Who doesn’t need more energy?! You’ve got a spin class to power through, a presentation to kick butt on, dinner with your boss and your “to do” list has a “to do” list. Here are 5 ways that will help you to attack your day like a Superhero! 1. Hit the pavement! Short 2-3 minute [...]

It’s that time again….when you try on your bathing suit from last year and start panicking that swimsuit season is just around the corner! Losing weight can figuratively and literally be a pain in the tushie, but there are tips that can make losing weight and getting fit, easier and faster. Here are ones that [...]

Happy Heart Health Month!  I love that February, the month of love, has been designated National Heart Health Month  (guess it’s no coincidence).  So what’s the deal with getting everyone into thinking about their heart health?  It’s mostly because studies have shown that most people don’t know much about their own cardiovascular health…and there aren’t [...]

Sitting down never really made getting bad news any easier. However, if the bad news was bad enough to make you faint, it may make the landing a little softer. In this case, there is nothing that will soften the blow of these statistics: Sitting Kills. We’ve always known sitting for long periods of time [...]

Before Steve and I got married, I seldom ate breakfast. Since Steve was in school for exercise and nutrition at that time, he knew how important breakfast was. I, on the other hand, was in the habit of flying out the door with only a cup of coffee if I was lucky. Thankfully, Steve never [...]

Say goodbye to counting reps and say hello to watching the clock, where time becomes your trainer. If you want to take your training up a notch, adding a time component is definitely the way to go. Working against the clock increases intensity, forcing you to keep working out until the clock says stop. The [...]

Costas Karageorghis, Ph. D., from London’s Brunel University School of Sports and Education, said it best: “Music is like is a legal drug for athletes”. Everyone at our gym knows I take our music very seriously. I tease that I am “DJ Magic Bonnie” on a mission to pump up the tunes – and everyone’s [...]

Advertisements are filled with promising words like “Burn belly fat fast” or “lose up to 30lbs in 30 days”. Companies not only hope these claims catch your attention, but they expect you’ll believe it enough to buy whatever they are selling. Do they care if you fail? No. They care if they fail selling you [...]

When we are trying to change our physiques there is a hierarchy of absolutes that we must address to make the most out of our efforts. Different changes will require different action. The cause and effect relationship between what we do and how it effects the outcome is never more evident than when we are [...]

More and more people are working out at home. Now that you can get great guidance from fitness professionals online, like we offer here at Designer Whey, collecting effective fitness tools you can use at home is a must. If money isn’t an option, you can have the gym of your dreams just a few [...]