Spring Break is TOUGH!! When I sat down at Back Bay Fitness in Costa Mesa this morning, I intended to write an amazing article about keeping fit through the tough times: kid’s vacations, parties, traveling, etc. Well, I am no hypocrite. I can’t sit here and preach about how perfect I was while everyone ate crap. I [...]

Road to 40: The Mid-Way Point: Time to Change Things Up!         For the last 3 months, I have been striving to return to the form that I was in when I was 20. Well, I don’t  think I am going to get there, but I am going to get pretty close. [...]

  This amazing Indoor Boot Camp in Costa Mesa is dropping inches and pounds from our clients. Mark, who you see front and Center, is down over 20lbs. See his before and after on the testimonial page. Carol and Nicole are sprinting at over 9mph when jogging was a battle to start. We are so [...]

Summer is Coming! Step it Up! This is what I keep telling myself as my schedule gets busier and Summer is getting closer. “Step it up!” Well, it is that time for everyone who has been waiting to kick start the workout routine. Summer is now less than 3 months away. You heard me…you have [...]

There are workouts and then there are AMAZING workouts. I filled in for one of my trainers at Back Bay Fitness in Costa Mesa yesterday to teach BodyRoXX, the most unique boot camp in Costa Mesa, Newport Beach, or anywhere for that matter. My intent was to push the clients harder than they had worked [...]

I am so proud of my good friend, Mark. A few months ago, Mark gave up drinking and started on his personal journey to better health and a happier life style. He started running and losing some weight but eventually work got the best of his time, and he looked to me for a “Push.” [...]

Before you read this next entry, I need to clarify something. This blog was started two months ago, but as we just got the new site up, I am posting the old posts at a rate of two a week, so we will be caught up in two more weeks. This was weeks 4 and [...]

Ever have those days where the weight of the world is squarely on your shoulders? Let’s just say that today is one of those days. The best thing I did for myself was to train my LEGS hard today. I trained my 6am client , and we trained her legs hard, so I felt I [...]

  Cocktails and Appetizers I have had a good run at getting back into the shape that I want. However, the last few weeks, the Cocktail count has been high by my standards. We have good friends that we see twice a week, and in those evenings, I have at least two cocktails. If you [...]

Staying Positive: Positive cycle vs Negative cycle Road to 40: wk 2 Today is a good day.  I have found my groove. I have hit the Positive Cycle in my Life. This means that I am eating extremely well which gives me great energy which helps my workouts which increases my confidence which helps my [...]