Are you ready to lose weight? Here is your chance!

Health Magazine has been working on a diet plan for the past two years, and are currently recruiting a group of women in Birmingham to test it. This is a whole-foods based diet, with yummy recipes, some convenience food options, and  based on some exciting scientific research. Testing has already occurred on a group of 15 women in New York, and [...]

Boot Camp Update. Week #3

I do it for them.  Them, being my two little girls. It’s like this…I have struggled with my weight all my life. My size didn’t bother me so much because I felt (and still feel) that true beauty lies within. I tried not to beat myself up about my weight. I also tried diet, after diet, after ridiculous diet tactic. [...]

Adventures in Boot Camp: Week 2 Baby, it’s cold outside…

Yea right!!!  It is cold but when you are sweating, sprinting, and running in temps in the low 20s, that cold is actually quite comfortable. I am now in Week 2 of Extreme Fit Training with Rachel Hunt.  I am sore. My body is tired. BUT I FEEL GREAT! Seriously!  There is something amazing about doing [...]

Exercise gadgets and bouncing around…

Did you check out Hoda on the Today Show yesteray morning? When I am not watching Talk of Alabama ( gotta love the local stories), I TiVo the Hoda and Kathie Lee segments. This morning, I caught the exercise portion of the show.  Featured were bouncey shoes.  Here is the LINK. I have tried a lot of different [...]

Special Women’s Health Episodes on The Dr.Oz Show next week!

As you already know, this month we are putting special emphasis on Health and Wellness issues. So when I got contacted by the Dr. Oz Show to share information about next week’s episodes (which happen to be about health and wellness for women), I jumped at the chance. I just love Dr. Oz and his [...]

They’ll match ya, pound for pound!

Most of you, like Nanci and I, have made a promise to yourself to get healthier in 2010. To stop making excuses and just get out there and do it. Well, what if you knew that with every pound you lose or pledge to lose, someone who is battling hunger will get help. Biggest Loser [...]

And Boot Camp begins…

Every big journey begins with one step.  My big boot camp journey began with a tape measure and a big egg.  I’m not teasing. At Extreme Fit Training, Rachel knows if you stick with it, you WILL see results.  To prove it, Rachel goes with “just the facts, ma’am” and not just the cool sensation of [...]

Health and Fitness Tip : YOU NEED WATER!!!

I don’t like water. I admit it. It is very boring to me yet I know when I have not had enough water. I am grumpy, I am tired, and I have headaches. Then there is the havoc it creates on my aging body (i.e. dry skin, constipation, and dull hair). Yep, I admit it [...]

Mom, why exercise?

You Are Their Picture of Health By Rachel Hunt Extreme Fit Training Not only do you as a mom give all of your time, energy, worries, and self to your little ones, you juggle between roles of a chef, taxi, teacher, nurse, professional organizer, and live your life as an exceptional example. Need I go [...]

New Year, New You, New Us!

Hope y’all had a fabulous and SAFE New Year’s Eve and we can’t wait to spend 2010 with you, our fabulous fans and followers! This month we will focus on a “New Year, New You, New Us!” Look for lots of new giveaways, articles, freebies, and much more that will help focus on a new, [...]