Aloha, my name is Lee-Ann Watanabe. I am a Media Planner turned Personal Trainer after a diagnosis of Ulcerative Colitis showed me that my life was too short to be stuck at a job I didn’t truly love. One other thing that I’ve never loved much though – my body. Initially, my passion for fitnessContinue reading “#aloha, i’m Lee-Ann, your #honolulupersonal trainer”
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#bodytransformation with Amor Woolsey
Today I had the great pleasure of having client Amor Woolsey on my iglive to discuss her weight loss journey after being over 300lbs; what she’s learned after her natural weight loss and her experience with #Moderation365 nutrition coaching with me! As a workout trainer on Oahu in Hawaii, doing both virtual (online training services)Continue reading “#bodytransformation with Amor Woolsey”
#bodypositivity with Life Coach Diana Gremillion
I had an amazing chat with Life Coach Diana Gremillion of Successful Life Strategies about #bodypositivity. Diana Gremillion is a life coach and motivational speaker with Successful Life Strategies who helps business owners manifest the life of their dreams. After struggling with her body her whole life, Diana found a way to love her bodyContinue reading “#bodypositivity with Life Coach Diana Gremillion”
are you a runner or new to strength training?
Are you a runner? Are you a beginner to strength training and have knee issues with squats and lunges?This is for you!!! The VMO Dip exercise! The VMO Dip is an exercise that can help alleviate knee pain and develop more efficient knee cap movement by strengthening the Quad muscle (the muscle that is yourContinue reading “are you a runner or new to strength training?”
how much protein do i really need?
My ladies ask me all the time! And most of the time, these ladies come from a background of restricting calories which means, they are definitely not getting enough protein! Protein is a building block for muscles. I use the example of baking a cake without having any flour, sure you can do it, butContinue reading “how much protein do i really need?”
are you making quitting your habit?
If you are trying to improve your health and you keep quitting, I challenge you to ask if you’ve determined a big enough REASON WHY you want a change. In my 3M method as an Oahu based personal and virtual health and wellness trainer and coach, our #mindfulness work together will include drilling down toContinue reading “are you making quitting your habit?”
memories of a third grader
I spent a long time of my life being BUSY to keep me distracted. I thrived off of having these long to-do lists. And I would derive great pleasure checking items off. I can recall an evening as a third grader, I was in my bedroom with all my school books stacked up high visuallyContinue reading “memories of a third grader”
health without hurt
Give yourself permission to be more and do less. Simpler said then done RIGHT? I mean, we have this never ending to do lists! This is where a bit of my tough love of comes in. If you want health change, you will HAVE TO trim your to-do list down. You will HAVE TO carveContinue reading “health without hurt”
do you bully your body into submission?
I’ll be the first to admit that loving the skin you are in is a long, hard process for a lot of us. Learning to honor your body through it all is finally realizing that happiness is no longer measurable on a scale. As we are in the new year, I say reclaim your healthContinue reading “do you bully your body into submission?”
overcoming your resistance to exercise
We are in full on diet season when so many women add to their busy life by choosing the most “hard core” food and fitness plan. They choose to go from 0 to 100 because, “duh it’s the New year!” and they do it all frantically chasing body change. Sure body change is a solidContinue reading “overcoming your resistance to exercise”