Today and Everyday
Health is a 4-legged stool: adequate sleep, moving everyday, eating whole foods, and drinking enough water. Sleep — tracking your quality of sleep makes a difference. There are all kinds of wearables that can help. My favorite is the Oura Ring. It’s HSA/FSA eligible too! Movement — Strength training, walking, stretching, mobility training …. are […]
A what? An Uitwaaien (pronounced Out-vi-en). Uitwaaien is a Dutch term for doing something outside in the wind that clears your mind and makes you feel refreshed – taking a morning walk or run, working in the garden, raking leaves, or taking a bike ride. It’s about getting back in touch with nature and escaping […]
The Fall sports season has started and many of us have kids actively involved in organized or school sports. How your student athlete fuels his/her body makes a difference in their performance. Feel free to share these guidelines with your kids, or use them yourself! Fuel your Performance A strong, capable athlete trains hard for […]
For years, I figured the only way I could lose or maintain my weight was through rigorous cardiovascular or aerobic exercise. I would run, climb the stair stepper, or take an aerobics based class for an hour 5 times or more a week. And it worked, kind of. As I grew older though, I started to […]
Sometimes stuff happens. You’ve had a few excellent days or weeks of sticking to your clean eating or workout commitments and then life happens. Suddenly, all your good intentions have disappeared. We have all been there. And no matter the reason, you’ve gotten off track of your health and fitness plan. Sometimes an off day is […]
Working out and building up a good sweat is encouraged to help you get and stay in shape. Many times, we are so excited about our results, that we begin to fear taking time off. But taking a rest day is important for many reasons. Rest days give you a time to recover both physically and […]
It’s been a long winter….a really long one. Winter can be hard! It’s easy to let things go It’s easy to skip workouts It’s easy to move less and watch Netflixs more Maybe it’s time for some Spring Cleaning…. and I’m not talking about cleaning your house or yard. I’m talking doing a little Spring […]
Success starts with mastering the basics. Every good athlete learns and practices the fundamentals. Basketball players practice shooting ever and over everyday. Professional baseball players take batting practice. Golfers work on the basics of their swings. Ask any successful coach and they will tell you that fundamentals win games. Same is true on our health […]
When I woke up this morning, I was shocked that our outside thermometer read -17. It’s crazy how we went from an extraordinarily warm December to what feels like an extraordinarily cold January. When it’s cold like this, it’s tempting to just cuddle under a warm blanket and binge on Netflix or read. Though there […]
Stress is real right now and it feels like it will only get crazier! Taking care of you and learning how to manage and mitigate stress is critical for your physical and mental health. That is why I am offering a “mini – course” on stress management. I want to share some of my best […]
