Team Turbulence Training

April 27th, 2013

I’ve got to make this quick…mostly because I’m about to fall asleep after a long day of filming.

I’m in Lapeer, Michigan with Craig Ballantyne, Mike Whitfield and Brian Kalakay to help Craig film for his Turbulence Training program. His workouts are over the top amazing, but doing three of them today, on pretty much only a shake and an apple has taken it’s toll.

Craig had us up and filming at 7 am, not a bad start time, except that it was 5 am my time, after a long flight from Calgary and little sleep. I’m a Starbucks girl, but there was no time for that. Brian managed to sneak out to grab us coffee later in the day.

The fact that we didn’t really have breakfast probably worked out to our benefit. I asked Brian if he had a shop-vac when the offer of lunch came. I knew if I ate and had to do one of the tough TT workouts right after, the saying would be ‘what goes down-must come up’ ;) Read the rest of this entry »

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Q n A Friday, April 26, 2013

April 25th, 2013

Challenge workouts

Question: I feel like I’m getting an exercise groove on. Between running/walking with a friend,yoga and your program, I’m fitting in time most nights to get some form of exercise. I am also doing great on the diet side of things at work. I struggle with the snacks and bad habits once I get home. I have small kids, so eliminating all snack foods from the house is too complicated. Help and suggestions? Tanya

Answer: Thanks for your email Tanya. Here are a few tips:

Your kids should be eating healthy snacks too, try to avoid boxed crap and junk food. Their health is as important as yours.

Log your food in a food journal. Make a promise that if its going in your mouth, you have to write it down. This can be on pad and pen or your phone or on an online service like My Fitness Pal. The point is,
you’ll think about what you eat more this way. Read the rest of this entry »

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Roasted & Stuffed Eggplant

April 25th, 2013

Roasted veggies are low in calories and high in fiber, making them the perfect diet food. This dish will fill you up without adding too many calories to your daily tally. Add a side of lean protein for a complete meal.
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Lean in 17? You bet

April 23rd, 2013

challenge workout

Short on time and long on the desire to get lean in no time flat?

Well pretty much anyone should be able to find 17 minutes a day, right? Seriously, what could you possibly be doing that’s so important that you couldn’t spare 17 minutes or less for your health?

Take a look at this workout from Brian and tell me you don’t have time…. Read the rest of this entry »

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Being Uncomfortable

April 21st, 2013

Time for a little Saturday motivation…

Since I have a half century under my belt, I figure I’m in a better position to share a few things than if I were in my teens (which I sometimes feel I am ;) ).

First of all, your training in the gym (or where ever you do your workouts) builds your character so that you can tackle pretty much anything you put your mind to outside of the training arena.

I’m a firm believer in this fact. I’ve lived this fact.

I’m part of a group of highly successful and motivated people. Our goal is to help each other reach our personal goals. One of the members, my friend and fellow Canuck, Rick Kaselj, sent us the video below.

It works for me.

I have goals in the gym, with my family, in my business, in my spiritual life.

This video shows a dude training his a$$ off. You may consider ‘training’ to be just in the physical arena. I like to think that it applies to ALL areas.

Related to this…I recently read a great book called ‘Turning Pro” by Steven Pressfield.

In it, Pressfield talks about all the ways we avoid doing what we’re really called to do. We waste time, we make excuses, we find ways to skirt the issue of our own purpose and value. I believe that I’m put on this earth to serve others and when I ‘turn pro’ it means that I’m being true to my calling.

This video and the book, ‘Turning Pro’ reminded me that I need to be true to myself. When I reach for my dreams, when I’m the best version of myself, I can serve others best and I’ll be the happiest and most content person I can be. Read the rest of this entry »

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