New Year, New blah, blah, blah
Seriously, though, Happy New Year! I hope you did have a great holiday and a fun New Year's Eve celebration (or got to bed early!) This time of year does lend itself to new goals, possibly new expectations of ourselves…
It’s not your exercise program.
So you're not seeing the results you are expecting from your workouts? It's very likely not your exercise program. How's the rest of your life? Let's start here. 1. How's your sleep? Do you sleep long enough, restful enough? Sleep will fix…
Cravings? Hungry?
Have you ever actually paused before you begin eating to check in with your body to know if you are actually hungry? Chances are, if you practice some mindfulness around your eating, you will discover that you often reach for food out of boredom, loneliness,…
Social Media’s culture of comparison
One of the worst things you can do is compare yourself to someone else. Unfortunately, social media has created a “Culture of Comparison” that’s extremely unhealthy … not to mention destructive to your fitness goals. That “influencer” with the 6-pack…
Tool Kit for Sleep
Sleep is critical...for everything! I'm going to copy and paste directly from Huberman Lab so you get this powerful information without mistakes. Andrew Huberman, Ph.D., is a neuroscientist and tenured Professor in the Department of Neurobiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine. He…
Fitting it all in
This school year my daughter's school changed and I'm driving her to and from school. This is not something I ever planned to do and it shifted my schedule. In the past (pre-covid era) she would walk or catch the…
Want to move better? Give this joint some love.
Throughout the day we squat down, walk, reach for stuff in cabinets and car trunks , climb stairs or hills, and/or run, but sometimes these movement patterns are limited by our ankle range of motion. Sometimes women feel pain in their knees, hips or back…