The weather is warming (finally), I know those of you that had extra winter this spring are really ready to head outdoors. Just feeling that sunshine on my shoulders wants to make me move and groove, so I’m sharing this Hold & Hustle Workout I created for Skirts Sports. 
The only special equipment needed for this body weight workout is your body! So, BRING IT! Read on to get all the details and my oh-so instructional video (bwahahah): Continue reading
Grab your beast bestie and put some extra POW into y’alls next workout. A sure-fire way to kick up heart rate and up the onus on already challenging exercises – at least the suffering in this full-body Partner POW Workout is more fun with a friend! It’s ideal for Spartan training, as a alternative to lifting traditional weights, or just to up your overall functional fitness. 
Read on to see the workout video and get all the details on this WOD which is scalable to any level. Continue reading
I’m all about MOVING my body 365 days a year at varying levels of intensity. However, squeezing a daily trip to the gym is virtually impossible considering all types of work, volunteer and training obligations on my calendar (and I’m sure yours, too)!
My Mix-n-Match Home Workout is a no-brainer, no-stress way to fit more fitness into your day – knock it out when you wake up, during your lunch hour, after work or any time you have 16 minutes to spare. This “No Gym” workout requires on a single piece of exercise equipment, the most important, most valuable piece of exercise equipment – your body! Read on to get more details: Continue reading
Soooo, you signed up for a Spartan race — or other obstacle event like Warrior Dash or Tough Mudder — and now race day is looming near. Your date with destiny is coming up as quick as those breakfast tacos scarfed down before running to the gym in a last-minute panic. Whether you’ve put off training as a passive-aggressive act, life just got in the way, or you’re a newbie who’s now just been “filled in” by so-called friends, the down and dirty news about your procrastination isn’t so discouraging. While you might not win the race, there is still time to lock in some mental and physical training that will get you to the finish strong and having fun! 
Check out The Procrastinator’s Guide to OCR & Spartan Training, for all my 11th hour advice and also use my Spartan coupon code FFRAN to save 10% on any race.
Continue readingAchieving short term health and fitness goals, like finishing your first 5k or getting down to your goal weight, can provide significant sense of accomplishment . . . and I’m not here to knock that high. However, the feel-good can be just as fleeting as the achievement, especially if you’re not committed to long term health and fitness goals. Those changes that brought you across the proverbial finish line today need to be part of your day-in, day-out life . . . forever. 
I’m sure you’ve seen a barrage of statistics about failure when it comes to achieving long term health and fitness goals. How quickly weight is gained back, how soon after joining people stop going to the gym, how many New Year’s Resolutions are broken before February — some say as many as 80%! Read on to find out how to your turn your main focus from immediate changes driven by guilt or obligation into a lifetime of health and fitness fueled by lasting behavioral changes and an acceptance of the peaks and valleys in the journey. Eating well (and enough protein) is part of the process and I also talk about a protein snack that fuels my hustle. Don’t miss it! Continue reading
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