by Athena Concannon | Mar 17, 2020 | Fitness, Fun, Happiness, Inspiration
With the Coronavirus social distancing measures in place, a lot of gyms have closed their doors, and many of us are sticking with home workouts until further notice. If you are someone who strength trains in a gym setting, you may be wondering how you can continue to...
by Athena Concannon | Mar 4, 2020 | Fitness, Fun, Happiness, Inspiration
“Do something uncomfortable today. By stepping outside of your box, you don’t have to settle for what you are. You get to create what you want to become.” This was a quote I posted on Facebook on the day I left my 9-5 corporate job in 2016. I had no...
by Athena Concannon | Sep 19, 2019 | Strength Training
I work with a lot of high-achieving women who don’t always love being a beginner at something. Us perfectionists? We like to get things right away! We’re quick to want to look at the end goal, and we definitely don’t like to appear incompetent. But...
by Athena Concannon | Oct 11, 2017 | Fitness, Strength Training
Many of you know that it took me almost TWO YEARS to do a chin-up. You see, being a fitness professional doesn’t automatically mean you can nail a difficult exercise like chin-ups on the first try. Being a fitness professional doesn’t mean you are immune...
by Athena Concannon | Dec 30, 2016 | Balance, Fitness, Happiness, Health Tips
It comes as no surprise that the most common New Year’s resolution people make is to lose weight and get healthy. Plain and simple, every January people claim that this is going to be THE year they get back into a fitness routine and clean up their nutrition...
