Luxe – Personal Home Training

” To Exercise or Not to Exercise While Pregnant ? ” That is the question. In the not-so-distant past, women were urged to cut down on or even avoid exercise all together during pregnancy. With so many rumors out there; some started or generated by popular pregnancy books and online resources, old wives tales, or [...]

STEPS TO HELP YOU ACHIEVE YOUR HEALTH AND FITNESS GOALS With thoughts of spring upon us, shorts and swimsuit weather is getting near.  Whether you need to drop a few pounds or simply want to get your muscles moving again after a long cold winter. While this season is a great time to renew our [...]

I am so excited to share my story with the Twin Cities! LUXE In-Home Personal Training has been chosen to be featured in the ”Open for Business”  article in this Sunday’s Pioneer Press paper!   The article is in the business section, so grab a paper today to see the exciting spread! Check out the interview highlights below! Enjoy- Open for Business: [...]

Passat or Prius? Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods? And when it comes to getting the body you want: strength training or cardio? Back when you carpooled in Ma’s minivan, men went to the weight room and women hit Jazzercise. But recently, taking a cue from athletes and fitness gurus insist that strength training is where [...]

 So which is it? Are carbs good or bad? The short answer is that they are both! Fortunately, it’s easy separate the good from the bad. Why is this important for you? In short, if the body doesn’t have enough carbohydrate during excerise, protein is broken down to make glucose for energy. If you are relying on [...]

I like to think of fitness as a tripod; without any one of the three supporting legs the tripod will not be supported sufficiently and will fall. This holds true for fitness; where cardio, strength training, and diet are the supporting “legs” to acheiving a strong, toned, and healthy body. Without any one of these three elements [...]

I read a good article last week on The DailyJournal.com pertaining to fat loss and important of strength training. A common mistake people make with diets is that the don’t add strength training to their weight loss plan.  Our bodies require energy and when we exercise it our muscles want to be fed.  The hungrier [...]