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27/06/2026

One of my best friends from college made it all the way from Birmingham, Alabama to my gym today!

We met at Washington and Lee University back in 2000. She played soccer, I played tennis, and we quickly bonded over our shared love of fitness. We spent countless hours running the trails around Lexington, VA (with our Walkmans!) and squeezing in workouts. I'm also remembering a couple all-nighters we spent together in the library because I'd wait until the last minute and write my papers all in one sitting! Oops!

After college and kids, Fontaine went on to take up long distance running and became a competitive marathon runner! All while raising 3 daughters who must be very proud of their mother.

She’s in LA because her oldest daughter, Marion, was selected for a national All-Star volleyball team that’s heading to China for international competition. Despite landing late last night and dealing with passport drama first thing this morning, these two were eager to drive up to Thousand Oaks to catch up and get a workout in.

I love this because it reminds me that fitness isn’t something you do for a season of life. It’s something that becomes part of who you are. And when kids grow up watching their parents value movement, they often carry those habits with them.

Some friendships—and some healthy habits—last a lifetime. ❤️

23/05/2026

These variations of shoulder exercises train your shoulders, core, hips, balance, and posture all at the same time.

✨The offset weight forces your body to stabilize while moving, which is a lot more like real life than sitting on a machine.

👉The half kneeling version (pictured first) challenges balance and control.

👉The tall kneeling version takes away momentum and exposes compensation patterns you normally don’t notice.

Great for building strength that actually carries over to everyday movement and sports.

👉third slide is rows to hit the back of the shoulders and upper/mid back

Save this for the next time you want to make your shoulder workout more functional!

22/04/2026

The most common push-up mistake I see that you have no idea you’re making👇

Hands turned inward (fingers pointing toward each other)

It might feel “stronger,” but it actually:
• Puts unnecessary stress on your wrists
• Limits your chest from doing the work
• Encourages your shoulders to take over

Instead, set your hands so your fingers point forward (or slightly out), and think:
“screw your hands into the floor”

You’ll instantly feel more chest, more stability, and less strain.

👉**Goal is for your chest to hit the ground!

Until you get there, place your hands on an elevated surface so you can complete your push-ups with proper form. 👍

03/04/2026

Bring your adult daughter to workout day! 🧡

I take it as a huge compliment when my clients bring their loved ones to their Liz Get Fit workouts.

Longtime client and friend brought her daughter Adriana to her workout this morning. Summer is nothing if not committed, consistent, and disciplined. Adriana is visiting for Easter and told her mom she wanted to join her workout. I love that Summer speaks highly of her workouts to her daughter so much that she wanted to join; I love Summer‘s discipline in not skipping even though she has company; and I love LOVE mother and daughter being healthy and exercising together.

This is such a win on so many levels. Summer and Adriana- I’m honored I could get your Girls’ Day started on a healthy step! ✨

15/03/2026

Unilateral Leg Work

🍑FIVE exercises to build stronger, more balanced legs and glutes.

Training one leg at a time helps ensure the stronger leg doesn’t take over and do most of the work — which helps correct imbalances. It also better mimics how we move in real life and in sport.

I’m sharing a few exercises here I don’t show very often, so be sure to swipe through and save. 🙌

👉Lateral lunge with plate slide

You get all the benefits of a lateral lunge while also loading the drag leg to target the inner thigh. Make sure the drag leg stays straight.

👉Curtsy lunge

Here I’m holding just one dumbbell. If you hold the dumbbell in the hand opposite the working leg (contralateral load), you’ll target even more of the glute medius — aka the “side b***y.”

👉Banded abductions

Stay in a mini athletic stance and land flat-footed. Keep the band under constant tension by not letting your feet touch. I tell my clients, “your feet hate each other.”

👉Rear foot elevated split squat with a contralateral load

Holding just one dumbbell in the hand opposite the working leg targets more of that side b***y I keep talking about- which is going to help with hip stabilization, knee alignment, lower back support, and a rounded b***y. ✨

👉Single-leg stability ball hamstring curl

Doing these one leg at a time hurts so good. Try to keep your hips up the entire time — hamstring activation here is superrrr high. 👌

Think you can do it!? Save this post for your next lower body day and give these a try! 🔥

01/03/2026

Your body isn’t broken.

It’s adapting to lower estrogen.
When estrogen declines, muscle drops and fat storage shifts toward the abdomen.

Less muscle means less room to manage blood sugar efficiently.

Higher insulin makes it easier to store energy, especially around the middle. 🤦‍♀️

Strength training isn’t optional in your 40s, it’s strategy!

Reframe your focus from losing weight to building muscle. Watch your body- and mindset- flourish!

20/01/2026

Single-leg hip thrusts turn your glutes on, even out imbalances, protect your hips and back, and help shape stronger, more lifted glutes. I love this one for myself and my clients.

How to set it up 👇

1️⃣ Find a supportive surface (low bench, stacked plates, low couch edge) about a foot high. You should be able to keep your ribs down and pelvis neutral.

2️⃣ Plant one foot so that when your hips are up, your knee tracks over your ankle. Keep your non-working leg in line with the working leg.
(Common mistake: swinging the non-working leg to create momentum.)

3️⃣ Brace your core. Drive your foot into the ground (weight toward the heel), bridge up until you feel tension in the working glute, and pause.
👉 If you feel it in your low back or you’re arching, you’ve gone too high.

4️⃣ Progression: Once you’re strong and stable, add weight to the hip of the working leg.

5️⃣ Where you feel it matters:
• Quad = foot too close to your butt
• Hamstring = foot too far away
• Goal = one glute doing the work

6️⃣ Train both sides. Always.

Save this for when you want a b***y burn! 🔥
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