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How Best to Aid Recovery

Recovery is as important, if not more so, than training itself. In order to create the adaptations (results) from your training sessions,...

Lisa Magnuson

Apr 5, 20235 min read

Ways to Build Endurance- Part 2: LISS

If you have never seen the acronym LISS before you may not be alone. LISS is the ugly stepsister to the ever popular HIIT but that...

Lisa Magnuson

Mar 23, 20234 min read

Ways to Build Endurance- Part 1: HIIT

When we hear the word "endurance" most of us go straight to thoughts of LONG bouts of aerobic feats of exercise- like marathons or...

Lisa Magnuson

Mar 9, 20234 min read

Getting Back into Training After a Break

Sometimes life gives you lemons..... It's what you do with those lemons that counts. Most, if not all of us, will take an extended break...

Lisa Magnuson

Feb 22, 20233 min read

Sober Curious?

It's all the rage, not drinking that is. Or at least that is what the media would like you to believe. However, I can say, I have quite a...

Lisa Magnuson

Jan 31, 20235 min read

Chronological VS Biological Age

Myles will be 44 on Thursday. He was born in 1979- so his chronological age will be 44 in just two days' time. However, what is his...

Lisa Magnuson

Jan 17, 20233 min read

A Year in Review- Our Top 10 List

Last year, around this same time, we asked our clients and friends to send us their "big wins" for the year. We heard from many of you...

Lisa Magnuson

Dec 27, 20223 min read

AH-CHOO! Should I workout if I have a cold?

ANNOUCEMENT!! First, we want to thank everyone who participated in our "Burn the Bird" beach workout. We also wanted to let you all know...

Lisa Magnuson

Dec 7, 20223 min read

Burn the Bird- Aloha Style

This year we are travelling to the Big Island of Hawaii to spend the holiday with our good friends, the Pendanos, who moved there a...

Lisa Magnuson

Nov 15, 20222 min read

Should I Take Creatine?

When Myles told me a few years ago he was going to start taking creatine- I kinda freaked out. My line of questioning in my appalled...

Lisa Magnuson

Nov 3, 20223 min read

100 Most Nutritious Foods

A report came out in 2020 when a group of scientists decided to rate raw foods on their nutritional value. Unfortunately, there is not...

Lisa Magnuson

Oct 20, 20221 min read

Fasted Training- Hype or Helpful?

In my last post, I wrote about the importance of focusing on either building muscle OR burning fat, and encouraged you to choose one,...

Lisa Magnuson

Oct 5, 20224 min read

Can you Burn Fat AND Build Muscle at the Same Time?

The short answer, if you're reading this blog post, is probably not. If you are new to training, like have under a year of experience,...

Lisa Magnuson

Sep 21, 20224 min read

Estrogen, bone health, and all things "heavy"

This post is obviously directed toward women, however if you aren't a woman but know a woman, it might also be good for you to read so...

Lisa Magnuson

Sep 8, 20223 min read

Preparing for your "Marginal Decade" of Life

Common catch phrases like YOLO (you only live once) and carpe diem surround us and our culture is filled with uplifting, live in the...

Lisa Magnuson

Aug 23, 20224 min read

Fitting Summer Fun in Around Work

I took a break from writing weekly posts. I was burned out and needed some time away from thinking about all things fitness/health...

Lisa Magnuson

Aug 9, 20223 min read

50 Days of Summer!

Although it's been a LONG time coming this year, summer officially kicks off today. Typically, summers in the PNW are just about perfect...

Lisa Magnuson

Jun 21, 20222 min read

High Protein Recipes

A few months back I wrote a blog post about protein intake and how much we all need. It was a popular post with many clients and friends...

Lisa Magnuson

Jun 9, 20222 min read

Omega-3's and Me?

We have been sifting through the research and listening to podcasts with experts, and Omega-3 supplementation has become a top contender...

Lisa Magnuson

May 26, 20223 min read

Your Wordle Workout

How can we make your day even more fun? What if we were able to help you complete your Wordle puzzle faster everyday? All it takes is the...

Lisa Magnuson

May 17, 20222 min read