I am a big proponent of working out on the road and my recent visit to San Francisco gave me a great opportunity to practice my parkour moves in a new setting. There's nothing like a new city to help invigorate your workout! San Francisco is a beautiful place with lots of parks and other places to practice vaulting, rail walking and the human

Body Weight Exercises, Inspirational

You can have anything you want; It all starts with your mind. Exercise is the most clear cut example of how we can use our minds to manifest the reality of our choosing. Once you put that mental focus into action and start a consistent workout routine, your body starts to change right before your eyes. If you have the mental focus to be in tune with your body… Continue reading

Inspirational, Rants and Raves

Thank you for reading, sharing and supporting We're Working Out! From strength training with water jugs to choosing the right running shoe, I have had the pleasure of exploring many topics in the world of fitness since starting this blog last October. I'm marking this milestone with a look back at my top ten posts thus far. After you check out the list, scroll down… Continue reading

Inspirational

You all should know by now that I love a good physical challenge, and boy did I find one! There's a group of guys who call themselves the Bar-barians and they've issued a serious challenge to anyone who hopes to join their ranks. The requirements are tough, so it's a pretty exclusive group. The challenge consists of: 40 dips 20 pull-ups 50 push-ups 5 muscle-ups All in under 6 minutes! Watch… Continue reading

Body Weight Exercises, Inspirational

Whether you are training for strength or endurance, you won't get the best results unless you push your body to the limit. Failure training means that you take your muscle to the point where it physically cannot perform another rep--the point where your arms are visibly shaking as you desperately try to squeeze out your last push-up. I love training body weight exercises like dips and Australian pull-ups to failure… Continue reading

Inspirational, Strength and Conditioning

Do you have a hard time fitting workouts into your busy schedule? People often ask me when is the best time of day to exercise.  Let's weigh the pros and cons of a few different approaches: Morning People A lot of people like to exercise first thing in the morning in order to get it out of the way. If you do your workout before the stresses of the day start to… Continue reading

Inspirational, The Mind/Body Connection

Getting pregnant is not an excuse to sit on the couch for nine months and stuff your face with nachos and pickles. You should be exercising regularly regardless of pregnancy, but women who are pregnant have even more incentive to work out. Exercise makes your body function more efficiently, and I can't think of a time when that should be a higher priority for a woman than while she is pregnant. Having a… Continue reading

Inspirational, Strength and Conditioning

Hello everybody! I hope all of you reading this are having a great holiday season and I want to thank you for helping make AlKavadlo.com the success that it has been so far. I can't wait for all of you to see what is in store for 2010! Until then, try to avoid getting too swept up with drinking eggnog at office parties and eating sweets and… Continue reading

Inspirational

Brrrr...it's a cold one out there today! But that didn't stop me (and thousands of other runners) from participating in this morning's annual New York Road Runner's Association Holiday 4 mile run in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. It also didn't stop me from running a personal best of 29:53 (7:28 per mile)! I'm no stranger to running in the cold, and after running the NYC marathon last month, just doing 4 miles… Continue reading

Inspirational, Running

For the last two years, Trish Balbert has been my most dedicated and consistent client, usually training with me four times a week. Everyone at our gym knows Trish! But before I even met her, Trish had been no stranger to exercise. She had already lost over 80 pounds and had worked with several trainers before me. She even did some nutritional counseling herself. Trish rarely misses a… Continue reading

Client Spotlight, Inspirational