This months challenge is a little different then our previous challenges. It is something that almost all of us do daily. Climb a flight of stairs. If you have a fitness tracker and you wear it every day this will be very simple for you to track. If not, old[…]
Read More »Exercise & Wellness Streaks As many of you know I often offer a fitness challenge to you. They have varied over the years but they’re usually a 30-day challenge or a weekly challenge. I try to make them manageable and beneficial to most of you, but factors including your age,[…]
Read More »This months 30 day challenge is a great one. It is simple. Perform a bur-pee for every year you have been alive per day. I am 46 so I will do 46 bur-pees per day. It is great for kids to learn this movement and it wont be too hard[…]
Read More »I would like to give credit to one of my clients for suggesting this idea for the blog post. During a workout she commented on how amazing it is that small adjustments in position and a little help guiding a movement can make such a difference in what she feels[…]
Read More »Perform the following each day. You don’t have to do them all at once or in 1 set. Just get them done. Choose your goal. Mine is 10 Pull ups 50 Push Ups 100 Sit Ups Yours can be 5 Pull Ups 25 Push[…]
Read More »The Importance of LRHRE for People Over 60! LRHRE = Low resistance high repetition exercises. Not as sexy as HIT exercises, which get all the publicity these days. Yes, HIT (high intensity training) exercises are the latest craze, and they have excellent benefits: most common are metabolic increases, caloric burn,[…]
Read More »Being Mortal is an incredibly thought provoking and fascinating insight into life as death approaches. This is not a topic that most people generally enjoy talking about, but we must all face the fact that we and all our loved ones will eventually die. Having a better understanding of how[…]
Read More »Keto Diet – Yea or Nay Continuing with the nutrition discussion from my last blog, I will take a dive into the Keto craze. Although I have never tried this diet, I have a few clients who have done so this year. Some like it, some love it, and others[…]
Read More »What the Heck Should I Eat? I get this question all the time. Here are my usual responses: Eat a wide variety of vegetables. Consume small amounts of chicken, fish and fruit. Avoid processed food (including bread) as much as possible. Enjoy some beef or pork, and don’t be afraid[…]
Read More »Don’t Worry – Be Happy in 2019 As we welcome a new year and close the book on 2018, it’s customary to look forward but also to look back over the past year. For some it may have been great; for others it may have been fraught with stress and[…]
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