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Hi!  I am Dana Ginsburg, and a Certified Person Trainer and Group Exercise Instructor at Saint Mary’s Fitness Center.  I’ve been racing and training for triathlons at a competitive level for over 20 years. As a mother of three girls, I know how hard it is to start or keep …

Let’s talk about snack time. The foods we give our kids to munch on in between meals can play a major role in their mood, energy levels and fullness. Here to give us the ‘scoop on snacks’ is Amanda La Torre, mother of 2, fitness expert and General Manager of …

To be successful with health and fitness goals one must PLAN for success.   That requires thinking ahead about workouts, nutrition, and sleep.   As a personal trainer for many years and someone who has a very busy and active schedule in and out of the gym, I can state for certain …

Find a friend, coworker, or family member to embark on your journey with you.  Janelle Dorangricchia, personal training supervisor, has a great workout you can do with your workout buddy.  One of the best ways to stay committed to your goals is to buddy up!  Accountability is a crucial piece …

Always tell yourself you can accomplish your goals!  Mechelle Bradshaw, Kids in Motion Supervisor at Saint Mary’s Fitness Center, will tell you how she transformed her self-defeating thoughts and lost 100lbs!   Negative self-talk can sabotage your goals.  Rather than celebrating the progress you’ve made, negativity will cause you to feel …

By day, Katie Heyder is a successful professional, working as the Director of Performance Improvement at Saint Mary’s Health Network. But, when the office work is over, the physical work has only just begun. Katie, an avid triathlete and mother of three daughters (5-year-old twins and a 7-year old) is …

Hi! My name is Becky, and my son is a recovering addict. I work the steps of recovery for co-dependency. This is my story: My first exposure to Recovery began over 11 years ago, in California, when my husband was asked to start up a program at our church where …

It can be hard for busy moms to fit stretching into their routines. We sat down with Janelle Dye, fitness supervisor at Saint Mary’s Fitness Center, to get answers to common questions women have about stretching.  How often should the average adult be stretching? American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recommends …

This entry is part of 26 in the series Feed the FamMy name is Samira Dilles and I am a Personal Trainer and Fitness Team Representative at Saint Mary’s Fitness Center. I am in the process of getting my Bachelors of Science in Nutritional Sciences and Community Health Science. Health …

The weather is getting warmer, and that means a lot of us moms find we’re self conscious about cellulite. The formation of cellulite can be attributed to four things: fat deposits, connective tissue, genes and lifestyle. Unfortunately for us, women are predisposed to all of those. We consulted the team of experts …