Sync Fitness

I LOVE to brag about my clients. You fine folks inspire me EVERY day. I can’t tell you how many times I have gone running after Sync Fitness Boot Camp or a 1:1 client and spent my entire run thinking about how amazing you are.

So today I want to brag about Erika. Head over to Fit Healthy Moms to read her story. I am so proud of her. I hope she inspires you to step out of your comfort zone. I know she did me.

Click here to read Erika’s story.

My clients always ask me what I do for my own workouts. I’m totally honest when presented with this question. I do as much as I can as fast as I can and I get on with my day. I’m currently running 3 businesses. My workout time is limited, just like yours, I presume. Many days I workout twice, but each workout is about 20 minutes. Someday I cram it all into one 30-60 minute session. It really depends on my current goals.

When I’m training for a half marathon, I have to find time to get in those longer runs. So once a week I’m getting in a 60+ minute workout. Other than that I keep it short and sweet. When I break it up into two workouts in one day, it’s typically one HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) session and one weight session. If you’re working hard you can accomplish a lot in a very short time. The metabolic effect of these types of workouts is really great.

So go ahead and check out the workout in the video above. This is from last week when I only had 30 minutes to work out and I wanted to get in cardio and upper body strength training. Not easy to do in 30 minutes, but you can tell I definitely got the job done here.

So the next time you think 30 minutes isn’t worth trying to get in a good workout, think again and go kick your own butt!!

I’ll be honest. Sometimes I don’t want to workout. Yesterday was a travel day for me. So it was a 6am workout on a Sunday or no workout at all. Yup, 6am Sunday workout won. I just knew I’d be mad at myself if I didn’t do it. But, wow, 6am on a Sunday is rough. So here’s my proof that I got it done. It only took me 10 minutes (I did a couple minutes of warm up first, though.) Since I knew I was only doing 10 minutes I turned it up to HIGH GEAR the entire workout. Cannot waste a moment in short workouts like this. Something is always better than nothing. You can only burn so many calories in 10 minutes, but the stimulus to the metabolism is awesome if you really fire it up for 10 minutes. That allows you to burn more cals the rest of the day – woohoo! Let me tell you, I felt AMAZING when I was done. It was so worth getting up a little early for some sweat. Like I always tell my clients, “You’ll never regret your workout once it’s over.” Plus, I felt like a badass getting in a workout when I knew everyone else was sleeping. I mean who else gets up at 6am on a Sunday to sweat?!

Oh, the best part, I had my boot campers do this workout as part of their workout today. They rocked it, of course.

As always, I have a number of resolutions. They are not necessarily tied to the New Year, as much as they are on my ongoing list of “Things To Do.” The New Year does give me a good excuse to put them on paper, make them public (which HUGELY increases accountability) and get the wheels in motion. So, if I share mine, you gotta share yours. Deal?

1. Run 2 half marathons. Most likely Capital City in May and Super Jock & Jill in September.

2. Do another round of P90X. This keeps my strength training focused and balances out the running. Also, it makes me do a million pullups, which I HATE. But they’re good for me. Read the rest of this entry…

Wow. 2011. Really???

I have been studying a lot of my colleagues in the fitness industry over the past few weeks. We’re all big nerds and in our free time we like to make predictions on the “next big thing” or the “next big flop”. I wanted to share some of our predictions with you. I hope you’ll read carefully and decide what your best means of fitness will be this year. Read the rest of this entry…

Wow. What a year for Sync Fitness. I am in awe.

This year has been successful in ways I could not anticipate last January. It has been the single best year for Sync Fitness for many reasons. I wish I could individually highlight each client I had the pleasure of working with this year. I want each of you to know how much I truly LOVE and APPRECIATE every bit of energy and sweat you share with me. Sync Fitness is nothing without YOU. Read the rest of this entry…

ARE YOU READY TO KICK OFF 2011 WITH 10-20 POUNDS OF FAT LOSS?!

Here it is folks – what you have all been asking for . . . the 2011 launch of my 6 Week Total Body Transformation! The Winter program will run January 16th – February 26th. Today I get to officially open up this program to a handful of applicants. Over the summer and fall Sync Fitness ran this program with HUGE success. Let me show you some numbers: Read the rest of this entry…

Finish Line crossed! YAHOO! Read the rest of this entry…

Sitting at home on a snowy Thanksgiving Eve, it is easy to think of many things to be thankful for. I thought I might share them with you and I hope you’ll leave a note below about what you’re most thankful for.

I’m overwhelmed with gratitude when I sit back and think about everything I could list below, but I think I can narrow it down to 6 things. Here goes: Read the rest of this entry…

I’m very bummed to cancel class tonight and tomorrow morning. Such is the nature of snow in Seattle. . . But NO EXCUSES – the workouts must go on. You are 2 days away from Thanksgiving. Did you know that many people consume 2 entire days worth of food in ONE MEAL on Turkey Day? Disturbing, huh?! Don’t be a victim of this national pigout day. Do this workout today and again Thursday morning:

WARM UP:
20 Jumping Jacks
20 High Knees
20 Butt Kickers
Repeat x 3

WORKOUT:
3-5 rounds FOR TIME
(goal = beat yourself each round)

50 Jack Presses
10 Jump Squats
10 Tricep Push Ups
50 Mountain Climbers
10 Reverse Lunge/Forward Kick (10 per side!)
10 T Push Ups
20 Pulsing Crunches
10 Airplanes

Have fun and share results below!