SCI and Fitness: You may be fitter than you think
Category: Motivation / Training Tips
More than once I’ve sat down with a client during their first assessment and when I ask them what their fitness goal is, they respond with “I want to be […]
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Quads and cardio: How much benefit am I really getting?
Category: Training Tips / Workouts
If you are a quadriplegic or have a higher sustained SCI, you may have noticed that getting your heart rate up during exercise is either difficult or feels almost impossible. […]
Spinal cord injury and inflammation: Navigating through today’s hottest diets
Category: Nutrition / Training Tips
Weight loss diets are all the rage right now. I am sure you have heard of a few of them or maybe even tried one or two: The Paleo Diet, […]
Coping and COVID-19: Strategies to help with self isolation
Category: Motivation
Self isolation is not something I am good at doing. I am a very social person, and even though I recharge by myself in my own space, I thrive off […]
Toolbox to Success: How to create your own home gym for under $100
Category: Motivation / Training Tips / Workouts
If someone told you that you need a bunch of fancy gym equipment to get in shape… they told you wrong. A lot of the time when I’m training clients […]
Screw Your Willpower: The Secret to Long Term Success
Category: Motivation / Training Tips
Think you can make a major lifestyle change without a support system? Think again. Don’t get me wrong, some people can achieve this, but they are far and few between. […]
Quad Belly and Christmas Cookies
Category: Motivation / Nutrition / Training Tips
Can you believe that it’s already that time? The countdown to the holidays begins and in my world of fitness training, that usually means one of two things to my […]
Junk Food Design 101
Category: Nutrition
I was at the grocery store and overheard a couple debating over buying a box of ‘breakfast cookies’. The woman was trying to persuade him to put them in the […]