In this issue:

• Thankful for Strength Results

• Snow Shoveling Custom Training Package

• Free Articles and Videos

• Soft Trail Stroll Schedule

• About Me

In November, I asked what strength you are most thankful for. Here is what you said:

• I enjoy the strength of making it to the top of a hill and letting my breathing return to normal quickly.

• Attitude: helps me to do the things I want to do despite the challenge.

• I am able to do all the activities needed to live in my own house! I go on hikes and ride a bike and kayak. Being able to do all these things at my age makes me very thankful! It keeps me active and keeps me living on my own!

• That I can sit to stand and walking.

• I can lift children up. Saves me from having to get down on the floor. ;-)

• The ability to stand up without using my hands.

• Grateful for strength to play with my active daughter.

• I am thankful that I feel strong and healthy. I can walk with ease and continue to push and improve my strength and endurance.

You can still share what you are grateful for in the comments of my Thanksgiving Day posts on Facebook and Instagram!

The physical strength I am thankful for is having the ability to lift and carry all my exercise equipment (including dumbbells!) to clients homes and fitness classes.

I am also thankful for each and every one of you. Your likes and comments on my articles and posts, your smiles on our strolls, and the chance to share in your strength and endurance improvements keep me going!

May you have a bright and blessed December!

Looks like we are getting some snow this year! The best time to purchase the Six-Week Snow Shoveling Custom Training Package is six weeks ago. The second best time is now,

It is not too late to address technique and strength and get you lifting better. When it comes to lifting snow or lifting weights, I help adults age 30 to 130 get strong and stay strong.

My Six-Week Snow Shoveling Custom Training Package helps you stay strong and injury free through snow shoveling season.

The package begins with a one-hour initial consultation to determine your current fitness. During a seond a one-hour personal training session I will teach you the exercises you will be doing. Then you receive six weeks of twice-a-week workouts and weekly check-ins. You can text or e-mail me questions at any time.

The consultation and training session can be done in your home or by remote video. The package price is $280.

Snow shoveling is a full body workout. I want to help you prevent injury by treating it seriously. If now still isn’t the right time for a custom training program for you, check out the Snow Shoveling section of my website for tips you can use right away.

I maintain a website with free fitness-related articles and videos for you.

In this newsletter I’m highlighting articles about goals in case you are preparing to make New Year’s Resolutions.

I like New Year’s Resolutions, but don’t forget that you can make resolutions or set goals anytime. And if your goals aren’t working out for you, you can reevaluate them and set new ones anytime.

All my videos are available on my YouTube channel.

I want to build a playlist of snow shoveling videos, but was waiting for more snow so I can film them! They should be coming soon For now, check out “Warmup for Snow Shoveling” a video you can follow along to before you head outside.

If you are looking for a simple way to become more active, the Soft Trail Stroll walking series was created for you!

Our walks are typically 1.5 to 2.5 miles long. We always set a pace that accommodates everyone present. It’s a stroll! No one is left behind.

Details for each route are available by clicking the graphics below.

Optionally, if you are on Facebook, join the conversation in our Soft Trail Stroll Facebook group! This group is useful for discussing the weather forecast and meeting locations. After each stroll, it’s a good place to continue conversations and share photos.

Maybe you've noticed that some things aren't as easy as they used to be. That might be climbing the stairs, putting the heavy platter in the top cupboard, or riding your bike all day.

I can design a program for you that takes into account what you do and improves what you need, so you can succeed at what you want to do.