Bonnie Pfiester

I’m in the gym business. I would love to be able to say that exercise is the answer to your weight problems but it rarely is. In fact, I think many people workout too hard. Sure, there are people who don’t get any exercise at all but many gym goers spend way too much time …

Upper Body Home Workout

After being forced to close our gym, we started leading online workouts via zoom and taping them for people who can’t join us live. This is one of our upper body workouts we did with our members. Whether you have dumbbells or you use 2 cans of soup or 2 gallons of water, this is …

20 Hamstring Exercises You Can Do At Home

If you are like me and stuck working out at home while you are in quarantine during this COVID-19 crisis, you are looking for new workouts and exercises. One body part I think gets left behind (pun intended) is the back of your thighs (hamstrings). If I had to guess, I bet your list of …

5 Tips for the Best Home Workout

With all the gyms closed and everyone stuck at home in lockdown thanks to COVID-19, there is a lot of talk online about working out at home. Just because it’s a hot topic doesn’t mean everyone is happy about it. In fact, most people really struggle working out at home. As a gym owner who is …

2 Gallon Lower Body Home Workout

All you need is 2 gallons of water and a great attitude for this workout. As most of you know, many gyms were forced to shut down, including ours. So, we had to set up our studio at home so we could continue to serve our members. I decided to record our LIVE ZOOM workouts …

20 Low-Calorie Holiday & Celebration Ideas

Birthdays and holidays are always hard when you are on a diet. But, if you really think about it, people don’t need a cake. They just want the day to feel special and have a little fun. As an example, Steve’s birthday was yesterday and he’s been dieting so I don’t want people to give him …

COLLAGEN: 7 Ways to PUMP it back UP!

While I can’t tell exactly how much collagen I’ve lost over my 48 years of life, I sure can tell you that it’s decreasing. How do I know? Well, I checked off several of the most common symptoms of decreased collagen according to the Cleveland Clinic. • Wrinkles and crepey skin (check!) • Stiffer, less flexible tendons and …

WEIGHT LOSS: Are You Blind to Your Own Success?

Let’s see if you can relate to this little scenario. Let’s say you are on a weight loss journey and you check the scale day after day but it just seems like your success is slower than you want. You think “I work so hard. I feel like all I do is diet and exercise. When will I reap …

Pain Relief for Tech Head

“A new study suggests that looking down at a cell phone is the equivalent of placing a 60-pound weight on one’s neck.” – OLGA KHAZAN One of the biggest issues we have these days is neck and shoulder pain due to sitting at a computer too long or being sucked into our phone. One health article I …

Why Am I’m Not Losing Weight?

Weight Loss Encouragement Do you know what I’m holding up right now? It’s 5 pounds of fat (left) and 5 pounds of muscle (right). Notice the size difference? This is why, after starting a new diet and fitness program, you can look and feel smaller but still weigh the same or have a smaller drop in …