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The Best Equipment For Your At-Home Gym (As Seen On The Today Show)

Whether you’re starting on your fitness journey or if you’re a workout pro, it’s always a great idea to have an area in your home that you can use for your workouts. This helps to motivate you to workout even if you don’t necessarily have the time to go to the gym.

The realm of fitness equipment is very saturated. Deciding what equipment would best suit your own needs, as well as what equipment will have the most impact on your body can be difficult. It’s also important to find products that can easily be stored or that you have to space to keep out. Many women have success with items that they can store away and bring out during their workouts, which is a fantastic way to help a space become multi-purpose. Another challenge that my private weight loss clients share with me is finding reliable equipment that is in their price range. It’s important to realize that not everyone has $200 to spend on a home gym, and that’s okay. I even shared some items on the Today Show that are priced at under $15. For the full segment, click here.

Xoxo,

-Steph

As a private weight loss coach and a private fitness coach for women, I specialize in helping successful women lose weight.

If you’re looking for a confidence coach in Chicago and beyond, you’ve come to the right place! As a Certified Personal Trainer for Women, Yoga Instructor in Chicago, and Pilates Instructor in Chicago, I work with successful women across the country as a Private Weight Loss Coach for Women.

Here are a few more things that I do as a weight loss consultant in Chicago: Health & Fitness Training in Chicago and Health & Fitness Coaching in Chicago. In addition, I’m a fitness consultant in Chicago. I also do Nutrition Training in Chicago. If you’re looking for a Health Trainer in Chicago, you’ve come to the right place! In addition, I am a Nutrition Coach in Chicago, and a Women’s Weight Loss Coach in Chicago and beyond!

Even though I am based in Chicago, I work with women across the country! For more inspiration, join our FREE 21 Day Challenge at stepitupchallenge.com

New Year, New Home Gym (As Seen On The Today Show)

It’s a new year, and many have decided to take this fresh start and apply it to their fitness goals. It’s the perfect time to either help start to build your home gym or even revamp your old one!

A home gym is something extremely personal. Unlike a gym, you customize it to what exercises you will be doing as well as what you enjoy doing. If you don’t enjoy doing yoga, you don’t have to purchase a yoga mat. Taking the time to create a home gym for yourself is a great way to help you see your health as an investment. If you are physically (or monetarily) invested into something, you’re more likely to use it. While some home gyms have equipment worth hundreds of dollars, not all do. In fact, you can purchase quality equipment for around $15 that can help you to take your fitness to the next level!

I shared some of my top picks for home gyms with the Today Show, for the full list of my recommendations click here.

Xoxo,

-Steph

As a private weight loss coach and a private fitness coach for women, I specialize in helping successful women lose weight.

If you’re looking for a wellness coach in Chicago and beyond, you’ve come to the right place! As a Yoga Instructor in Chicago I work with successful women across the country as a Private Weight Loss Coach for Women.

Here are a few more things that I do as a weight loss consultant in Chicago: Health & Fitness Training in Chicago, Corporate Wellness Training in Chicago. I do Nutrition Coaching in Chicago, and Nutrition Training in Chicago. If you’re looking for a Health Expert in Chicago or Health Coaching in Chicago you’ve come to the right place! In addition I am a Nutrition Coach in Chicago, and a Women’s Weight Loss Coach in Chicago and beyond!

Even though I am based in Chicago, I work with women across the country! For more inspiration, join our FREE 21 Day Challenge at stepitupchallenge.com

The Best Workouts For Every Time Frame (As Seen In NBC News Better)

Finding the time to complete your workouts can be one of the biggest roadblocks to success for many women. It doesn’t matter if you only have 30, 20, 10, or even 5 minutes – there’s a workout you can do!

Finding the time to workout isn’t a new challenge women are facing. In fact, many of my private weight loss clients have struggled with this in the past. If this is an issue that they approach me with, I always make sure to find workouts they can do quickly that will make an impact on their bodies. When creating the workouts based on these different time frames I also made sure to include options clients could do from the comfort of their own home that only required basic gym equipment in case they didn’t have the time to make it to the gym. You can even create your own custom workout by mix and matching some of these workouts!

For the full list of workouts to do in a small timeframe I shared with NBC News Better, click here.

