updated version of a Facebook post written in 2014 Today I want to talk about a fitness fad that is actually a throwback to Victorian times...WAIST TRAINING or cinching or corseting. I will start off by saying I am completely against any fitness fad that is unhealthy, unrealistic, or dangerous. Waist training is one of those fads that pops up time and again in women's fitness groups that I am in. I want to tell you, it's NOT worth it to me to do damage to my body for some dr

In my chosen career and hobby, I have to deal with people's negative comments about my physique often. I hear and read negative comments about women with muscles all the time (not always directed towards me, but other fitness professionals as well). Let me be clear, there are many different levels of "muscular"...from natural "normal" muscular to huge, supplement and performance enhancing drug muscular. I put myself in the middle of that range...I am all natural, my muscles b

I looked into the mirror and the reflection that stared back at me was distorted. All I could do was cry, pull into my own shell, and try to go unnoticed or act out, be a rebel and pretend I wasn’t me, because anything was better than living in a body I loathed. For as long as I can remember, I have disliked my body. I know what you are thinking; most women don’t like something about themselves. But it wasn’t just one thing for me. I existed in a body that felt and appear

I know that I write epic posts on Facebook, and because of the crazy FB algorithm, many of my really awesome (in my humble opinion) posts get missed. So I will now be writing here and sharing my thoughts on fitness and health related topics. Some of the posts will be familiar to those of you that follow me closely on the VCNfitness page...or even on my personal page. But I want to have a forum for discussion and a way to share my opinions and knowledge away from social med