You’ll have better success if you stop dieting

Two things struck me in conversation with clients this week. Both highlighted just how backwards Americans have it today when they think of ‘getting healthy’ and ‘living healthy’. One client has adopted paleo for her nutrition almost 1 year ago – and has been successful in incorporating the anti-inflammatory diet into her life. And she’s… [Read more…]

What’s around Your Bend? | Reflect & Reset for 2012

Finally, a chance to sit down and write! In continuation with my mini-updates prior to blog posts, we have been doing well the last few weeks of this year getting new folks connected to ProKine! We want as many people as possible to benefit from our fitness training expertise & it’s been great to do… [Read more…]

If you’re going to write a book, at least pick up the dang pen.

I’ve got a theory. And it may ruffle your feathers.  If it does, all I can say is, “if the shoe fits…” I get the blessing of working with folks who want something better for their life – whether in sport, in daily life, or in both. And while sometimes they get a little off-track,… [Read more…]

Video Blog | 3min Motivation

Batavia 1/2 Marathon | Planning For the Result You Want

I thought this picture was hilarious. That pic tells the whole store of my race day, but if you want the written story & want to know if me laying on the pavement was a good or bad thing, read on! Finally. 5 months after the Soldier Field 10, I raced again. And I can… [Read more…]

Improvise. Adapt. Overcome.

The day will not always go as planned. The weather will not be always be perfect on race day. You will not get a great nights’ sleep. You’ll fall off the healthy-nutrition wagon. The triathlon will change to a duathlon (30 mins before race start…as happened to one of my athletes in a previous year).… [Read more…]

Attention to Detail: Thoughts to move you along your pathway

Part of what my clients know me for is my focus on the details of the exercise I am asking them to do. Just because a body can move, does not mean it is moving well. And that is the thing about programs like P90X or at-home bootcamps – super great workouts IF your body is… [Read more…]

Want more motivation to workout? Make yourself a BIG deal

I am the fitness pro to clients of all levels – and there is one thing that I have seen my top level athletes do well that the rest of us should learn from. The top athletes I work with, and pro athletes everywhere, use mental motivation & “talk” as a regular part of the training… [Read more…]

If you don’t commit, it’s not legit.

New word for you: SACBE. Now stay with me & you’ll see where we’re going… This is the word for the “White Roads’ of the ancient Maya world. They were roads coated with limestone stucco, going from Maya cities inland on the Yucatan Peninsula all the way to the coast; all white so that travelers on these… [Read more…]

RK Tip of the Week|Life Lessons played out on a Mexican Vacation

After getting the great news about my recent health & wellness milestone, I was off to an all-inclusive Mexican vacation with Drew! To most people, that meant any and all health gains were out the window the moment we arrived on site and bellied up to the bar. All you can eat on food &… [Read more…]