In the true spirit of Thanksgiving, and wellness, I wanted to take a minute and pause to reflect on the things I am grateful for this year.
Last week I mentioned that the folks at Fitness Blender had posted a motivational quote on their Instagram, “Fitness looks different on every body,” and talked about the body image and positivity undercurrents that it had for me. There were a few other significant thoughts I had about the quote and most of them fall
Body Positivity•Dimensions of Wellness
Fitness Looks Different on Every Body – Body Positivity
November 7, 2018A few weeks ago, Kelli and Daniel over at Fitness Blender posted a quote on their Instagram account. “Fitness looks different on every body.” Six words. I live and work in this crazy fitness and wellness world and that simple statement really got me thinking. There are lots of things you can take from that
Happy Halloween friends! It may seem strange that a wellness blogger is talking about Halloween, but I am about to make the case for why Halloween and wellness go together like ghosts and goblins.
I practice yoga, or I at least try to, regularly. I am a big believer in the Eight Limbs and I have seen how thoughtful practice of each has positively affected my life. As with all yoga practice, there are aspects of it that can always be improved and worked on. In the West, we
General Fitness•Planning and Programming
Exercise Recommendations for Long Term Health
October 17, 2018It should come as no surprise that one of the questions I field most has to do with how much exercise one should be getting. Truth be told, it’s actually a fairly complicated question to answer. It involves figuring out what the individual’s goal is, how much time they have to devote to working out,
Sometimes it is good to be a little irreverent. Laughter is the best medicine right? So today, something a little… silly.
Yoga as a Western practice and yoga as a traditional practice are typically quite different. The majority of people walking into a Western yoga class are looking for the asanas to help with their flexibility, strength, or in some cases rehabilitation. And while there is nothing wrong with that, limiting a yoga practice to just
I am always amazed at the number of people who buy stock at the grocery store. I’m sure we have Rachael Ray to thank for the huge variety now available. And she’s right; it definitely takes something plain, like rice, and jazzes it up. But the stock available in the grocery store is often full
As anyone who has been around here will tell you, I like to take a whole life/whole person approach to exercise. While this approach allows for a lot of flexibility, it also breeds a heck of a lot of confusion. I use what I call a 2-2-2 format to “design” my weeks. It’s a great
