Have you ever groaned at the stack of fitness programs you have purchased in the past, but never completed? Why does this happen? Why do we get excited about changing our body and potentially our lives, but then not follow through? Why do we fail? In the past, I have had my own share […]

  How many times have you promised you’ll do something and then not done it? Or WORSE, known when you made the promise that you might not? Why do we pretend? Doesn’t matter if it’s a fitness program, the laundry, the tidying or the dishes; so often we get half way through and just…. Stop. […]

  Every day I hear, endless excuses for why people cannot stick to a fitness program and follow through on their fitness goals. The meal plan is too hard. The cardio too boring. They don’t have access to a gym. They don’t like the food. The list goes on and on. And it got me […]

  Years ago, when I first started my business and bodybuilding journey, which subsequently happened at the same time, I did not know the price I would have to pay to be successful. And actually, I think if someone had of told me everything I would need to sacrifice for my success, I might just […]

  Sometimes I will talk about how fruit is not the best food to consume if you are on a fat loss diet. And every single time I get bombarded by angry women telling me that they are unfollowing me because how dare I tell people that fruit is bad for them! They hear “fruit […]

Eating for menopause is exactly the same as eating for bodybuilding. (Say what?) One of the most common complaints I hear from women in menopause is that they didn’t change a thing, yet they suddenly started gaining fat at an uncontrollable pace! And that’s exactly the problem. What happens in our body on a cellular […]

If there’s one thing I think all women can agree with, it’s that menopause can really suck the life out of us: -belly fat gain (UGH!) -night sweats/hot flashes -cellulite -mood swings The list goes on! And for women who haven’t yet entered menopause, it can be especially terrifying wondering how their own bodies are […]

If there was a way to recover faster from exercise, dramatically lower your stress response, beat depression and mental illness, get deeper sleep, and boost your immune system’s response to pathogens, would you do it? What if it was something that caused you short-term discomfort? Would you still do it? The truth is, most people […]

Did you know that up to 80% of menopausal women experience hot flashes and vaginal dryness? These are the most common symptoms in all stages of menopause, yet so embarrassing that most women won’t even talk about them. With the launch of my new menopause program and community coming up soon, I decided to hand […]

I have a very special podcast for you this week! I have never done this before, but I thought it would be so much fun to let one of my coaches take the reins on an entire podcast episode! And you’re going to love it! Today’s episode is with Coach Vanessa Burgess! Vanessa has been […]