Xoxo,

-Steph

As a private weight loss coach and a private fitness coach for women, I specialize in helping successful women lose weight.

Even though I am based in Chicago, I work with women across the country! For more inspiration, join our FREE 21 Day Challenge at stepitupchallenge.com

Fitness Equiptment You Didn’t Know You Needed (As Seen On The Tamron Hall Show)

Are your fitness resolutions in full swing? If so, it’s a great idea to look around the fitness market to find items that can help make your goals more attainable.

In a world full of technology that seems to change daily, there are bound to be new gadgets that can help you with your fitness almost daily. As a health and fitness coach, I always love taking it upon myself to try a lot of them so that you don’t have to. I recently shared quite a few fitness gadgets on the Tamron Hall Show that can help you take your fitness resolutions to the next level! I share all of my new favorite fitness equiptment from resistance band pants to massagers. These new gadgets have helped my private weight loss clients to step up their fitness game, and they can help yours as well.

For the full list of fitness equipment I shared on the Tamron Hall Show, click here.

Xoxo,

-Steph

As a private weight loss coach and a private fitness coach for women, I specialize in helping successful women lose weight.

Even though I am based in Chicago, I work with women across the country! For more inspiration, join our FREE 21 Day Challenge at stepitupchallenge.com

The Best Workouts On Amazon Prime (As Seen In NBC News Better)

Amazon prime is a service known for their 2 day shipping times, but many people aren’t aware of the benefits their prime accounts really have. One feature, Amazon Prime Video, even comes with free workouts!

If you have Amazon Prime, you’re going to love these workouts. The best part is that Amazon offers almost every type of workouts you could imagine. There are videos on everything from yoga sequences to HIIT workouts. I always recommend these Amazon Prime workouts to my clients because of how easily accessible they are. In many cases, these workouts don’t require equipment which makes them perfect for women on the go. You can tune in to any of the Amazon Prime workouts on your PC, TV, or even on your cellphone. These workouts are also great for beginners because many of them break down the exercises in easy to understand language, which can make you feel much more confident in your workout.

For my top recommendations of workouts to do with your Amazon Prime account that I shared with NBC News Better, click here.

Xoxo,

-Steph

As a private weight loss coach and a private fitness coach for women, I specialize in helping successful women lose weight.

Even though I am based in Chicago, I work with women across the country! For more inspiration, join our FREE 21 Day Challenge at stepitupchallenge.com

Avoiding Weight Gain During A Vacation (As Seen In The Chicago Sun Times)

Taking a vacation from your diet doesn’t mean you have to completely disregard your fitness mentality! With the spring time and vacations quickly approaching, it’s important to remember that moderation and light exercise are key.

Everyone needs to enjoy and indulge themselves sometimes. It’s important to not deprive yourself of foods and drinks you love, but it’s essential to keep moderation in mind. It’s also important to incorporate a little exercise if you’re going to be indulging in your favorite foods! Even if it’s just a few push ups or squats, they will help your body overall. I always stress to my private weight loss clients that when they’re on a vacation they don’t need to spend a great amount of time working out. Even just spending 10-15 minutes doing simple workouts will greatly impact their fitness!

For the full list of exercises to do on vacation I shared in The Chicago Sun Times, click here.

Xoxo,

-Steph

As a private weight loss coach and a private fitness coach for women, I specialize in helping successful women lose weight.

If you’re looking for a life coach in Chicago and beyond, you’ve come to the right place! As a Certified Personal Trainer for Women and Certified Professional Life Coach in Chicago, I work with successful women across the country.

Here are a few more things that I do as being a weight loss consultant in Chicago: Weight Loss Nutrition (we work with a Doctor of Nutrition to assess all of our private weight loss clients), Health & Fitness Training in Chicago, and Fitness Training in Chicago. In addition, I do Corporate Wellness Training in Chicago, and I’m a Fitness Consultant in Chicago. If you’re looking for a Health Trainer in Chicago, you’ve come to the right place! In addition, I am a Nutrition Expert in Chicago, and a Women’s Weight Loss Coach in Chicago and beyond!

