Leave of Absence = New Found Motivation

As a seasoned conditioned figure vet, I took this last year very seriously post-show. I had set goals that I thought were very realistic. Eat healthy all year long, Exercise daily, and maintain motivation to keep myself 100% committed to fitness. Of course since I am an extremist, and a perfectionist, I also set the [...]

No Excuses!

There’s not enough time in the day. The gym is too far from work and where I live. I can’t find a babysitter. I’m broke and can’t afford a gym membership. You name it. There are a million different, so-called “reasons” why you can’t exercise. Stop making excuses and [...]

Personal Training Is My Business

As a personal trainer, building your client base is one those aspects in life that you get out of it as much as you put into it. The smarter you are about carefully crafting your business, the more solid the foundation is going to be. And, it’ll stand the test of time longer as [...]

Get it Rollin’

We have been in the ever-so-nice “off season” for the last 3 months, and I feel like less of an athlete and more like an anchor.  Well, that was until about a week or so ago.  Now that the new year has shown it’s head and I’ve seen the potential for this upcoming year, I’m [...]

Six Tips for Battling An Aging Metabolism

It’s no secret that losing weight gets more difficult as you get older. Part of this process is the occurrence of naturally declining levels of human growth hormone (HGH) and Testosterone once we reach the age of thirty. These two hormones are two of the most important hormones in our body when it comes to [...]

Stirlings’ Sexy & Sculpted Series: Back and Triceps

Since I received such a great response from my “Sexy & Sculpted Showstopping Legs Workout”, I have decided that I am going to start a new series of my favorite workouts, labeling them “Stirlings’ Sexy & Sculpted Series”

How To Manage Your Fine Physique Opportunities

Have you ever dreamed of being a Fitness Star? When you start out on your quest to stand on stage and compete, you may initially only want to win a title, lose some weight or meet some cool people. However, as you get closer to the spotlight, you begin to discover the possibilities [...]

Self Promotion 101: Market and promote yourself!

I’m not a professional at marketing and promoting. I have not went to school for anything media/marketing related, or business related at all! Actually I went to school for fitness and health promotion… and within that college course I had learned the basics of self promotion. However, over the last year, my trial and error [...]