Category: Well-Being
Put on your own oxygen mask first.. and keep it on!
As caregivers, we worry about those in our charge. (You can substitute employees and work here.) When they go to the hospital, we make sure the doctors and staff are offering proper care. Put on your own mask, please! Wednesday morning, we had to call paramedics to take my father-in-law to the ER with what […]
Continue Reading...Your Body-Care Toolkit for Pain-Free Living
What (or who) helps hold you together? What do you do to take care of the knots in your muscles and fascia? (The soft, squishy stuff?) How about address the imbalances your body faces throughout the day? Especially after a long day (or week) of work, the body feels worn down and stiff. Ugh… š […]
Continue Reading...The Best Ways to Lose Weight
The most common question a fitness professional is asked is, āWhatās the best way for me to lose weight?ā Based on your circumstances, that answer may vary! (Sorry, yāall…) The first key is to give yourself patience. The weight did NOT show up overnight and will take time to come off. How much time depends […]
Continue Reading...5 Ways to Reduce the Impact of Aging
From diets to exercise programs, more people spend energy addressing their physical health than mental. Itās much more visiblyĀ obvious, after all! As we grow older and become caregivers for our parents, we worry about their bodies breaking down and keeping them out of pain, if theyāre eating well… or even at all. All manners of […]
Continue Reading...Mind Over Matter: Are You Supported Mentally?
Who do you know that isnātĀ impacted by stress right now? The reality is that we are faced with a tremendous amount of political and societal uncertainty. Even if you donāt personally identify as being stressed, most people around you are! I watched Dr. Sanjay Guptaās documentary, āOne Nation Under StressāĀ to find out lifeĀ expectancy in the […]
Continue Reading...You’re Perfect Exactly Where You Are
The energy has been thriving at the studio with the 7am classes filling up. We have everywhere from the recently joined to years-long veterans of the studio and program. The backgrounds and experiences are vast: novice exercisers, performers, current and former athletes, people who last exercised back when school still required it. The diversity is […]
Continue Reading...Five Ways to Improve How You Feel… RIGHT NOW
Most people are thrilled that Fridays signal the end of the work week. I presently find myself even more overwhelmed by the demands of my weekend! Caregiving for the in-laws isnāt a restful way to spend my non-training days, so Iād rather seize the pleasant moments when I can create them. Right now, Iām working […]
Continue Reading...Wedding Body Fears? Train For Health, Not Physique
Iāve spent the better part of the past 21 years learning how to be āhealthier.ā My adrenal glands were tortured not just through emotional strain. They were hit hard by taking over-the-counter supplements and drinking canned ādietā shakes as a teen and young woman. I was desperate to get my metabolism going enough to support […]
Continue Reading...Friday Fit Notes: The Best Time to Workout
I can wake up at 5 in the morning and be disturbingly perky giving my clients a great training session. Ask me to be in the gym at 7 am to workout, and Iām a sniveling brat. āI donāt WANNA workout! Iām TIRED! BLEH!ā My body hurts, Iām not there mentally or physically. There are […]
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