While visiting my brother, SIL and their family last week I signed up for the Butt’nUp class at the gym in The Mansion House in Vineyard Haven. Right before the class, without telling me, my brother mentioned to the manager/instructor Brenda, that I am a fitness instructor too. Now armed with this information, Brenda is either going to kick my tush or hold back on her really special signature moves. *here’s what I’ve...
Read MoreWhen I was in Montreal last month I signed up for a pilates mat class offered at a fitness club. Btw, Montreal is very bi-lingual, literally everyone speaks French & English. However I guess there was something lost in translation . . the pilates mat class was really yoga (ugh) and taught by a delightful instructor who doesn’t speak a word of English. I was so tempted to leave as soon as I saw that I was not in the right class and...
Read Morehello fellow fitness road warriors. Happy to say I just got back from two glorious weeks touring Ireland. Despite sitting in airports, on planes and in cars for many many hours over a two week period, eating fish & chips, scones, sticky toffee pudding, brown bread, creamy Irish butter, bacon, smashed potatoes, venison, banoffee pie and a Guinness here and there, I did not gain any weight … (But at least if I had, it would have been...
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Read MoreNUTRITION ALTERNATIVES: THE PLANTAIN By Coach Alon Powers Here at Generation Iron we bring you innovative and creative ways of fueling up and achieving optimal approaches to all of your fitness endeavors. In the fitness world, we constantly look to cut corners or cut cost, all for the sake of making gains. We become accustomed to the same choices of food sources. Proteins and fats are easy to choose and consume because they’re essential to the...
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