If you are looking to get stronger and don't know where to start please join me for the Core Challenge which will help strengthen your core muscles that are used in everyday activities as well as sports. Click here for more information on the October 2010 Core Challenge.
If you are interested in one-on-one or small-group personal training sessions, online personal training sessions, or yoga instruction please email me for rates and availability.
The next session of my online 8-week Wellness Journey class at Big Picture Classes starts December 30, 2010. Click here for more details.
Certifications/Memberships
- ACE-Certifed Personal Trainer
- YogaFit Level 1-certified yoga instructor
- Spinning-certified Indoor Cycling Instructor
- IDEA Health & Fitness Association Member
- American Red Cross CPR & AED Certified
I am currently enrolled in a 10-month 200-hour yoga teacher training immersion to further my study of yoga, become a more knowledgable teacher, and deepen my own yoga practice.
Interests and Specialties: General Fitness, Cycling, Yoga, Triathlon, Running, Swimming, Pilates, TRX Suspension Training, core training, youth fitness, family fitness, foam rolling, weight management, functional fitness, balance training
Cycling Posts
Cycling Pre-Surgery and Perpetual Hunger
Book Recommendations
Running/Barefooting
- The Courage To Start: A Guide To Running for Your Life
- No Need for Speed: A Beginner's Guide to the Joy of Running
- Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
- Barefoot Running: How to Run Light and Free by Getting in Touch with the Earth
- The Complete Book of Running for Women
Cycling
Triathlon
Swimming
Barefooting/Barefoot Running
Birthday Shoes - a great VFF (Vibram Five Fingers) fan site with a forum, tons of reviews, and stories from the field
Birthday Shoes' Beginners Guide to VFFs
Christopher McDougall's GoogleTalk on Barefoot Running
Barefoot Runner: Natural Running & Healthy Living
Is Barefoot Running Good For You?
Other Fitness Posts of Interest
My own personal mini-triathlon "race" report
Vibram FiveFingers Sprints Take to the Great Outdoors
Book/Product Reviews
Book Review: Journey Into Power by Baron Baptiste
Review: Spinervals Competition 6.0 Zoot Challenge
Review: Spinervals Competition 28.0 Aero Base Builder VI
Review: Spinervals Fitness 2.0 Sweating Buckets
STS (Shock Training System, a strength training workout from Cathe.com)