Even though I am based in Chicago, I work with women across the country! For more inspiration, join our FREE 21 Day Challenge at stepitupchallenge.com

The Truth About Body Fat (As Seen In Oxygen)

In the health and fitness world, you’ll see many people who believe that body mass index is the determining factor when it comes to how healthy they are. I’m here to tell you this may not be the case…

One of the questions I ask my private weight loss clients when we begin working together is what their BMI (body mass index) is. When they answer, I always explain that this isn’t the determining factor to if they are overweight. Once you begin working out, your body starts to build muscle. This muscle is much more dense than body fat. So even though once you begin working out your clothes will be fitting better, your number on the scale may stay the same or go up. Your body mass index might even go up! It’s important to remember that as long as you’re exercising and eating healthy, you don’t need to focus on your body mass index.

For more information about body fat and body mass indexes I shared with Oxygen, click here.

Xoxo,

-Steph

As a private weight loss coach and a private fitness coach for women, I specialize in helping successful women lose weight.

Even though I am based in Chicago, I work with women across the country! For more inspiration, join our FREE 21 Day Challenge at stepitupchallenge.com

How To Avoid Common Workout Injuries (As Seen In NBC News Better)

As with all physical activity, there are risks associated with working out. These risks can come from a variety of factors such as the type of workout, length of workout, and even the intensity of the workout.

It’s important to be aware of the potential injuries that the workout you’re doing may cause. This is in part why it is essential to consult a medical professional before beginning a new form of working out, especially if it is a specifically intense exercise. Christian Glaser, DO, doctor of sports medicine at MedStar Health at The St. James, and Dr. Michael C. Schwartz, MD, Chairman of the Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at ProHEALTH Care, both see a variety of workout injuries everyday. While not all workout related injuries are ones that would need to be seen by a doctor such as ankle rolls or wrist sprains, it’s important to know which injuries need to be seen by a medical professional immediately. It’s always a great idea to be aware of your body and what it is telling you. You know your body better than anyone. For the full list of the most common workout injuries I shared with NBC News Better, click here.

Xoxo,

-Steph

As a private weight loss coach and a private fitness coach for women, I specialize in helping successful women lose weight.

Even though I am based in Chicago, I work with women across the country! For more inspiration, join our FREE 21 Day Challenge at stepitupchallenge.com

How To Use Yoga To Detox The Body (As Seen In The Chicago Sun Times)

One of the best things about yoga poses is that they are fantastic when it comes to detox the body. Surprisingly, there is more than one way for your body to be detoxified by yoga poses.

Given the amount of time we spend hunched over our phones, there is no wonder many women have bad posture! Yoga is a fantastic way to correct this issue. Certain yoga poses focus on a twisting of the spine, which in turn compresses the internal organs. This helps to detoxify the body because of the fresh blood that rushes to your organs after leaving the yoga pose. I recommend yoga poses that detoxify the body to my private weight loss clients because of the way they are able to improve their posture while also helping the organs of your body.

For the full list of yoga poses to detoxify the body I shared in The Chicago Sun Times, click here!

Xoxo,

-Steph

As a private weight loss coach and a private fitness coach for women, I specialize in helping successful women lose weight.

Even though I am based in Chicago, I work with women across the country! For more inspiration, join our FREE 21 Day Challenge at stepitupchallenge.com

The Best No Equipment Strength Training Routine (As Seen On NBC News Better)

If you’re looking to tone up your body in a relatively quick timeline, your best option would be to incorperate strength training into your workouts. Strength training doesn’t always have to be lifting weights, which is why I developed an equipment free strength training workout regimen.

Incorporating strength training has many benefits such as improving bone density as well as lean muscle mass. This is why strength training is a very essential part of helping to develop a full body workout. Strength training workouts are increasingly popular because of the way they are able to quickly burn calories while also giving you mental benefits. Typically, it is recommended that you incorporate strength training into your workout regimen at least two times a week. When working with my private weight loss clients on their fitness journey, I recommend that they do strength training a few times a week. This means they will be toning their muscles and be receiving benefits that will help them in their day to day movements.

For the full month long strength training routine I shared with NBC News Better, click here.

Xoxo,

-Steph

As a private weight loss coach and a private fitness coach for women, I specialize in helping successful women lose weight.

Even though I am based in Chicago, I work with women across the country! For more inspiration, join our FREE 21 Day Challenge at stepitupchallenge.com

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