Sistas of Strength Fitness and Nutrition Blog
Amanda Perry on life, specifically fitness, nutrition, motherhood and relationships.
There's a local radio station here (Kiss 108) that I listen to sometimes when I am driving to daycare and work in the mornings. The hosts of the morning show have what they call a fat jar. Every time you make a fat reference you have to put $10 into … [Read more...]
Are deload weeks necessary? We live in a society where we go go go and view more as better. So how on earth are you supposed to take me seriously when I say that you may need to do LESS in order to get stronger? Hear me out... I often have clients … [Read more...]
This post is brought to you by Fitfluential LLC on behalf of Under Armour. I received an Armour39™ Heart Rate Monitor and compensation for this post. Happy 2014! I hope you all had an awesome Christmas and New Years! We are back from a few days … [Read more...]
How is it that Christmas is basically a week away? I am not finished with my shopping yet, but with the help of Amazon Prime hopefully I will have everything on time. If you're looking for a last minute gift to get that fitness-loving friend or … [Read more...]
"I never did anything worth doing by accident, nor did any of my inventions come by accident; they came by work." -Plato Being a health-conscious fitness professional, I hear a lot of the same comments over and over again from friends, family and … [Read more...]
{Please note: In this post I'm talking about 'emotional eating' that happens once in a great while, not every day or every week or even every month. If you find yourself turning to food to cope with life and/or stress in general, it is probably a … [Read more...]
Whew...what a busy weekend! Saturday morning we held our grand re-opening at our gym, Skill of Strength. We recently expanded our facility by about 2,500 square feet and so far it has been amazing. It's great to have the extra space for our growing … [Read more...]
It's been a crazy pants week over here. In case you missed it, we expanded our gym and training facility by 2,500 square feet. We are now a 6,000 square foot facility and it feels huge. It's been exciting, awesome and exhausting all at the same time. … [Read more...]
So I was talking to a great friend, Jolene, the other day and she asked how long it's been since I started training/being a gym owner full-time now. As an unrelated side note, we went to lunch at Life Alive in Lowell (FINALLY) and it was awesome. … [Read more...]
Believe me, I get it. You feel like you should be burning every calorie you can when you have the chance, maybe even when you don't have the chance. (Pushups during conference calls, anyone?) You feel guilty all the time because you eat too much, … [Read more...]
