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Jenny Evans

Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jenny Evans, B.S., C.P.T.,C.F.T., is an internationally recognized expert on stress, performance, exercise physiology, nutrition and health. Her dynamic keynote presentations inspire, entertain and educate Fortune 500 audiences worldwide to increase their capacity for stress and to discover... Full Bio
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Business School Training in A Hot, Sweaty Room by Jenny Evans Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I have learned many things about myself and the world while on my yoga mat.  The funny thing is, learning about myself is not why I go to yoga.  I’m typically after a good ... Read on »
Leadership for $20 by Jenny Evans Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living $20 Leadership Training? Yup. St. Catherine University Leadership Institute has an annual Summer Leadership Series offering sessions taught by talented profession ... Read on »
The “Real” Hunger Games by Jenny Evans Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living For this month’s Health & Fitness segment on NBC KARE 11 I put Diana Pierce through my version of The Hunger Games.  If she answers 7 of the 10 following food and nutritio ... Read on »
Six Ways Taking Care of Your Health is Exactly Like Working With a Financial Planner by Jenny Evans Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I like to think I’m pretty good about saving money for retirement and managing my finances.  I give money to my investor on a monthly basis and work with my accountant to ... Read on »
Guest Post: Dr. Nicole LaVoi on Physical Activity in China by Jenny Evans Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Today’s post comes courtesy of my friend Dr. Nicole LaVoi who is an expert in youth sport, coach and sport parent education, and girls’ and women in sports. She teaches sp ... Read on »
MythBusters: Nutrition Edition by Jenny Evans 1 Comment Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living This post has been sitting in my draft box since late February.  I was supposed to cover this topic on my Health & Fitness segment on NBC KARE 11 on March 2nd, but it got ... Read on »
This Dumpster is Finger Lickin’ Good! by Jenny Evans Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Think of this the next time you order french fries or anything deep fried, because this is what it was cooked in: We were leaving an indoor rock climbing facility thi ... Read on »
Less Fat, Less Stress: Who Wants In? by Jenny Evans Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living When it comes to calorie intake, the message often revolves around total taken in – as long as you consume fewer calories than you burn, you will reduce body fat.  Unfortu ... Read on »
Sandbag Workout by Jenny Evans Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Did you know that resistance training helps with your resilience?  More muscle mass allows insulin to do it’s job better, so your blood glucose levels are better regulated ... Read on »
Your 3 Overlapping Work Days by Jenny Evans Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Did you know that on a typical day you’re most likely squeezing in three days worth of work? You have your scheduled work time consisting of meetings, servicing client ... Read on »
Resiliency and Performance: Expectation Versus Reality by Jenny Evans Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I recently spent two days speaking at the Yale School of Management to a group of upper level, international executives. They were a bright group – as all of my audiences ... Read on »
Resiliency Challenge: The Big Turn Off by Jenny Evans Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living There’s something many of us do on a daily basis that can take 22 minutes off our lives for each hour we do it: the sedentary act of watching TV.  Your challenge this week ... Read on »
Weekly Challenge: How Low Can You Go? by Jenny Evans Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Here are the nerdy and delicious bean chips I mentioned: Beanitos And here is the hummus — thought it’s not the best I’ve ever had it’s great for traveling: ... Read on »
2012: Live It Like You Were Dying. Because In a Way, You Are. by Jenny Evans Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living I’m normally not one for New Year’s Resolutions, as I believe every day of the year is an opportunity to make a renewed commitment to important things in your life ... Read on »
Weekly Challenge: Pull Your Trigger by Jenny Evans Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Odds are, you may have made a commitment this week to change some of your current habits and routines.  Habits are hard to break because by their very nature they are non- ... Read on »
Weekly Challenge: Make Your Gratitude List by Jenny Evans Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Every year around this time I start reflecting on the past 365 days and conduct a mental summary of everything positive that’s happened.  This year I decided to take thing ... Read on »
Weekly Challenge: Hara Hachi Bu by Jenny Evans Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living Treadmill summary:  I worked for 50 minutes, walked 2.27 miles and burned 220 calories.  WHILE WORKING.  In contrast sitting burns 5 calories an hour, and you be ... Read on »
Six Goal Setting Tips + One Crazy Face by Jenny Evans Posted in: Blog Posts in Healthy Living In still photo grabs I am the female version of Jim Carey – apparently I do nothing other than make crazy faces while I talk.  Good thing I’m a public speaker. Anyway, ... Read on »