Category Archives: Weight Loss

How To Create Your Own Perfect Workout Plan (As Seen In Successible Life)

With almost everyone working remotely, now is the perfect time to take a step back and create a workout plan that can cater to your specific needs. Quarantine is the perfect time to take the plunge and decide to put yourself first – especially when you’ll be able to create a plan that you’ll love and will follow through with.

Being a health and fitness coach for private weight loss clients, I have created thousands of workout plans. Do you want to know what the secret to creating them is? Making sure that it’s completely tailored to the individual! When you create a plan for someone (or yourself!) You’ll find workouts and exercises that you enjoy as well as that can easily fit into your day to day life.

There are a few elements that need to be considered when making a workout plan: the equipment you’ll need, the workout itself, stretching, as well as the frequency you’ll do each workout. For all the tips and tricks I shared with Successible Life on how to create an amazing workout, 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 Postpartum Online Workouts To Kick-Start Your Fitness Journey (As Seen On Healthline)

If you’ve just had a baby the last thing on your mind will be getting back into your fitness routine. While I haven’t gone through this myself, I’ve watched my sister go through this exact thing. Being ‘Aunty Steph’ has been amazing, but it’s also been amazing to watch my sister become a fantastic mother and transition back into her fitness routine!

Starting a health and wellness journey during a quarantine may seem like the worst time – but there are a ton of online resources you can use! These online resources are perfect for anyone looking to start on a wellness journey but are specifically targeted to those who have just had a baby.

One of my personal recommendations to anyone looking to get back into a fitness routine after having a baby is to use P.Volve. It’s an awesome low impact program and is very budget friendly since it offers monthly memberships. One of the best parts is that it can even been done from your phone!

Another favorite online workout program that is great for working out postpartum is Tone It Up. This program was actually developed and filmed by a postpartum mom! They also offer nutrition plans to help you get back into healthy eating after having a baby.

If you love to dance, Body By Simone is the program you need to try! This program focuses on dancing to get your heart beat up and even danced while she was pregnant. It also incorporates other gym equipment you may have around the house!

For more online workout plans that are great for postpartum moms that I shared with Healthline, 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 Best Ways To Achieve A Smaller Waist (As Seen In Successible Life)

Given the emphasis of the hourglass figure in modern times, many women are left searching for ways to achieve a smaller waist. One thing I always stress to my private weight loss clients is that a wanting a smaller waist shouldn’t just be for superficial reasons – it should be for health reasons.

When you decide to work towards a smaller waist you should keep in mind that it will take effort. While exercise can help you lose weight overall, you have to also have a healthy diet in order to get a smaller waist. While fad diets may help you lose a few pounds quickly, these aren’t sustainable. A healthy diet should consist of protein, fruits, and vegetables and is a diet you can maintain over a long period of time.

For the full list of exercises that can help you work towards a smaller waist that I shared with Successible Life, 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 Story Behind Step It Up With Steph (As Seen On IGTV)

Creating Step It Up With Steph has always been a lifelong dream of mine. I know I don’t share my personal story all the time between all the articles and segments I do – which is why I hoped on an Instagram Live with Gina DeVee to share my testimony!

Let me start by saying I’ve known Gina for 12 years. Gina will always hold a special place in my heart because of her role in motivating and inspire me to go after my dream! When I heard about her from a friend of a friend I knew I needed her advice, and I am SO thankful I did!

Shortly after college I started a desk job that I hated. I knew this job wasn’t my passion and wasn’t what I wanted to do, but I thought money was more valuable than going after my dream. During the recession of 2008, I was laid off from this job. That’s when it hit me – sometimes you can’t have other options than going after your dreams.

That was the day that I drove to Santa Monica, CA and made the decision to start Step It Up With Steph. I always knew I wanted to launch a tv show that could show women to love themselves as they are but to also show them little ways they can change themselves if they wanted to. If you’re interested in more of my story, make sure to check out the IGTV video 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 Partner Yoga To Reduce Stress and Anxiety (As Seen On The Today Show Online)

When it comes to reducing stress and anxiety, I love doing yoga. I’ve been practicing yoga for over 20 years and have even become a certified yoga instructor. Doing yoga after a workout can be one of the best things you can do for your body – especially when you can do the yoga poses with your workout partner.

Yoga can be done daily to help you feel relaxed and energized, or can be done periodically for fun. Doing these yoga poses with my mom and dad were a fantastic way for us to bond and connect! The same can go for any workout partner. You’re getting all the benefits of doing the yoga by yourself with the added bonus of a few laughs as well as making the exercise go by much quicker.

For the full list of yoga poses to do with a partner that I shared with The Today Show Online, 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. My weight loss programs for women include: hormonal issues that cause weight gain, the best workouts for your age, the best foods and best diet for your body, and our Naturopath Doctor who analyzes all of my private weight loss clients’ bloodwork.

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!

