Next, to New Year’s, I’d say that Spring is the next most popular time when people think about getting fit. We start to think about being outdoors more and wearing shorts, tank tops, and bathing suits. To make your fitness regime more effective, I have Ten Tips covering what kind of goals to set, how to create an easy do-anywhere …
A Simple Start Process to Get Moving
Stop scouring the internet looking for the perfect workout that will get your heart rate up, strengthen your body and get you losing those pesky pounds that are lingering in those places we really don’t want to mention. You have enough knowledge to get you started. Yes, you read that right. You can start right where you are today. Create Your …
Ready, Set … Action
Want to get moving and do it safely? Here’s a workout toolkit of information to get started. Our bodies are made for moving and if we don’t do that on a regular basis, we are setting ourselves up for mobility issues. Are you as active as you were when you were a kid or as a young adult? Unless your …
Stretch & Grow
Stretching is one of those things that you know you should do you just rarely ever do it. Stretching increases our flexibility which increases our range of motion and reduces our risk of injury. Why is stretching so important? Keeping a joint in the same position causes the muscles and ligaments to stiffen, and with lack of movement, your muscles …
Why is Sleep so Darn Important Anyway?
The other day I created a post on Facebook asking people to like the comment if they got 8 hours sleep per night or comment if they got anything else. I was not surprised to find out that more than half of the people that commented had less than 8 hours sleep in a night. Those that did have less …
Be Kind to Yourself – Illness & Exercise
And so it starts – a little tickle in your nose, the need for a tissue, and you know what comes next! What should you be doing when life throws you a sniffle or more? Our system (aka body) is compromised by a foreign attack. Our immune system is going into overtime to protect it. When that happens, our bodies …
Fitness When You’re on the Go
You exercise regularly for months … but then you go on vacation, need to travel on a business trip, or just get caught up in the general insanity of life and those great routines you built go out the window. Sound familiar? Staying in shape when you’re busy is faster and easier than you think! Two of the most …
Seven Myths People Believe About Fat loss
With the vast amount of information and advertisements about weight loss, it’s difficult to understand fact from fiction when it comes to fat loss. If you’re not seeing results with your wellness efforts, then you may be believing a myth and doing more harm than good.
Recovery After Exercise: Rest & Play
Recovery is an important aspect of any workout, and it’s also something to consider in general each day. The demands of the activities and demands of our day-to-day lives are all things we need to make sure we recover from—and it’s not just our bodies that need to recover, our minds need to recover, too.
7 Ways to be just a little better!
Where are you at with your workouts these days? Do you want to try something new, harder more challenging? Does the thought of more of a challenge scare you; would that be too hard? Ask yourself, where are you on the spectrum?