can ever make in yourself. For those who have never had a PT, you may be thinking all of us are like Jillian Michaels […]