It has been a hot minute since I have posted anything cardio related around here. I want to change that today. And I want to change that by talking about a type of workout that hasn’t gotten much love lately. Low intensity steady state...
Communicating modifications for yoga postures is tough. Many instructors use vague language. After all, yoga is about connecting with your own body. Looking up poses online can be a downward spiral enough to put you off downward dog forever. In fact, I started this...
Well friends and lifters, you have made it to this, the last in my series, of strength training umbrellas. And I saved the hardest to define for last: fitness. I use the term umbrellas to define broad categories, or general goals, that strength trainers...
We are going to get all sorts of bendy today! Much like Half Moon, Camel doesn’t look too terrible. Until you are down on the mat. Our spines are meant to bend and twist in many different ways, and in fact the mark of...
Who wants to get pumped today? I feel the need to employ the old teacher standby… “I can’t hear you!” Who wants to get PUMPED? Welcome to part three in my series on Strength Training Umbrellas. I use the term umbrellas to define broad...
Welcome, friends and lifters, to part two in my series on Strength Training Umbrellas. I use the term umbrellas to define broad categories, or general goals, that strength trainers tend to fall under. These umbrellas can help you make decisions about both overload and...
It’s getting on towards back to school. And that means summer is coming to a close. I’m sure many of you (especially if you have littles) are planning for one last hurrah. Whether that happens before the school bells ring again or if you...
Awhile back, I posted an article about sensing stability in yoga poses. As a teacher, I find the concepts of dimensionality, base of support, and sensory input to be valuable as general guidelines for all asanas. However, students often still have questions about individual...
Strength training is the easiest way to help achieve most goals. Now, depending on your larger aim, there will probably be other modes of training that you need to incorporate, but that’s a post for another day. Strength trainers, to my mind, generally fall...
