simonesfitfunlife

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“Working out with a personal trainer can actually boost the success rate of achieving your fitness goals by more than 30.”
- Journal of Sports Science & Medicine

You can achieve your goals on your own but it’s a easier, and gets you there much faster when you have some help ☺️

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My passion will get you to your goal! It’s easy when you love what you do.

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Don’t push your stomach out when doing ab exercises. Instead, exhale and visualizing pushing your stomach down.

It makes a world of a difference and helps to tighten the core even more!

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Nothing like looking through a recipe book for new ideas and inspiration!

We’ve moved into a digital age but physical books (recipe books, fiction, non-fiction, poetry etc) will always have a special place in my ❤️.

When was the last time you looked at a recipe book?

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“Let your food be your medicine and your medicine be your food.”
-Hippocrates

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When was the last time you gave this a try? 🤔

Squats with the stability ball against the wall are a game changer! Especially if you have back pain or mobility issues.

This takes the pressure of the back and puts you in the ideal squat positional you can target the quads, co

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True that!

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How hard are you really working?

Use this chart from the @americsnheartassociation
to find out if you’re in that “fat burning zone” (aka working hard!) to make sure you’re getting the most of your workouts!

Keep in mind, your heart rate in not the only indicator of how

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I have a lot of clients who are vegan or vegetarian.

Here’s a friendly reminder of protein sources!

You may or may not know that protein is the building block of the body and is essential when you’re trying to lose weight and/or gain muscle.

Whether you choose to get yo

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I don’t charge for late or last minute cancellations 🙊🙈🙊

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We exercise to look good AND to feel good.

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This is a partner exercise I came up with! Give it a try 😊️

It targets the inner and outer thighs (AKA adductors and abductors), the core (more specifically the transverse, the deeper part of the core) and forces you to work on your muscle imbalances and stability🤸‍♀

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Some of the videos of me and my in-person clients (pre Covid). RIP to my client’s dog Bailey who was always joining in during the stretching 😢🥺 you’ll be missed!

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I'm trying to buy more local and organic especially with berries. They just taste sweeter.

Here are some strawberry facts:
✔Loaded with antioxidants (helps protect DNA from free radical damage)
✔Helps with blood sugar and insulin
✔High in fiber
✔Packed with nutrients

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How do you know if you’re hydrated?

One way to check is to look at your urine! 🙈👍

I use this as an indicator of hydration levels all the time.

I’ve been slacking on my water intake so it’s time for me to rehydrate 💦

How have you been with your water intake?

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Homemade coconut cream (it's not yogurt and SUPER easy to make) with pomegranates (antioxidants), pumpkin seeds (great for iron) and honey drizzled on top, light and sweet yum! 😋

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Welcome Petrena @trenafreelancingagency_01 to the team! 👋🏾

She’s been helping me manage my social media and keeps me accountable. I couldn’t be happier. It makes my job easier so I can focus on my clients and she can handle the rest :).

Thanks to Petrena, I’ve been

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Me and one of my virtual clients! He has hip issues, knee issues, back pain, and a bad shoulder but with my help is working on achieving his goals and getting stronger day by day!

You can still exercise when you have pain, it's just HOW you do it that matters.

Pain shouldn't

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It’s true! When it comes to training such as unilateral movements, using the BOSU, stability ball and wobble board.

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You create stability with instability.