Do You Make Your Kids Move?
Have you heard this quote yet from Laura Vanderkam? “You have fewer than 1000 Saturdays with each child in your care before they’re grown up”. Now that my own kids are grown, I can look back and see how valuable that time together is. Plus, when you can spend that valuable time increasing their health […]
Just Keep Shoveling
I got a shovel handle right in the gut this morning. It snowed today and I have taken it upon myself to be the family shoveler. I shouldn’t, I do have 3 teenagers who could do it, but I enjoy the quiet moments outside. I love the look when it’s completed. To see the side […]
This Fitness Style Is Not For You
I had the pleasure of watching a morning news program on the television while at the gym this morning. It had a New Year’s Resolution theme to it and so of course they had a fitness trainer come and share her new 100%-guaranteed-to-work gadget with the television host. It looked similar to this. […]
Two Birds, One Stone.
Two Birds, One Stone. You were made for connection. Even if you are an introvert at heart, and you refuel by being alone, your longing to know someone and to be known is an innate part of being human. Brene Brown writes that connection is the “energy that exists between people when […]
Please Don’t Quit This Year
Last year I wrote about about a client named Cocktail Cara. She started off the year feeling lethargic and unhealthy. She contacted me in January 2016 to inquire about training and to see if I could help her go down a completely different path than she had been on. She was the gal who people […]
Our Last Day – 30 Days of Wellness!
Well, we made it! What a wonderful month it was to set aside a little time everyday to look at our wellness. We covered everything from spiritual and sexual wellness to exercise and mindful eating. When I decided to do the 30 days of blogging, I wondered how I would ever come up […]
Just Go Get The Damn Test!
These past few years I have suffered greatly from a severe iron deficiency called Anemia. At one point, my ferritin levels were at a 2 and they are suppose to be around 44. Needless to say , I was not well. This summer I was close to getting fed up with feeling like I had […]
5 Things That Increase Wellness
I slept in today. Finally! With a job that starts at 5am most mornings my body clock kind of has me whipped, even on weekends when I don’t work. While lying there, enjoying my morning coffee and a local magazine called Mint, I thought to myself, “This brings me joy. It gives me a […]
Move Daily – Your Life Depends On It!
How can exercise benefit your life? Let me count the ways! Well, I’ll give you 2 good ones: Let’s start off with the #1 most important reason why it is imperative that you include exercise in your life: Without exercise…you will decay! Endless calories and lack of exercise signal your body to start shutting down. […]
A Reason You Can’t Stick With Fitness
Have you heard the saying, “make fitness a lifestyle’? It’s very true that those who are able to incorporate a fitness regiment into their lives and who have the capacity to stick with it forever, have indeed “made it their lifestyle”. Why is it easy for some, but incredibly hard for the majority? Did you […]
