Tag: goal setting
Are You Setting SMART Weight Loss Goals?
I want to get one on one with you in this blog post. I want to teach you how to set effective goals and share my reasons why I think setting goals this way is good for you. So, let’s have a little one on one chat, shall we? In this video I’m going to... Read more »
Create a Fitness Dream Board For Success!
So, it’s the New Year, and perhaps you’ve started your journey towards a NEW YOU? If the answer is YES I HAVE, then this activity could be something FUN for you to do. It’ll also give you a visual goal to keep in front of your face at all times, reminding you of what you... Read more »
Was Making a New Year's Resolution a Waste of Time?
A lot of people start the beginning of every year making a bunch of empty promises to themselves, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Is the concept of making a New Year’s Resolution a great idea that everyone should embrace, or is it just another fad that we do because society tells us... Read more »
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Exercise? But... but... I don't wanna!
Do you find yourself thinking that phrase in your mind over and over again when the time comes to suit up in your exercise gear and actually get your workout in? Well, you’re not alone. I’ve been heavily into fitness since 2004, and now fitness is my career, and there are still many days when... Read more »
Kia Kaha. Be Strong. Lessons I Learned That Can Be Applied For Success!
This past weekend I attended the certification for Body Pump. I’ve gone through plenty of certifications, but I think this one is actually the hardest one I’ve ever done… for a number of reasons. However, I learned and re-learned quite a few lessons and I want to take a moment to share my experience with... Read more »
Love The Journey, My San Diego Comic Con Epiphany
What is this? Another blog where Melanie interlinks fitness with nerdy stuff? Well, you should’ve seen it coming by now… but, anyways… I started by recording a video, which I am posting at the bottom of this blog, but I blather so much when talking (and turn into that YouTube girl who really loves cats... Read more »
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Find Your Fitness Role Model, Part 2
This week has really been focused on inspiration… finding those qualities that inspire you to be better, and finding the role models who inspire you to be better. I’m continuing by sharing another one of my fitness role models with you all, in hopes that she may inspire some of you too. One of my... Read more »
Superhero In Training...
When I was a little girl I always looked up to strong female figures. At the time, that figure was She-Ra and the various characters on She-Ra. I was always inspired by warriors. Just when things looked bleak, they seemed to pull through and win the fight. As I got older, my sights started to... Read more »
Are Your New Year's Fitness Resolutions Solid for Success?
Every year we make resolutions, and every year most people give up on fitness related ones in less than a month. I find that the reason a lot of people do this is because they weren’t strong enough to start, or they just weren’t properly planned out and executed. If you are already starting to... Read more »
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Excuses Busters #1 - How To Overcome Common Fitness-Related Excuses
I asked for some reasons why people have issues with starting or sticking to a fitness and nutrition regime on my Facebook page, so I’m taking time in this newsletter to address them and hopefully offer advice in these areas. EXCUSE #1: “That Time of Month” This is mainly a woman thing (well, duh… though,... Read more »
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