Hi! My name is Kate Maher. I will be 49 years old next month, and have never felt better in my life. I have raised 3 beautiful, successful grown daughters, and will be faced with an empty nest this Fall up in stunning Northern Vermont! I have been a…
No time to exercise is no longer an excuse! Here are two simple yet effective full body workouts using your Total Gym meant to maximize time and results. The moves focus on the legs, chest, back and abdominals, as well as, biceps and triceps. Since variability leads to success, there…
Here’s a jolt. You don’t have to run a marathon in order for your body to get exercise benefits. LISS or “low intensity sustained state” training is low intensity cardio exercising performed for a pro-longed period of time, usually anywhere from 30 to 60 minutes. It’s about maintaining your heart…
Summer is ramping up so it is time to tone and beef up our arms so they look great in our sleeveless dresses and tank tops! Supersets are a great way to save time by working two different muscle groups back to back with little to no rest. And there…
Vacations are a necessity of life. We all need some time to get away from our daily lives. Whether we physically go somewhere or take a staycation (regrouping at home), it’s needed to maintain a healthy balance in life. This is the 6th workout blog of the Travel and…
Barre meets The Total Gym Over the past 3 years, barre classes have taken the exercise industry by storm as a way to sculpt and mold muscle tone in very targeted ways. The classes combine small, isometric exercises at the barre with light weights on the floor, using small, repetitive…
No need to let your health and fitness goals derail when stepping out of your typical routine. A few simple tips can help keep you feeling great in any setting you may travel to! Sticking to your fitness routine and staying healthy on the road can be a struggle…
Motivation is hard to come by these days. I certainly didn’t always have it during my Total Gym journey. We all live very busy lives and it can be hard making time for yet one more thing fit into our daily schedule. It may seem completely impossible but if you…
Hi, my name is Kim and I am 53 years old. I am from Long Island, New York where I still live. My earliest memory of me exercising is when I was 4 or 5. My mother would exercise in front of the TV with Jack LaLane every morning and…
If you talk to the average person, they will most likely not classify surfing as a form of exercise that a person can do to tone up and get more fit. However, anyone who has tried surfing in their life can attest to the opposite of that statement. Whether…