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Cari Shoemate

Cari Shoemate

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Cari Shoemate is an ACE-certified personal trainer, group fitness instructor and certified yoga instructor. Cari has been involved in the fitness industry for more than 10 years. She is a competitive runner who's trained clients for the MS150, marathons and triathlons. You can get more of her fitness tips at Cari-fit.com.

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Tips From A Trainer

Step-by-step guide: What to expect during your first Chevron Houston Marathon

By Cari Shoemate

01.14.12 | 6:00 am

Gu? Check. iPod? Check? Jacket and hand warmers? Check. For many of you, this Sunday’s race will be not only be your first Houston marathon, but your first marathon ...


Tips from a Trainer

10 things your personal trainer doesn't want to hear over the holidays

By Cari Shoemate

12.22.11 | 10:31 am

Ah, the holidays. Most trainers, including myself, dread this time of year because it’s a time when all of our clients go berserk and forget everything they’ve learned ...


Cari's Rules

How to get a hot body without heatstroke: Your summer workout survival guide

By Cari Shoemate

08.24.11 | 12:04 pm

Although summer is winding down, it’s hotter than ever! So, how are you supposed to keep that beach body when it’s 100-plus degrees outside and all you want ...


Rumors Dispelled

10 Exercise Myths Uncovered — with some help from Sir Mix A Lot

By Cari Shoemate

03.20.11 | 3:10 pm

As I trainer, I spend a lot of my time trying to convince people that the rumors they hear about working out aren’t always true. It’s so frustrating ...


Running with Reason

Getting over The Dolly Partons: What the Houston Marathon feels like the day after

By Cari Shoemate

01.31.11 | 8:45 pm

So you want to know what it’s like to wake up at 5 a.m. and run 26.2 miles in the rain? Amazing. But, don’t call me ...


Tips from a Trainer

The 10 things you shouldn't do before a marathon: Last-minute PR (and face) savers

By Cari Shoemate

01.29.11 | 5:14 pm

If you are one of the 22,000 runners preparing to run this weekend’s Houston Marathon or Half Marathon, you might be wondering how you should spend the final ...


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