Author Archives: ashleepedlow

Working out from home can be really great for some people. Although it doesn’t work for everyone people who are busy or don’t have the means or time to get to a gym each day often find great benefits in working out from home. Although the benefits are fantastic in a lot of ways thereContinue reading “Leveling Up: 5 Tips for Increasing Your Exercise Intensity At Home”

Here’s a full body workout for you to give a try today.  Complete 8-12 reps of each exercise in a circuit format and complete 3-5 sets of each circuit.   8-12 Barbell Squat  Ensure that the J hooks of the squat rack are positioned around your armpit height and step under the bar.  Place the barContinue reading “Full Body Workout”

It’s time to share another blog workout! Today we have an AMRAP conditioning style workout.  Conditioning workouts like this one are tough but they can be effective when you are short on time.  AMRAP stands for As Many Rounds As Possible.  Typically these workouts are designed to increase your heart rate and push you.  WithContinue reading “AMRAP Conditioning Workout”

When it comes to fitness programs there are a variety of features that should be included.  Most commonly when people think about fitness programs they think about cardio and strength training but today I want to share 5 things that a quality fitness program should have.  1. Quality Warm Up & Cool Down Warm upsContinue reading “5 Things A Quality Fitness Program Has”

The fitness industry has a tendency to glorify crazy exercises and different workouts all the time and for some people this works.  Some people need the constant change up in order to stay committed to their training and if that works for you and you are seeing the results that you are striving for keepContinue reading “Consistency Is Key, Change Up My Workout Routine With Me”

Are you new to health and fitness coaching? Sometimes I can’t believe that I’ve been in this industry for 6 years now. While I’m an advocate for continuing to learn (and I’m always taking courses and upgrading knowledge), today I want to share a few of the things I’ve learned over the years. These areContinue reading “7 Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Coaching Clients”

As we head off for a vacation I wanted to share a lower body dumbbell workout with you. This one is great when you have minimal equipment (like you often encounter in hotel fitness facilities). I’ll be giving this one a go while we are away! When you don’t have as much weight it canContinue reading “Lower Body Workout”

When coaching clients do you consider how you are speaking to them?  As coaches the language that we use truly can make or break clients health and fitness journeys, yet it’s also one of the most neglected focuses of coaches.    As we talk about this its important to remember that there are different kinds of coachesContinue reading “Language Matters: Have You Considered How You Talk to Your Clients?”

We all struggle with out mental health from time to time so making it a habit to check in on your mental health can be a great practice. It’s important to learn about your stress triggers and know yourself well in order to be able to identify moments when you mental health is thriving andContinue reading “When Was the Last Time You Checked in on Your Own Mental Health? 5 Questions To Ask Yourself”

Training upper body is such an important part of your training program.  Often females tend to focus on the lower body and although they may train upper body they may not place as much emphasis or focus on it.  So today I’m sharing an upper body workout that only requires a set of dumbbells.  It can be doneContinue reading “Upper Body Dumbbell Workout”