​My kids ask me this ALL THE TIME. It’s a fair question, but I always pause before I answer to give careful consideration to my response, even if I’m trying to rush out the door. Because even though it may seem like a simple question, the answer can have a real impact. To my five year old daughter Paige, I …

  Up until about four years ago, the thought of working out in the morning—especially before 6am—would make me laugh at the sheer madness of the idea. I have always been a big sleeper, bordering on narcoleptic. When I was in high school, I could sleep until noon on the weekends. I can still fall asleep in seconds, which is …

1998: Walking down the aisle at my brother’s wedding, Spanx firmly in place. I’ll share a little story with you. Back in the late 90s, I was in three weddings, all within a year or so. This was unfortunate timing, because it coincided with my era of takeout gluttony, hanging out at the local watering hole after rugby practice and …

Now that I’m three years into my 40’s (man, that’s hard to say out loud), I will admit, it’s not so bad. But here’s the PSA: the gravitational pull on certain, um, body parts after 40 is no myth. My current fight is against the concave mom butt, which runs in my family. I have to do squats and hip …

Hello, new friends! So after years of talking wistfully about becoming a personal trainer, I finally got off my rear and got certified. It wasn’t easy, but wow, I am EXCITED about it. Since this is my first post, I’ll share a little bit about me. I’m a mom of two young kids (James is 8 and Paige is 5) …