This Yoga warm up was designed by Darren (owner of Define Fitness Studio) and tweaked by his friend and client Jill. Jill is your typical 9-5 person who sits way too long and ends up with tight hip flexors, quads and lower back. Darren suggests holding most poses for 15 to 30 seconds and [...]
As a personal trainer and the owner of Define Fitness Studio, I always get asked for nutritional advice and work out tips. Here is a short but sweet tip to use when watching your favorite shows during the week than can not only burn more calories but help increase your metabolism. If you [...]
The holidays are always a tough time for people with their health and fitness. Below is my top 5 list of holiday damage control strategies. 1. Don’t skip meals thinking it will make up for the giant huge meal you’re going to eat at your company xmas party, or the family get together. By keeping [...]
For those of you who work out with Darren at Define Fitness Studio on a regular basis, you know he leads an active and healthy lifestyle. What you may not know is there is a whole world out there waiting filled with fit and fun active vacation destinations. One of our clients Jill, works [...]
Pre-Wedding Day Work Outs – Bridal Boot Camp No bride wants to worry about she looks in her dress, and grooms want to look strong, fit and debonair beside his beautiful bride. Wedding couples will be photographed more on their wedding day than any other moment in their life which without a doubt means [...]
As a personal trainer and the owner of Define Fitness Studio, I always get asked for nutritional advice. This is a great article on eating out. It also applies to upcoming holiday parties that inevitably tempt us during the Christmas season! Top 10 Tips to Survive Eating Out (taken from Diet.com written by Fitness Professional [...]
If you’re trying to stick to a sensible diet, the Halloween season can feel like a house of horrors. As if it weren’t hard enough to avoid your kids’ bulging treat bags at home, at work you have to contend with your coworkers overflowing jars of temptations. The occasional indulgence is okay, but eating too [...]
You work out to improve your health, but when you step on the scale, your weight has increased. As a personal trainer and the owner of Define Fitness Studio, I always get asked for nutritional advice. Gaining weight after working out can be frustrating, but understanding the short-term and long-term reasons for exercise-related weight gain [...]
As a personal trainer and the owner of Define Fitness Studio, I always get asked for nutritional advice. Here is a great article that lists some of the most common but mistaken beliefs when it comes to working out and eating the right food to lead a healthy lifestyle. 10 diet and exercise myths [...]
As a personal trainer and the owner of Define Fitness Studio, I always get asked for nutritional advice. Remember getting fit and healthy is 80% nutrition and 20% exercise. Here is an interesting podcast on the Paleo Diet from the Paleo Solution. http://robbwolf.com/2011/07/12/the-paleo-solution-episode-88/ I think the most informative parts are : Topics: 1. [8:55] Eggs [...]
