Is it possible to solely work out at home and find your best self? I believe there is a misconception as to the way you have to go about achieving your health and fitness goals. I feel this way given the plethora of nutrition / exercise ads streaming on all...
You are ready to invest your time, money, and physical effort into hiring a personal trainer. One of the most important decisions to make is the initial one – hiring a personal trainer. Over the course of my life, I have had three personal trainers, each at a...
I’ve practiced mat Pilates since 2018. The benefits are endless, both physically and mentally. “Internationally, Pilates is considered a major exercise for improving physical, psychological, and motor functions.”* When I became pregnant, it was important to me to...
Strike “it’s all luck.” Highlight effort. Gravitate towards selecting balanced choices. Fantastic health is not something everyone can achieve. Tricky health diagnoses strike. Whether us, a friend, or a loved one, we will experience chronic illness and disease in our...
A multi-hyphenate certified group fitness instructor (barre, Pilates, yoga, HIIT) and personal trainer shares her insight of the noticeable benefits from taking high-energy based workout classes. #1 - “Breaking a sweat and achieving goals that you may not have thought...
We have all been tempted, distracted, or given in to foods or products at the grocery store that were not on our list. Some of which we regretted the next day after consumption. (And some of which we did not regret!) It’s like being the main character in a crazy video...
Growing up, stretching was always suggested to me before joining any competitive sport on the field or court. Did I? No. Why? Because I didn’t think it mattered. I was unaware of any benefit. I associated it as only being necessary if you were prone to injury....
Recall the phrase, “Don’t knock it ‘til you try it?” The old me (a decade or so ago) would have never believed that mindful movements that were low impact and incorporating stretching, balance, and breath work could pay off in the physical and mental sense. The new me...
As I’ve learned from experts the past two years, “movement is not always medicine.” While many doctors are quick to encourage patients to exercise, there truly are some people who live with a chronic illness or health condition that don’t benefit from generic exercise...
The course I took focused on utilizing mindfulness when in stressful situations such as relationships, work, medical pain, panic, and general anxiety. I signed up for an eight-week series of classes. Each class varied a bit and participation was necessary. We had...
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