Aspire Health and Performance Fitness Girl With Goals
*It has taken me almost a MONTH to hit post on this blog ~ While it might not seem like much to you referring to myself as an athlete is major to me* Something totally amazing has happened. Somewhere along the line of this crazy journey I became.. wait for it… AN ATHLETE! Nobody is more shocked than I but […]
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It’s not easy. Fat loss. Muscle gain. Good attitute. Consistence. Food prep. Solid choices. It’s not easy. Anyone that tells you it is easy is either in a minority of people who are blessed in a few different departments, or they are trying to sell you something that is probably a good idea to stay away from. Here is what […]
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Dear friend afraid of failing, First let me say. I love you. You are fierce and strong, determined and beautiful! You have made a choice to do a few thing differently in your life with the final outcome being a happier and healthier you. You know HOW, you just have to start. You confessed to me that you are afraid […]
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In the wonderful world of trainers you often hear the term “Functional Movement.” It sounds like something we all should understand. Here is the actual definition: Functional movements are movements based on real-world situational biomechanics. They usually involve multi-planar, multi-joint movements which place demand on the body’s core musculature and innervation. Which makes it all a little more confusing. Here is my take on it. […]
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Aspire Health and Performance Fitness Rant
I post this picture for everyone that is training and gets annoyed that their sweat isn’t glistening like dew in the morning. Sometimes, it isn’t pretty. I have friends that regularly post pictures of themselves working out and somehow they always look fabulous. We don’t often see those beginning pictures, at least not until their is an “after” picture to […]
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Why is it so difficult to get in the water we should? One day, someone showed me a glass of water that was half full. And he said, “Is it half full or half empty?” So I drank the water. No more problem. ~ Alexander Jodorowsky This should be the simplest of any healthy change we make. We often talk about […]
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Motivation. We talk about it a lot. I have dug deep the last couple weeks because of the hardest training sessions EVER. I have pushed hard in the gym before, I can think of a certain Russian program that regularly brought me to my knees. These days at Aspire Health and Performance I have to use every little thing I […]
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