I want to wish each and every one of you a very happy holiday and a fabulous New Year.Read more...

I know that some of you guys have been trying to reach me through this Website and have encountered some problems (i.e. not being able to submit your questions or comments successfully.) This is totally not cool, you have my apologies and we here at Oprie Fitness are working diligently to rectify the situation.Read more...

The Ultimate Fitness Conundrum

The Holidays are here. For some, the notion of packing on the Inevitable Holiday Party Poundage is more frightening than a lump of coal in your stocking. Christmas, Chanukah, Thanksgiving, New Year’s Eve and Kwanza….a virtual Diet Armageddon!!

Let’s step back and take a look at this Fitness Conundrum, shall we?
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I know that many of you like to Dance, Dance, Dance. We all know that it’s a fabulous way to fight the Battle of the Flab. With that in mind, I’d like to tell you about a class that will be right up your alley….Read more...

Hey Kids!

How’s everyone doing? I’m doing okay. Been working on this plateau thing. Over the weekend I hit a gym and jumped on the elliptical for half and hour, then, spent about 20 minutes on the reclined bike and took an hour long muscle conditioning class. Gotta tell you... Mixing it up felt great! I highly recommend it.

Then I took a day to rest. Yep. Your Instigator needs to rest her body just like you. Except when I relax, I get all comfy in front of the TV watching a “Ghost Hunters” Marathon on the SyFy Network. Oooohhh…relaxing and kinda creepy at the same time!

After my day of rest I hit the gym again. This time I took in a spin class. In all honesty, most of you know I sweat in class…um…A LOT. But when it comes to Spinning...Niagra Falls ain’t got nothing on Your Beloved Fitness Instigator. I’m definitely digging the Spin these days.

As I’ve just now started up on my Beat The Plateau Program, I haven’t seen any changes…yet. It takes more than once a week.

So here’s my plan….Read more...

Let’s talk about Fitness Plateaus, shall we? What’s a Fitness Plateau? It’s when you’ve been working out like a maniac for weeks and, suddenly, your body has decided to stop changing. The muscle definition has stalled, you’re not seeing the numbers on the scale go down, your endurance has petered out, you’re just not feeling any fitter. What gives?!!!Read more...

Finding time to work out in today’s 24/7-fast-forward-I-want-it-yesterday-work-a-day world seems nearly impossible.
Aha! – it’s actually easier and way cooler than you think!Read more...