More info about the Benefits of Core Strength Workouts & a Group Core Intensive

I know you've heard this from me many times, but I wanted to post to remind you of the great benefits of Core Training.  Core training is more than just working your abdominal muscles, it involves your back muscles, your quadriceps & your gluteal muscles.  Bottom line, performing training to strengthen your core is not just to make you more athletic, but to help you to be stronger in everyday life.  So read up.  Here's an article from the Wall Street Journal that provides a decent overview: Why Core Strength Workouts Work - WSJ.  Then, make sure to incorporate Core Training into your weekly workouts.  

Have a great week and hope to see you for a workout soon!

Barb

Group Core Intensive: This Week
I'm hoping to start a 3 Week Group Core Intensive this week and am looking for 2 more people for my Wednesday at 9:30am session.  Email me if you are interested.  The Intensive is a great way to kick start your workout routine and to learn new exercises that you can take with you after the Intensive is over.  Hope you can join us!


1-1 Training Sessions
The weather is warming up and pretty soon we will all be on the beach.  Why not pick up a few 1-1 sessions with me so that you are bathing suit ready for your beach side and/or pool side summer vacations.   I would love to work with you to develop a workout regimen and provide guidance on healthy eating that will take you through this summer and beyond.  Email me for more info and let's get started with your initial session.


Don't forget to check out barbfit.blogspot.com for past posts on health and fitness.

"The Weight of the Nation" on HBO

The other night I was channel surfing and decided I couldn't watch another show with a commercial break, so I ended up on Verizon's On Demand programming and found this show on HBO: The Weight of the Nation.

As someone who spends a lot of time, thinking about health and fitness, I thought this documentary presented a very interesting and science driven depiction of how we as a country became so unhealthy over the last 20 or so years.  One stat they pointed out was that 2/3 of the Nation is either overweight or obese (leaving only 1/3 that maintains a normal weight).  Of course there are various reasons for how the Nation got to this point, but what's even more profound to me is how do we fix it?  While there are no simple answers to this, one theme that does get repeated in this documentary is the importance and impact of a healthy diet and regular exercise.    So, when you have some downtime, check it out.  And if you feel compelled after watching (like I did), think about what you could do to help change the weight of our Nation.

Have a great week and hope to see you soon.

-Barb


Group Workouts this week:
Friday: 9:30am - Group Circuit - 5 person min to run.  Email me to save a spot

3 Week Intensive - Coming Soon:
I'm kick starting another 3 week Intensive.  Days will be Wednesday & Friday @ 9:30am.  I will need a min of 5 people/day to run the Intensive.  Let me know if you would like to join us!  Start date TBD, based on the group's availability.

1-1 Personal Training:
I would love to help you meet your health & fitness goal email me to schedule your first session.  I have some availability on my calendar but it is filling up so hope to hear from you soon!

Don't forget to check out my blog for past posts on Health & Fitness at barbfit.blogspot.com .