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Build your SKILLZ- Turkish Get Up
Oh, the movement we all love to hate. This little ditty is never a welcome addition to your workout program. Why is that? Quite frankly -...
Lisa Magnuson
Apr 5, 20221 min read
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Improve Your Virtual Training Experience
When we started out using Zoom a year and a half ago we had never trained anyone online...... ever. It was a quick and steep learning...
Lisa Magnuson
Sep 28, 20214 min read
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Highs and Lows
The Low: This week we are taking a detour away from our typical blog post and sharing a more personal update. Some of you are aware of...
Lisa Magnuson
Sep 13, 20212 min read
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Labor Day Outdoor Workout
Before the weather keeps us cooped up indoors again, take your workouts outside and enjoy some of the fall warmth. Myles has put together...
Lisa Magnuson
Sep 6, 20211 min read
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What goes up, must come down
Getting up from the floor can be challenging for many of us. The range of motion you have to put your hips, knees and ankles through to...
Lisa Magnuson
Aug 24, 20212 min read
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Vacation Mode- Simple Travel Workout
August around the PNW is a vacation month. It's a great time of year to go boating, camping or hiking and many of us are out enjoying the...
Lisa Magnuson
Aug 17, 20211 min read
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The Importance of Warming Up
Whether you are heading out for a couple hours on the golf course or hitting the slopes for some turns, warming up is not something most...
Lisa Magnuson
Jun 7, 20212 min read
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Clean up your "cleans"
I'll be the first one to admit that years ago when I was learning how to do a kettlebell clean my forearms ended up looking like bruised...
Lisa Magnuson
Apr 27, 20211 min read
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Squat Like You Mean It!
If you struggle with squatting, you are in good company. The squat is a fundamental movement that enlists many joints to make it happen....
Lisa Magnuson
Apr 20, 20211 min read
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Master the Push Up- on your toes, not your knees!
We have wrapped up our segments on joint mobility and are going to break down some of the most fundamental movements we use in your...
Lisa Magnuson
Apr 13, 20211 min read
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Your Hips Don't Lie
Put simply, you know you have tight hips if you feel restricted in motions you want or need to do in your daily life. If you dread having...
Lisa Magnuson
Apr 6, 20211 min read
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To deep squat or not to deep squat..... that is the question.
For the next few weeks, we are going to be concentrating on joint mobility and how you can better control how your joints feel. The key...
Lisa Magnuson
Mar 22, 20212 min read
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Nasal Breathing 2.0
This week we are working on nasal breathing again but shift our focus to movements pushing more aerobic (oxidative) threshold and working...
Lisa Magnuson
Mar 1, 20211 min read
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What's with all the nose breathing?
Yes, we are asking you to breathe solely through your nose while you work out this week. Here is the method behind the madness. Nasal...
Lisa Magnuson
Feb 23, 20212 min read
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Give your tissue some "LOVE"
We all get tight from time to time and using a foam roll or hard ball to work on tissue quality is very beneficial for your body if you...
Lisa Magnuson
Feb 15, 20212 min read
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Sit up straight and FIDGET!!!
What? Fidget? Didn't every teacher you ever had tell you to sit still and pay attention? Don't gnaw on your pencil, shake your leg, or...
Lisa Magnuson
Feb 8, 20212 min read
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Wellness Walking
"Walk it off" has so many different iterations. You can walk for exercise, recovery, or as a means from point A to point B. Today we are...
Lisa Magnuson
Feb 2, 20211 min read
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Mobilize your spine
This week we are challenging you to practice some spinal mobilization exercises to increase your ability to move your body in all planes...
Lisa Magnuson
Jan 25, 20211 min read
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Time for DEEP Breaths
This weeks wellness challenge comes just in time for all of us recovering from last week's events. Breathing is something we do 24 hours...
Lisa Magnuson
Jan 11, 20211 min read
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Our resolution is to not make resolutions!
I bet you didn't expect to hear from your trainer and nutrition coach to avoid setting a resolution. Well both Lisa and I are kind of...
Lisa Magnuson
Jan 5, 20212 min read
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