Lauren Brooks Fitness

Meet Denice Johnson Denice is a 60 year old  powerhouse  of a woman who's been using kettlebells for about 7  years. Despite her ongoing battle with hypothyroidism, she feels energetic, thanks to the time she spends on her training and health.  Denice considers herself a very average person who does not dwell on a specific diet , she doesn't count her macros, much less stress over how much water she  drinks  daily. She likes to live life and not over think things.  Denice is a busy lady. She works at an office 3 days per week, takes care of her husband,  pets , home, landscape and doesn't have the luxury to spend all day exercising.  One of her secrets to training is not letting fear get the best of her. Her motto is "excuses will get me nowhere fast" . She feels that there are no room for excuses in her world of fitness and improvement. But she also takes a very balanced approach by giving herself  breaks when she...

Fitness After a C-Section   by Melissa Closser First off, I want to apologize to every new mom I saw pushing their 6 month old child in a stroller and thinking "Why hasn't she lost the weight yet? It can't be that hard."  YES IT IS!!! I got into fitness, primarily kettlebell training, after suffering a miscarriage.  Before getting pregnant with my son, I trained for my first kettlebell competition and level 1 kettlebell certification (I certified while 10 weeks pregnant, with doctor's clearance).  I continued my kettlebell training throughout the first and second trimesters of my pregnancy. 2 month after C-section Once I was cleared from my c-section to start training again, I turned to Lauren's article What Doctor's Don't Tell You After a C-Section for help. I wanted to get my strong body back, but wasn't sure how to begin. I followed her programming of planks, pelvic tilts, kettlebell swings and 4-point tummy vacuum. I also add...