Corrie Alexander
Corrie Alexander is a former ISSA-certified personal trainer, home fitness advocate, and founder of The Fit Careerist. A proponent of personal growth and a self-proclaimed fitness app-junkie, Corrie shares tips and product reviews with the goal of helping others on their own fitness journey.
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How to Lose Vanity Weight – 9 Things I Did to Break My Fitness Plateau
For the last few years, I’ve made a point of living a pretty active lifestyle. And for all that time, I’ve been pretty healthy, even relatively fit. But there has always been that last 5 pounds of “fluff”. It has no effect on my health, but it’s just… there. It’s been a symbol of my fitness plateau that’s pretty much lasted for three years. But now, for the first time ever, I feel like I finally making progress! While I am still (and always will be) a “work in progress”, I’ve never been stronger or leaner than I am now and I feel like I’ve finally found a strategy that…
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Jillian Michaels Body Revolution Review – My Results After 3 Months
If you have followed this blog at all, you will already know that I am an avid Jillian Michaels fan. Her workout programs are tough, engaging, and perhaps most importantly – effective. By now, I have completed many of her programs, including her well-known DVDs 30 Day shred and Ripped in 30. But perhaps the most epic program of all is Body Revolution. This is a 12-week program that was originally released on DVD back in 2012, but even though it is 8 years old I only came across it recently via her fitness app. I recently completed this beast of a program and not only have I survived to…
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The 8 Best Exercise Bikes Under 500 Bucks
Stationary bikes are one of my favorite pieces of equipment for getting a killer cardio session at home. It’s right up there with the rowing machine. I got into indoor cycling and spinning about three years ago when I had to give up running due to a hip injury. I quickly became obsessed with it and discovered that indoor biking has some seriously awesome and unique benefits. But, an exercise bike can be a pricey item to add to your home gym. The good news is, you don’t need to drop thousands on a Peloton to get a fantastic workout. In fact, you can find decent spinners for only a…
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Avoiding Bad Fitness Advice
How to Parse Through a Plethora of Fitness Information Without Getting Confused, Misguided, or Overwhelmed Lately, I’ve been on a real reading kick. In particular, I’ve made it my mission to learn everything I can about longevity. And one of the recurring topics that appear again and again is intermittent fasting (or IF). So in turn, I’ve been reading a lot about IF and it’s role in health and fitness. And my word, there’s a lot of information out there to wade through. Which sent me back to those days when I used to read other kinds of fitness advice and feel completely overwhelmed by how much information there is…
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Freeletics Review – New & Improved Features Raise the Bar on Home Fitness Apps
For the past few years, I’ve been a total fitness app junkie. I have always loved the convenience of being able to work out from home with just my trusty exercise mat and phone. But these days, the home workout trend is more popular than ever. In fact, according to a recent survey organized by Freeletics (via Onepoll) 74% of Americans have used at least one fitness app since quarantine began – and for 41% of them, it was their first time using one. It makes sense. On one hand, working out at home is obviously safer during this global crisis. But people are starting to find that home workouts…
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The 7 Best Budget Rowing Machines Under 500 Bucks
A couple of months back, I posted about all the best cardio exercises you can do from home that don’t involve hitting the pavement or leaving your house. I listed rowing as one of my go-to forms of cardio. That’s because I’ve been supplementing my cardio with rowing workouts for a few months now, and it’s been fantastic! In addition to increased cardiovascular health, it’s also a full-body workout. But, I get that finding the right rowing machine can be overwhelming, especially if you’re new to rowing and on a budget. Just about anyone will tell you that the Concept2 is one of the best home rowers on the market…
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What to Do if You Miss a Workout (Or a Few) in 4 Steps
It will happen. It happens to me. It happens to everyone: Missing a workout, two workouts, or even a whole week of workouts. And when it happens, you might be wondering what the ramifications are. Did you lose any gains? Do you double up on your next training day? Should you just say “screw it” and flip on some Netflix? What to do if you miss a workout or two? In my experience, recovery from a missed workout is more mental than physical. So many times, we expect perfection of ourselves, but refusing to cut yourself some slack will only result in a blow to your motivation. These are the…
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8Fit Review – Come for the Workouts, Stay for the Meal Plan
Although I already have my shortlist of go-to fitness apps, I like to mix it up and try new things now and then to keep things fresh. Sure enough, about mid-spring this year, I started itching for something different again. I’d had my eye on 8Fit for a while and so when they had a special offer on their annual plan, I snapped it up. I’ve had about a month to try out their pro version and thought I would bring you this 8Fit review in case you’ve been curious about it! Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored post and I am not in any way associated with 8Fit. These…
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How to Stay Active When Working from Home
Working from home is a hot topic these days. No doubt, you may be one of the many people who suddenly and unexpectedly found themselves staying home to work. Which explains the onslaught of work-from-home memes over the past couple of months. (For example, check out this hilarious selection.) Joking aside, there is a notably common theme; working from home sounds like a dream on paper, but the reality is often a lot different from the expectation. Although organizations and businesses have been slowly embracing remote work in recent years, these unprecedented times have catapulted the work-from-home movement to mainstream status. And you know something? It’s a pretty big adjustment.…
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Jillian Michaels’ 30 Day Shred Review – Can You Really Get Shredded in 1 Month?
As far as fitness goes, I find I always come back to the tried and true things. Such as Jillian Michaels’ 30 Day Shred. I just started doing these workouts again recently, partly from nostalgia, and partly because I remembered what a great butt-kicking they gave me. And although the Shred is 12 years old, it still holds up as an effective way to get in shape – to an extent. Since it’s still a popular program, I thought I’d bring you this 30 Day Shred review to help you decide if it’s right for you to try! If you don’t have time to read the whole thing, I have…
