When I came to Holiday Studios I was always chasing fitness and a healthy lifestyle. From the age of fifteen, I had worked out in gyms, ran half-marathons, walked a million miles, lifted weights, done daily basement online programs and attended HIIT 30 minute in-person classes. I had also spent over 5 years marketing nutritional…
New Years is right around the corner. It’s been a rough year and you may have put on a few pounds, stress and being unable to go out as much can do that in a very short time. I thought I’d give YOU my best tips for my most often asked questions! Just the other…
These times make for creative training. Currently I have in-person and virtual and hybrid programs. All nutrition-only programs are virtual. A hybrid program is a combination of online and in-person sessions geared to make your program more effective by utilizing my studio. A client can work out at home on line- or at my sanitized…
I have 30 years of personal training experience and am dedicated to helping professional women over the age of 40 become the healthiest version of themselves. My spacious, private gym, Holiday Studios is located in Chesterland, Ohio and is perfect for one or two clients per session. I offer customized fitness and nutrition consultations, workshops…
In my 28 years of watching successes and failures, there are clear behaviors during a client’s start that can immediately tell me what will make them achieve success in their fitness goals. Some of these are consistency, a positive mindset, and a willingness to work hard and show up without excuses. This is what I…
Making a SMART goal is the first step to achieving any fitness goal This means that your fitness goal should be Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Time-bound rather than something vague like “I want to be fit, tone up and lose weight.” “I will lose 20 pounds in 20 weeks by eating 1800 calories each day and doing 30 minutes of cardio and 30 minutes of strength training four…
Though estrogen is best known as the hormone responsible for the development of female sexual characteristics, it also has other roles in the body like preventing bone loss. Estrogen levels typically begin declining during the perimenopause period which usually starts around the age of 45. Symptoms of low estrogen levels include hot flushes, night sweats,…
Is a personal trainer worth it? In the part one we were talking about interviewing yourself and and your results alone. Here are the some great points about how to move forward: Tip #4 Who’s training whom? Keep in mind the competitors you see on stage are most often trained by someone else, not themselves.…
Is a personal trainer worth it? They say it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert in any subject. With that bit of information, the fitness minded individual can find the right trainer for their particular fitness needs and goals. With years of watching trainers and hearing clients either brag or complain about either meeting…