Skiing is my PASSION and athletics have been in my life for 42 years!  My soon-to-be-released 12-Week PEAK Ski Conditioning Program is my dream “marriage” of my 20 year career, in the fitness industry, and my love I’ve had for skiing since the age of three. For those of you who do not know me,...

Great skiing is characterized by the skiers ability to have a positive, selective effect on any of the skills (balancing, edging, rotary and pressure control movements) at anytime.  The foundation of great skiing are balancing movements. Balancing movements are present in all sports and especially in skiing…when a person is standing,  strapped onto “two boards”...

Static Stretching Exercises on the WALL Do YOU skip your stretching at the end of a workout? Guilty! I am NOT a lover of taking time stretching. When I get to the END of my workouts, I become anxious to move on with my day, and have been known to skip the stretching. However, when...

In 12 days the Christmas holiday will be upon us with New Year’s following 7 short days later!  The holiday season is already in full swing at our household – decorating the Christmas tree, crafts with the boys during cancelled school day, shopping, baking, cleaning…the list goes on.  As each day approaches time moves more...

How ONE word can make a difference! ONE Word = Nourish > Adventure WOW! We are 6 weeks into 2015! Week 7 is almost half way over – have you made progress on your resolutions/goals for 2015? Do you remember them? The last few years I’ve SIMPLIFIED my New Year’s goals to a ONE WORD theme....

My husband was wondering “are there any exercises I can do when I’m driving up to the mountain to go skiing?”  He likes to multi-task and exercise while sitting down!  Well, this got me thinking……..for a moment! Absolutely!  Why not perform some exercises while you’re heading to the mountain – what else are you doing? ...

How many of you EXPLORE? I love to EXPLORE wherever I am.  You can explore your neighborhood, city, state and/or a new location.  A number of years ago I headed out for a jog in the neighborhood that I’d lived in, let’s say 5 years (I don’t remember the exact number) and discovered an urban...

Finally I have a new website. Yeah! Some of the new features of the website include a super cool event calendar that has all of the classes I offer. On each class page I have all the details about the class, where its happening, what time and etc. You can also simply click the “sign...

Funny what you unearth when you’re cleaning.  This fall I have been cleaning and organizing, preparing myself and the family for our CRAZY winter activities and to finish 2013 with best practices in place (more on that later).  Actually, I KNOW that I have an envelope full of letters from my parents  and dear friends…………I...

VACATION, vacation, vacation!  I’m hearing everyone talking about vacations and I’m headed out the door for 9 days at the family cabin, again!  Along with everyone sharing their vacation plans people are also mentioning how they won’t have time to fit in a workout.  I’ve been there.  I mean isn’t vacation….vacation – time to sit...

Quads are on fire, back is fatigued, and shins are sore…ever felt this way after your first day on the snow?  A ski stance similar to one the pictured to below, right side of the gentleman in the background – he has little ankle flex and hips behind his feet – firing up those quads!...

Anyone who runs, swims, bicycles or plays a running sport has experienced a side ache, a SHARP, intense pain in your lower abdominal area.  This week I had two clients that inquired about side aches which peaked my interest in what a side ache is, why we get them, and how we prevent and/or get...