I feel so amazing right now! I can’t even describe what this new gym has done for me, and my motivation!
Everything is easily accessable and has a place.. I have a clean, brand new carpeted area to train on.. I have huge windows to let my mind reach out to he seasons.. the internet at my fingertips if I want to research an exercise, awesome surround sound for music, and a television to watch or play any workout video. It has it’s own private door even! Beautiful white curtains with decorative curtain rods, jet black polished granite entrance, two-tone yellow paint that is perfectly inspiring! Glass shelves for my big collection of Oxygen magazines (my favourite!!), a dry-erase board with a rainbow of markers for all my notes, scribbles, and reminders.
I’m just so exstatic. And proud! So much time and money went into this project.. and I feel like this is the best thing that could have happened! In my wedding vows I promised my husband that we would have a loving, adventurous, and *healthy* life.. and I feel that this is an extension of that.
So to Life I say, bring it! Cuz I’m going to put a lot of effort into this body. Glad I bought that new bathing suit!

There’s not much better feeling than the one you get from making your muscles really work hard! Like the soreness when you think you might actually need help getting up out of a chair or especially from sitting on the ground! When you know that your perfect form is the reason its difficult to hold your arms up long enough to do your hair and makeup. When all your gym clothes are shreaded, and you can’t wait to get new ones!
Building, painting, and creating a new gym has definitely fanned the coals! Blood, sweat, and tears went into that place, and that’s what is coming back out. And I can’t wait!

“Make sure you feel balanced And coordinated.. when starting out.” (consistent stability incorporates more muscle groups than relying on external balance)

“Learning proper form is a matter of teaching a nervous system how to move your muscles, bones, and connective tissue correctly so that you can maximize your efforts and reach your goals quickly…

It’s easier to learn proper form early on than to correct bad form later.”

“Bad form reduces your chances of building the body you want, setting you up for injury that can sideline your efforts.

Learn the basics and all else will fall into place.”

-Linda Malone (Oxygen 07/2008)

“If the furnace is hot enough, it will burn anything.” -John Parker

Staying on track = Happiness!

Drink up those Spookies!

Use control, not momentum to move weight; too much will rob you of the full effect of the exercise.

3,500 calories = 1 pound

“The better connected the mind and body, the more responsive you will be to physical training.” -Dr. Blair Whitmarsh

“For me, being toned and tight is where true health is at.” -Dorothy Ramirez

Real Women always strive to improve.