Meghan Ritchie Builds Muscle with Detroit Mommies

Where’s the Muscle?

When I first started getting into fitness, it was mostly all running or cardio on the elliptical machine. I’d feel wonderful after my workouts, but, other than being able to run longer, I didn’t see much change in my body. It wasn’t until I started weight training that I really fell in love with all …

Halloween Workout

Spooky Halloween Workout

  Directions – This is a Tabata workout: 20 seconds of a very high intensity exercise (e.g., sprints, burpees, squat jumps, etc.) followed by 10 seconds of rest.  Repeat exercises A. and B. 4 times each for a total of 4 minutes per set.  Set 1  A. Mountain climbers B. Dead bugs   Set 2  A. Runners lunge B. Spider pushups   …

Detroit Mommies Caramel Corn and Wine

Health and Fitness Should NOT Be an All or Nothing Debate

We have all been there, eating right throughout the week without cheating and getting in our daily workouts and then something gets in our way.  The kids are up in the middle of the night and we miss a workout, a family BBQ is scheduled for the weekend and we indulge a little too much. …

Making Time to Exercise

Let’s Work Out the Tabata Way The age-old question “When do you find time to workout?”  Well, ladies the answer is really quite simple I make the time!  Over the years my husband and I have had a pretty good system in place I would get my workouts in while everyone still slept (5:30am-6:30am)!  However, …