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  When life hands you lemons-make a lemon salad, freshen your breath, or clean your counter tops!  Lemon has innumerable uses for health, cleaning, and aromatherapy.  You name it, a lemon can do it-well just about.

If you asked me when I was a little girl if I thought I'd be a personal trainer the answer would be absolutely not. Not because I could care less what the human body could do or because I hate working out, but because my heart was set on becoming a world famous writer.

Here are a few pre-workout suggestions from real people that workout!!!! by: frederickbenny  

Exercise doesn't have to be fast, intense movement that makes you sweat profusely. The longer and faster you exercise doesn't always mean better results. While it is true that cardio-respiratory fitness (exercises like walking, running, or cycling) is essential in improving the health of your heart, lungs, and circulatory system; you must not forget the importance of muscular strength and its ability to maximize your workout to make you look and feel better. 

Do you look the same as you did a year ago? Have you set some goals and accomplished them? Or, are you just doing the same old thing expecting some miraculous transformation?  I’ve worked in a lot of commercial gyms and I still see the majority of women wasting their time in the gym, looking the same as they did the year before.

Thank you for your interest in watching Professor Ken Baldwin and recipient of IDEA's Personal Trainer of the Year Award instructional video on analyzing and performing a Standing Cable Chest Fly Movement correctly.   This exercise movement is an advanced exercise and you should make sure that your client does not attempt this exercise until they have been able to perform a Dumbbell Chest Fly movement on a bench first (for a few weeks) and perfected the proper ROM/Movement pattern before advancing to the Standing Cable Chest Fly.

I will be celebrating my 50th next week by climbing Mount Whitney.   

Here Is The Real Reason Why You Need A Full Body Workout Plan Every personal training client I have ever had is looking to burn more body fat in less time. And since that is my profession as a personal fitness trainer, to continually make workouts more effective and take less time, I'm consistently on the prowl for the best ways to do things. Let me prove to you how you can benefit from a full body workout plan.

There are moments when replenishing the spirit, one reaches for others for inspiration and guidance.  I am fortunate to have a plethra of individuals that do just that with their stories of triumphs and tribulations.  Almost always, I find a source of strength within each circumstance that gives me an "ah-ha moment" or a smile or a realization that my life is in fact, quite satisfactory.   For this months offering, I share with you messages I carry on my person every day.  Enjoy. 

Hello Fitness/Health Professionals:The National Posture Institute will be offering free monthly educational webinars to teach health/fitness professionals and the general public how to perform exercise movements and design personalized fitness programs. In addition, health and fitness directors/owners may use the webinar program to educate their staff of personal fitness trainers/group exercise instructors (TRX, Pilates, Yoga, Zumba, etc...), physical therapists, athletic trainers, chiropractors, and others while at home or in their place of business.