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Motivation Monday- complex exercises

https://www.instagram.com/p/BxQrWeCgU4z/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=ymlirb64qk8n This video shows a full round of a complex exercise I did in a workout class last week. I used the same weight for all of the Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- body weight with a hop

https://instagram.com/p/BwfhDDNgRFT/ I love lifting heavy weight, but doing body weight exercises are also a great challenge. This circuit of our latest XIT workout involves three different kinds of body weight lunges: Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- know your body

https://www.instagram.com/p/BwKpvD_AcJX/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=fqbay85muxj3 We all have days (or even weeks, months, years) when we're just not on top of our game. As much work as it takes to reach a Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- take a spin

https://www.instagram.com/p/BvAQ2KVAnaA/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=yg86m24wuz3r I had the opportunity to take a XIT class with an instructor I've never worked with before last week due to an unexpected Continue Reading »

Workout Wednesday- add some weight to it

If you do the same exercises often enough, your body starts to get used to it and it doesn't give you the same results. This is one reason why I do so many different variations of the same exercises, such as squats and Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- non scale victories

It can get frustrating when the numbers on the scale aren't moving as quickly as you'd like. If you're working out while also watching your diet, chances are the scale won't always move even if you see changes in your Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- taking control of my weight and health

I was recently diagnosed with both high cholesterol and diabetes, which both run in my family. I've always sworn that if my weight ever started to affect my health then I would do everything in my power to get it under Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- no time no problem

One of the most common excuses I hear for why people don't work out is that they just don't have time. While I personally believe that it's important to carve out several hours during the week to devote to my physical Continue Reading »

Motivation Monday- home gym for the win

I had two sick kiddos last week, which meant I had to miss my XIT workout at the gym. After all, if they can't go to school then they can't go to the gym daycare. I could have very easily decided to just not film the Continue Reading »

Fitness Friday- things don’t always go as planned

So I often tell people the best way to stay committed to the gym is to be a stickler about your workout schedule, and I am a big believer in considering your workouts as appointments that cannot be moved except in case Continue Reading »