Biography

Born in Brandon, raised in Winnipeg MB, I am an all around Manitoba girl. With grandparents who lived on a farm, I spent most of my summers there playing in the barn, going for tractor rides, and taking care of horses with my Grandma. From the farm to the city, I carry personality traits from both. While being a high energy, carefree girl climbing around on a stack of bails to taking dance classes in the city and developing my coordination, flexibility and passion for fitness. I kept busy by going to dance class, choreographing dances in my basement, cheerleading and following along to TV aerobics classes whenever I had the chance. By high school I was accepted into the School of Contemporary Dance Pre-Professional program. I danced a minimum of three days a week, sometimes four or five, and took the city bus straight from school to be in the dance studio for the entire night .The time I didn’t spend in the dance studio, I spent working out in my basement with resistance bands, Chalene Johnson’s Turbo Jam DVD’s and a set of five pound dumbbells.

Eventually I moved away from dance and started to focus on developing a career. While I knew I wasn’t suited to work in an office forever (with all this energy?!) I struggled to find a job I was passionate about. At 21 I met a professional fitness model and it was this meeting that evoked the idea I too could turn what I love most, fitness, into a career. I got myself a gym membership, put away my Chalene Johnson DVD’s (admittedly they do still come out occasionally for an effective cardio blast) and I started lifting heavy five times a week. I competed in my first FAME bikini competition and placed in the top 10.

It has been two years since my first bikini competition. Within those two years I have strived to learn as much as I can about fitness and used that knowledge to become a certified Personal Trainer. I am in my second year of Business studies at the University of Winnipeg and when I’m not studying, I’m at the gym lifting heavy and training hard. I believe goal setting and positive thinking to be the backbone of success. I just recently competed at the MABBA Novice Bikini show where I placed 3rd out of 17 girls.  I attribute my success to the above said, my amazing trainer’s (Julie and Craig Bonnett), and the help of Magnum products as supplementation to my training routine; using the Performance Greens for detoxification, Chocolate Quattro post workout and Magnum Heat for a little extra energy when I need to get through a session of high intensity interval training.

One week after placing top 3 at the MABBA show, I was given the opportunity to join the Magnum Nutraceuticals team as a sponsored athlete. Hard work really does pay off, and the pay off feels amazing. My career in the fitness world has just begun, and I can’t wait to see where the future will take me. I am sure, as part of Magnum’s winning team, the sky is the limit. What is the biggest lesson I’ve learned up to date? Dreams really do come true, it is not a miracle, but rather a calculated effort to decide what you want and make it happen.
 

Blog: Lynnea Marie

"But, I Don't Have Time"

Does your health matter to you? Why don’t you take an active role in taking care of yourself, health first?   Sorry, I didn’t hear you. What did you say? You don’t have time to workout or make healthy meals?   But wait,...

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Created on: Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 08:37

Chocolate Almond Butter Protein Balls

I am forever looking for ways to enjoy deliciously sinful food without breaking my vow to clean eating.   Here is one delicious and nutritiously clean recipe, that is sure to bust any of your sweet treat cravings without busting you...

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Created on: Friday, September 7, 2012 - 07:52

Health Oriented Diet Goals

“We have made of our bodies living cesspools, and driven doctors to invent names for our diseases."  Plato   When I think of the term ‘diet’ and why people change or alter their ‘diet’, my mind tends to...

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Created on: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 - 08:41

Magnum 'Berry Easy' Breakfast Smoothie

I often find myself bored at breakfast time, and while it's my favorite meal of the day, I tend to eat the same thing over and over again. The biggest reason for this is time, or lack thereof. I rarely have the time needed to whip...

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Created on: Wednesday, August 8, 2012 - 09:02

Magic Potion Labeled, "Motivation"

Letter to motivation:  

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Created on: Sunday, July 29, 2012 - 10:47

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Training: Lynnea Marie

Weight training = 5-6x/ week. Cardio = 4-6 x a week.

Monday
• Legs, Core, 20 minutes HIIT (upright Stationary Bike)
Tuesday

• Back, Oblique’s
Wednesday

• Chest, Arms
Thursday

• Glutes, Core, 20 minutes Step mill or Stairmaster
Friday

• Shoulders, Core
Saturday

• Rest or Full body circuit, 20 minutes high incline walk on Treadmill.
Sunday
• Rest

Cardio

I like to perform a cardio routine 4-6 times a week. I will complete between 20-40 minutes of cardio in the AM, and then add 20 minutes of cardio after my weight training routine. I make sure I alternate between steady state cardio, and high intensity interval training (HIIT) to keep my body guessing, and maximize my fat burning potential.

Steady State Cardio: 20-40 minutes medium intensity effort (70-85% of your estimated maximum heart rate)

Example: 30 minute incline walk or jog on treadmill

HIIT: low/medium intensity effort coupled with bursts of medium/high intensity effort

Example: One minute of jogging followed by 20 seconds of sprinting. Repeat for 10 minutes.

DIET:

* 3-4 liters of water daily/ daily multivitamin *

Daily meal plan sample:

Pre Cardio:
Magnum Heat

Breakfast:
Egg Whites/Oatmeal/Berries
Mid Morning snack:
1 Cup unsweetened Almond Milk/Handful of Nuts/Cucumber

Lunch:
Chicken/Yam/tons of Veggies

Afternoon snack:
1 scoop of Magnum’s Performance Greens/ 2 tbsp Natural Peanut Butter/Rice Cakes

Supper:
Turkey Veggie Chili or Fish/1/2 cup Brown Rice/Green Beans

Post workout:
One scoop Chocolate Quattro/one Banana

Optional snack:
One cup low fat Cottage Cheese/handful Walnuts