Author Archives: Samantha Jennings

2021 was another trying year for a lot of us, but there were a few tactics I employed over the last 12 months to help keep me focused and moving forward towards my goals – whether financial, health and fitness, or personal. I wanted to summarize them below and hopefully you find one or twoContinue reading “2022 Mindset Check”

Today’s topic is a quick summary from my DTS Masterclass on Core Stability and their system on making core training accessible. I wasn’t sure if I was going to share it as it’s more for trainers and how to program core, but a lot of you are going back to the gym and group classes soContinue reading “Understanding CORE Training”

ad·ver·si·ty/ədˈvərsədē/ noun difficulties; misfortune.“resilience in the face of adversity” Today’s blog is a summary of the first masterclass I took with DTS and focuses on improving our ability to handle adversity, which I consider an absolutely crucial skill. The first thing we have to do is acknowledge that adversity is normal – bad things areContinue reading “Overcoming Adversity”

I’ve signed up for monthly masterclasses through Darby Training Systems and just had my second one this past Wednesday. This month’s topic was Cardiorespiratory Fitness (CRF) and HIIT training and I wanted to share the parts that jumped out at me the most in a nice summarized blog entry: 1) Why is Cardio Important? TheContinue reading “Why is Cardio Important?”

“Why do some people always get their workouts in no matter what?”“Is something wrong with me because I don’t want to exercise?” “How come some days I just can’t find the motivation?” I get these types of questions a LOT so I thought I’d give my personal insight. Optional Back Story: We’ve all been taughtContinue reading “The Motivation Dilemma and Energy Debt”