Allison Hagendorf

It’s understandable to think that working out more means burning more, but burning “more” can also include burning valuables like lean muscle mass and your motivation. Train your body to avoid overtraining by looking out for these eight warning signs.

Are you passionate about health and fitness? Have you ever thought about turning that passion into a career? Learn how to turn your what may be your favorite hobby today into a career you can feel proud of tomorrow.

Have you ever been “hangry”? Caused by your endocrine system, hanger is the dreaded combination of hunger and anger that makes it impossible to function normally or think clearly. The good news is that hanger is very preventable. Here are five things you can do to keep the hanger pains at bay.

While some believe that losing weight is simply a matter of moving more and eating less, it’s a bit more complicated than that. The human body is much more complex than we realize and there are many variables that come into play when trying to lose body fat. Here are some important things to consider when trying to lose weight.

Are you working hard to stick to your health and fitness goals, but not seeing the results you want? Summertime is rich with fun activities and get-togethers, many of which could be sabotaging your efforts to stay on track. Here are five typical summer behaviors that could be getting in the way of achieving your goals.

If the New Year’s Resolutions you made six months ago are a distance memory, the Summer Solstice offers is a great time to stop and take stock of where you are, where you want to be, and how much you have to be grateful for. Think of today as an opportunity to reset and refocus and perhaps try again. Here are some great tips for creating a better strategy for success.

Being away doesn’t mean your healthy habits have to stray. From healthy fast food on the fly to super-fast and efficient workouts that can be done anywhere, there’s no reason why you can’t take the healthy habits you practice at home and maintain them while on the road this summer.

Are you excited to start training for your first race? Whether you’re aiming to finish a 5K or a marathon, here are 10 great tips for getting yourself ready for race day.

Do your New Year’s resolutions feel like a distant memory? If so, don’t feel discouraged. There’s no reason you can’t start working toward those goals again. To give you the best possible chance at achieving your resolutions, here are three strategies that will help you stick to your health and fitness goals.

Are you struggling to stick with your New Year’s resolutions? If so, it might be time to recruit the help of your significant other. After all, the key to behavior change is making your goals as attainable as possible, so having the support of your partner is an important factor in successfully reaching those goals. Here are five reasons you and your significant other should go for your goals together.

Thirty-five percent of those who make New Year’s resolutions break them by the end of January, and most return to old habits by January 17. Why is this? It comes down to one thing, and one thing only: mindset. ACE Certified health and fitness pro Allison Hagendorf explains how to rewire your association with habitual behaviors and give yourself the best possible chances of achieving your New Year’s goals.

There’s no question that strength training has a ton of great physical benefits, but the mental benefits are just as, if not more, important. In this article, ACE Certified Health Coach Allison Hagendorf shares her personal experience of how lifting weights has helped her gain the confidence to push her limits in all aspects of life, and shares some of the psychological benefits of strength training that you can apply to your own lives.