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Core exercises for balance and strength don't have to include crunches! These 3 core exercises are creative and such fun to try! See for yourself. 

3 Creative (and Crunch-Free!) Core Exercises for Balance and Strength

Core exercises for balance and strength don't have to include crunches! These 3 core exercises are creative and such fun to try! See for yourself. When

SWEATroad travel workout! No gym required. All you need is a space to workout! #travelworkout #fitness

Travel Workout You Can Do ANYWHERE!

Travel workout routines are important if we're going to keep healthy and fit. Exercising while traveling may not be the most fun, but it is important. This

5 Ways to POWER UP Your Push Up Exercises! Gain strength and balance with these advanced push up moves!

5 Ways to POWER UP Your Push Up Exercises

Push up exercises are fantastic for core strength but if you feel confident in your form and strength, here are 5 ways to POWER UP your push up exercises! Gain

Compound Exercises for a quick and effective Tabata Training Workout - Cottercrunch

4 Tabata Training Compound Exercises {And a Workout to Try}

Tabata training using compound exercises is the best way to make the most of your Tabata workouts! Use these fitness tips and my Tabata workout to get into the

Ditch the Resolutions! Let's Make Healthy "Intentions" Achievable and FUN this year! There's no need to set resolutions when intentions help you make goals!

Ditching Resolutions for a Fun and Flavorful 2015

I was going to title this post... "How to Make Healthy Resolutions Fun, Flavorful, and Achievable." But I just couldn't. I couldn't bring myself to focus on

Why Easy Sessions Make You a Better Athlete

Each month I get to a point where I just need a break. Instead of trying to push through workouts and act all invincible, I remember the 45 minute rule. The one

Holiday Fitness Accountability! Get Fit and Festive

Welcome to a little Monday Motivation. You  see, last week I posted 3 ways to REINVENT yourself. Yes, I am slowly working on that. But I also think focusing on

Should You Focus on BIG Muscle Groups in a Workout?

I've been a personal trainer since 2004. Wow, has it been 10 years already? I guess so. So much has come and gone with fitness trends since then. And I'll be

Fitness in 5 Minutes

Well, Texas is starting to semi feel like that FALL. Which means cooler mornings. Which means I take my boot camp class outdoors for more than half the time. Oh

Functional Fitness Focus and Routines

I’ve been teaching Group Exercise for almost 10 years now, wow, I feel old. But actually, I started off teaching when I was in college. Back then, it was all

Fall Outdoor Fitness Routines: Walking and Intermittent Sprinting

Last week I mentioned that I found my running mojo. Apparently it was hiding in Colorado. Along with all the great FALL WEATHER, trails, mountains, and

Fall Run Gear to Help Ease You into Cooler Temps.

Yesterday marked the first day of Fall, and unfortunately, Texas has yet to get the memo. It’s humid and 90F. Hey, that’s better than 100F. Fall likes to creep

The Latest and Greatest Fitness Moves

You know I love to spice things up with … my Fitness CLASS! Haha. But jokes aside, I make my class try out Crazy Cotter combinations at least once  week. It

5 Food and Fitness Tips and Tricks

When it comes to food and fitness, I’m all about making things more simple, do-able, and effective. Aren’t we all? And these days, simple and effective are my

The Top 10 Benefits Of Kettlebells

I have a confession. Actually, I have two confessions. First, I LOVE and HATE kettlebells. I love them because they are so gosh darn effective! I hate them

Do Runners (and all Athletes) Really Need a Walk Break?

I'm not sure how walking got such a bad rap from runners and endurance athletes, maybe it's because they see it as a sign of weakness? In actuality, I think,

A Plyometric Workout You can Do Anywhere

Let’s workout together today, shall we? In honor of WORKOUT WEDNESDAY, I thought I’d walk you through one of my outdoor strength and sweat classes with me. This

Making Workouts Purposeful

A month ago I wrote a post about my Spring Fitness routine and why I focus on a “vision’' versus a specific goal. Well, a month has passed and that vision is

Spring Fitness Routines and Why I Prefer to Focus on a Vision

Spring in Texas, it’s pretty much the best time ever! The wild flowers and bluebonnets are blooming, the sun is shining, and the temperature is a pleasant 70F.

The Difference Between Building MUSCLE and Building STRENGTH

Welcome to another Try it out Tuesday. Today I have something special to try, it’s called… BREAKING OUT OF MIDDLE GROUND. You know, the one you might be stuck

“Stressing Over Stress is What Makes Stress so Stressful”

Welcome Marvelous Monday! I think I should start off by explaining last week’s RESTING more than a day post. Yes, I closed comments for that post so that we

Taking your Workout Outdoors

Okay, I think Spring is here to stay. We hit 80F twice this week, which means we’ve been training outdoors almost everyday. That’s a good feeling (minus the

Quick Workouts: Thirty Minute Thursday

This week has been eating us alive. In fact, the kiwi and I just had to laugh at ourselves and the MESS of a week it's been. Lots of subbing at the gym, house

x2 Performance, Inch Worms, Mochi, and More

It’s Try it out Tuesday! I haven’t done one in a while. Okay maybe a long time. But I have a few things I (we) are trying out and a few things I think you

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