I am a certified personal trainer, certified yoga instructor, certified Pilates instructor, certified professional life coach, and have my BA in Communications with a focus on Women’s Studies and Psychology.

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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How To Step Up Your Walk (As Seen On CNN)

While gyms remained closed due to the Coronavirus, one of the simplest (and most effective!) ways to exercise will be to go on a walk. You’ll soak in some much needed Vitamin D while also getting some fresh air after being stuck at home.

While other forms of exercise may be first associated with working out, walking will remain a top pick by health and fitness experts such as myself. This in part is to to the fact that they can be done virtually anywhere as well as the fact that walks can be done for free! You don’t need any gym equipment or even require any special attire even though tennis shoes are highly recommended.

Many women are unaware of just how beneficial walks can be when it comes to a form of exercise. If you’re shooting for a target of getting 150 minutes of moderate exercise, this comes down to walking 22 minutes a day. There are many ways you can even take your walk to the next level by adding variations into it. Some of my favorite variations are walking intervals, engaging the core, as well as lower-body strength training! I shared some of my favorite ways to step up your walk with CNN. For the full article, 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 Exercises To Help You Get Back Into Shape (As Seen In Successible Life)

Whether you’ve put your health and fitness goals to the side during quarantine or social distancing I’m here to tell you that getting back on the wagon doesn’t have to be a miserable process – you can even enjoy it!

Changing your mindset is one the the best ways to get back into shape. Once you change how you think about health and wellness, your habits will follow. When I begin working with my private weight loss clients I always tell them to change their mindset and their bodies will follow!

Another one of my favorite ways to motivate clients to getting back into shape is to help them identify their motivations. Once we figure out what is driving them and why they want to get in shape, it changes the way they feel about exercise. Finding your motivation will help you stop thinking of getting in shape as something you’re expected to do but rather something you want to do!

For the full list of exercises that are great for helping you get back in shape that I shared with Successible Life, 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 Ways To Stay Fit During Quarantine (As Seen In University of Michigan’s Alumni Association)

If you’ve followed my journey from the beginning you may remember the weekly aerobics show I did in college “The Big House Beat”. This show helped inspire me to push for my national PBS show “Step It Up With Steph” as well as strive to help other women love their bodies.

Some Michigan Alumnus asked me a few questions about staying in shape during quarantine, which was so exciting! The main piece of advice I had for them was to ditch the ‘all or nothing’ mentality that many people get. Just because you indulge yourself a little with a glass of wine in the evening doesn’t mean you need to also eat extra dessert! It also doesn’t mean you need to work out for two hours everyday! A few quick 5 minute workouts are the perfect way to start and motivate yourself.

Another major misconception is that you have to have a ton of exercise equipment to workout in your home. This couldn’t be further from the truth! Any item in your house that you can lift can be used as exercise equipment. I’ve been recommending my private weight loss clients use items around their home that weigh between 3 and 8 pounds. This may be an old textbook, a broom, or even a gallon of milk. Be creative!

For the full list of how to make sure you’re practicing self-care during quarantine while staying indoors that I shared with University of Michigan’s Alumni Association, click here. Go blue!

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 At-Home Breathing and Stretches To Do In Quarantine (As Seen On The Today Show Online)

While you’re social distancing you may find yourself feeling very anxious or even struggling to fall asleep. As someone who has done yoga for over 20 years and is a certified yoga instructor, it’s important to know doing stretches and breathing can help with this! Practicing yoga can even put you in more overall relaxed state.

This yoga and breathing sequence I designed is perfect to help reduce your anxiety. It focuses on taking deep breaths that will help to calm you while also putting you in a state of reduced stress. It’s also only about 5 minutes, so it’s perfect to squeeze into your new daily routine or even before a conference call!

I shared some of my favorite yoga breathing exercises with The Today Show Online. These exercises are the yoga sequences I recommend for my private weight loss clients in order to help reduce their anxiety. For the full demonstration of stretches and yoga poses to do while you’re quarantined, 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 For Toned And Defined Legs (As Seen In Successible Life)

When many women look at their bodies, they may find themselves wanting toned and defined legs. If you want these sculpted legs, you are far from alone! The great thing is that achieving the legs you want can be done fairly quickly with the right leg workouts.

Many of my private weight loss clients have told me that one of the goals they have set for themselves is to have strong and defined legs. They’re always very shocked when I tell them that this is a very achievable goal and they can get visibly more defined legs in a relatively short amount of time. Being a health and fitness coach I specialize in helping women achieve the goals they set for themselves with effective exercise plans I’ve designed for them.

When I’m creating a workout plan for a client, one of the most important things I do is assess where they’re at in regards to their fitness level. Not everyone is going to be able to jump right in and do difficult leg workouts – and that is okay! The great thing about leg workouts is that they can be modified to fit the needs of the individual while also still making an impact.

For the full list of exercises that can help you quickly achieve toned and defined legs that I shared with Successible Life, 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