Debra Atkinson

Questions to Ask When You’re Hiring a Personal Trainer And not because you’re delicate. You’re not. Part because you need a trainer who knows you by ability not by age. You need one who has experience not with hormones and not a blanket exercise prescription. If you’re stressed, if you’re at risk for adrenal fatigue […]

There are always signs. Just know where to look.

Several weeks ago I shared a new study with subscribers that has gotten so much response that I am sharing it here to spread the word. Mounting new research is pointing in the same direction. Our aging, sedentary work and leisure time, and lifestyle habits that deplete us of nutrients mean we’ve got to be

Life’s a Game and Your Body is Keeping Score: Win Your Hips Back Over This post is both about the hips and about the use of bands as a tool for strengthening them. As a University Lecturer and Personal Training Director for collectively 21 years, and a consulting professional for programs before and after those positions I’ve supervised hundreds

Working in fitness for 30 years I’ve listened to a lot of potty talk. There’s the taboo topic of gas and avoiding exercise classes that would help due to embarrassment of “letting one” in the middle of a roll up. Then there’s the whisper by a client whose begun to changer her habits about the

5 Reasons Why Weight Loss is Evading You 1. You really don’t know what to eat. Healthy is not what it used to be. Packaging and labels are marketing that’s working. It’s convincing you that what you’re putting in your mouth is OK. Really, if it wasn’t recently alive, hormone-free, grass-fed, wild caught, organic… you