Moxa, not Moxie
As a Japanese Acupuncturist, I use adjuncts a lot during treatment. Adjuncts are something other than needles during a treatment. One of them I use is moxa. When I tell people that I use moxa, they often say “moxie”. LOL, not moxie, but moxa. I use moxa on people....
Collaboration WORKS!
Chloe joined my 30 Minutes of Everything® (30MoE) program in upstate NY in 2017. At that point, the program had been running for 6 years, membership was over 150 members, we had expanded our coaching staff, we had moved into a larger space, and we offered nearly 40...
Acupuncture is Medicine
Acupuncture is an ancient Asian medicine that functions to rebalance the body’s dysfunction by inserting thin needles into the body. Don’t worry, they’re not randomly stuck into your body. These acupuncture points are associated with energy meridians in the body....
Cupping – What Did You Say?
Oh my gosh, have you ever had such seriously tight muscles that you just wish you could replace them? Maybe not replace them totally, but surely loosen them up and stop the pain?! I have! I have a history of tight traps - those muscles on top of your shoulders. You...
Did You Know?
As I looked through my website to make updates, I realized that some of you might not know that I am also an Acupuncturist. I mean, why would you? I don’t have one single blog post on here about acupuncture! Everything on my website has been about my group exercise...
The Importance of Deceleration
Previously I talked about power, which is adding speed to a movement. Today I'm going to talk about deceleration - slowing down a movement. I’ve written before about movement physics: all of Newton's Laws. You know that objects in motion will stay in motion unless...
Around the Worlds for Healthy Shoulders
Have you gone around the world in 30 minutes? I have! LOL, not really around the WORLD, but the core movement called "around the world" (ATW). The ATW is a great shoulder mobility exercise and reactive core movement. This one movement develops anti-rotational and...
Cross Body Patterns
You've probably heard me cue you to engage your lats in one of our workouts, right? Of course you have! We will always cue your lat engagement! Engaging your lats makes you more stable, which means you're able to generate more strength and power, have better balance,...
Why Are Your Lats Important?
Repeatedly you have heard me make a recommendation to your form in order to engage your lats. Right? Ok, so maybe you hear it every day! They're THAT important to connecting your upper and lower body. So why is THAT important? Ooh, I'm going to tell you! Your...
What Exactly is Your Core?
No surprise to any of you that we don't do crunches in the 30 Minutes of Everything® program, that we love the sandbag core exercises, and we seriously harp on form. Why? Because we focus on your CORE vs your abs so your daily life will be better. Simple, but let me...