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Join us for our Special Holiday & New Year Beach Workouts! Every Saturday morning for the next 3 weeks, free for Bootie Campers. Feel free to bring family & friends! Work out for a great cause: I’m asking for a $25 donation (or whatever you can give) benefiting my fundraising [...] Lately, I had many questions about this subject. Maybe it’s the springtime? As a Personal Trainer I know the basics about exercising during pregnancy but I had a few open questions. To find out more I ordered and just received a fantastic book: “Motherwell Maternity Fitness Plan” by Bonnie Berk. It’s recognized by the [...] Here are a bunch of pictures from our second special holiday workout on Ocean Beach at the end of last year! It was nice getting up 3 hours later than usual… And the sun was out! The workout was tough but it looks like everyone had fun.  See you at the next beach [...] An good question: Should you work out when you’re not feeling well? Or is it better to rest? It seems there hasn’t been done much research on this topic yet. What do you usually do? Read more on The New York Times, online. Thanks to all of you for joining us on Thursday and/or Saturday for our 90-minute special Turkey-burning workouts! It was lots of fun (at least for me… ) and I can’t wait to see you next week! Enjoy the pictures – courtesy of P.C.! Before… Getting the stations ready! Stretching – the favorite [...] Want to lose the cushion over your six-pack? Those love handles? Or the extra pound(s) on your thighs? Unfortunately, you can’t pick your favorite spot when it comes to weight loss, ‘spot reduction’ is one of those too-good-to-be-true myths. Weight loss occurs all over the body, depending on genetics, age, gender and other factors. Doing thousands [...] Bootie Camp might be in hibernation, but there are lots of activities you can do on your own. Yes!  Here are a few ideas and guidelines on how to transform your two weeks off into one of the famous “active breaks”: Rest! I recommend you take 3-5 days off to rest your body. And [...] New 5-week session: Sep 16 – Oct 16, 2008
Low-impact exercises including walking, power walking, stretching, core stability, upper & lower body strengthening, yoga, balance training, and more.
Sign-up for the next Schnell Schnell session is now open. Yay! Sep/Oct 2008 session starts the week of September 15, 2008. Details: www.schnellschnellSF.com When it comes to an injury should you apply ice or heat? I’ve had this question many times over the years, so here are some basic guidelines for you: Acute injuries (Involving swelling. Example: ankle sprain): Ice. The main reason for cooling is to limit inflammation and swelling. Ice is helpful for at [...] Get online walking directions for your Sunday stroll. Do you feel like taking a nice stroll on the weekend? Or do you just wanna get somewhere by foot? Either way, now you can look up ‘walking directions’ on Google Maps. Just enter directions as you usual, then click on “Walking”. [...] The Standard Wii Sports – Workout or just entertainment? ACE, the American Council on Exercise, sponsored a study to examine the potential fitness benefits from playing Wii sports: 16 volunteers (age: 20 to 29) played all five Wii sports games (each one for 10 minutes, in a random order, with a five-minute break [...] |
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Photography by Mary Sylvester.
