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Helping make fitness simple and attainable for busy moms through every stage of motherhood.
🏋️‍♀️NASM-CPT, Pre/Postnatal Expert, Menopause Specialist, Nutrition Coach
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09/09/2026

When a movement is challenging, or causes pain or discomfort, I see people do one of two things:

❌ Push through it because they think they should be able to do the exercise.

❌ Stop doing that movement altogether.

But those aren’t your only options.

Instead, modify the exercise to find a version you can tolerate, continue to train, and build strength from.

If you continually avoid a movement pattern, you’re missing opportunities to build strength and control in ways that carry over far beyond the gym.

A good modification changes the demand of an exercise to better match what your body can handle right now.

That might mean adjusting the range of motion, load, stability, setup or variation. Then, as your strength and control improve, you can gradually increase that demand.

👉🏼 And this is the part I think gets missed: A modification isn’t necessarily where you stay. It’s where you start.

It allows you to keep training instead of forcing a version your body isn’t ready for or avoiding the movement completely.

That’s what progressive training should look like. Start with a version you can perform well, then gradually increase the challenge over time whether that’s through more range of motion, more load, less support, or a more challenging variation.

The goal is to keep asking your body to do a little more as it gets stronger.

And remember: modifying is not the same thing as ignoring pain. If pain is significant, worsening, or continues despite adjusting the exercise, that’s a sign to get it evaluated. ❤️

09/08/2026

Sometimes the thing standing between you and your first pull-up really is just the right cue.

Instead of thinking “pull yourself up,” think:

“Pull the bar toward your chest.”

That can help you drive your elbows down, engage your lats, and stop trying to muscle your body straight up with your arms.

But if that cue still doesn’t get you there, you probably need to build more strength for the movement.

That means training the pieces that make a pull-up possible:

• Assisted pull-ups to practice the movement with less bodyweight
• Slow negatives to build strength through the lowering phase
• Lat pulldowns to build stronger lats
• Rows to strengthen your upper back and pulling power
• Dead hangs to improve grip strength and get comfortable supporting your bodyweight

Over time, those pieces add up to a stronger pull-up.

And this is your reminder that it’s never too late to get stronger.

I’m 42 and can do pull-ups for reps now, something I could never do in my 20s.

Remember, it’s never too late to become stronger than you’ve ever been! 💪

09/08/2026

A lot of women are still trying to lose fat by cutting carbs.

Instead, you should be paying attention to the quality of your carbs, what you’re pairing them with and how you’re eating them.

If you want to support blood sugar, stay fuller between meals, and make fat loss easier, focus on building meals around protein, high quality carbohydrate sources rich in fiber and healthy fats.

* Instead of having toast by itself, eat whole grain toast with eggs and chicken sausage
* Instead of just oatmeal, add some protein powder and berries
* Instead of just a banana, add some Greek yogurt
* Instead of just crackers, add string cheese and/or chomp stick

And if you have the ability, try eating your protein and vegetables before your carbs. The order you eat your food can influence how quickly your blood sugar rises, so starting with protein, fiber-rich vegetables, and then eating your carbs can be a simple strategy to help moderate your blood sugar response.

I’m not just saying this because I’m a trainer.

I’m a mom to a young child with diabetes, so I look at blood sugars all the time. I see in real life how different foods and different combinations of foods can affect blood sugar. Combine that with what I’ve learned through my training and nutrition education, and this is something I pay A LOT of attention to.

Carbs should and can be part of a fat-loss diet.

They’re your body’s preferred source of energy, they can help fuel your workouts and daily activity, and carbohydrate-containing foods can provide important nutrients like fiber, vitamins, and minerals.

The goal isn’t to eliminate them. It’s to choose mostly nutrient-dense sources, pay attention to portions, and build balanced meals around them.

You don’t need to be afraid of carbs to lose fat.
You just need to learn how to eat them in a way that supports your body, your blood sugar, your appetite, and your goals.

So before you decide you need to cut carbs again, take a look at what youre eating and how your eating it.

And don’t forget to follow for realistic nutrition and strength training tips for women. 🤍

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