An effective workout in just four minutes? Fitness expert Lorrie Sullenberger says it’s possible.

Four-Minute Workout and Other Tips From Lorrie:

Women really do need 45 minutes to 1 hour of exercise, 4 times a week. But if you are having a hard time starting, or the season has you strapped for time, this 4-minute workout is surprisingly effective, as it is such high intensity that it produces what is called EPOC (or excess post-exercise oxygen consumption). This process elevates the metabolism from 16 to 36 hours after your workout trying to return your body to its resting state. And that process burns calories! The goal is to keep your body burning calories for as long as possible after the workout. Make your workout work for you. Read the rest of this entry »

Are you having a hard time getting the kids off the couch try these fun outdoor nature bingo cards on your next outing. Better than just a scavenger hunt kids love stickers so hit the trail and start looking for some of the common creatures you might find in the wilderness and the kids get a sticker when they do! And before you know it Bingo! And more importantly you will be modeling for your family that fitness can be fun. For more information and a video we recently did a segment for ABC-7’s View From The Bay so go to www.viewfromthebay.com and search Lorrie Sullenberger

Download the Nature Bingo Card

Join Fitness Expert Lorrie Sullenberger and a nurturing group of women as we explore a spectacular trail that runs above Calistoga, CA.This hike will be about an 8 mile day hike, done as an out and back. We start out in the lush canopy of trees on Mt St Helena where your foot steps are muted by the dense pile of leaves underfoot. We quickly ascend up to a plateau and eventually come out along the jagged rocky ledge above Calistoga and the geyser below. Ahead will lie a field of cairns and a large labyrinth that someone lovingly built out of rocks from that very field. It is a wonderful surprise. Read the rest of this entry »

Don’t have time to go to the gym? An intense 15-minute workout may be the solution.

I found the experience exhilarating, the freedom snowshoes gave me to climb or descend any snowy terrain. Even in a resort setting the trails had a remote feeling as if the rest of the world was far, far away. Snowshoeing gave me the opportunity to really experience nature up close and personal. The views and the vastness were all mine and I achieved it with my own two feet.

I started snowshoeing about 7 years ago while training for a hike up Mt Whitney. In those days people laughed at us, but no more. The sport is one of the fastest growing winter sports, and for good reason. Recently Lynn Swan, chairman of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness, endorsed the sport as well as the centers for Disease Control. I was even asked to do a segment for ABC-7’s ‘View From The Bay’ recently about snowshoeing. So the word has spread about this great sport and it is finally getting its due. Read the rest of this entry »