EXERCISE BENEFITS TO YOUR GI SYSTEM: Healthy Bowels
Because it was so cold a few weekends ago, I didn't want to leave the house. I wanted to stay in my hoodie and sweatpants ALL weekend and drink coffee, watch Private Practice on Netflix, and relax! I did that for most of the weekend until I realized that my dog Olaf...
FEELING LIFE’S ACHES n PAINS?
For the past few years I have been feeling more aches and pains than usual. There are days when getting out of bed takes longer than usual because I need to "unwind" my body from last night's sleep. Or, when I now stand up from bed - all the little bones in my feet...
Holiday Survival Guide
Here are some guidelines to get you through the holidays unscathed by the endless array of treats: Bring healthy food to a holiday party. Regardless of what else is there, you know your food will be "safe". When tempted by a lot of yummies, go to the FOOD table...
Icky Sticky Cold Season
TIS THE ICKY STICKY COLD SEASON How do you fight it? It's already starting! Ugh, the cold/flu season! I'm determined NOT to fall victim to it this year! Last year was horrible! I've already started diffusing Thieves essential oil blend in the studio to cut the germs!...
Why I LOVE sandbag training! LOVE it!
SANDBAG TRAINING: WHY? You all know how much I LOVE the sandbags! This past July I was introduced to Josh Henkins (developer of the Ultimate Sandbag Training) and his dynamic variable resistance training program. I am hooked! Since July I've been playing with the many...
Bummed out Body Image GO AWAY!
Why are we so tough on ourselves? We put ourselves down with negative self talk, don't give ourselves the credit we deserve, strive for perfection which is impossible, and worst of all - we don't hear or see the good stuff! We ALL have good stuff, regardless of the...
Super Wedgie & Twisted Bikini Tops
This weekend I was with family celebrating my three nieces' birthdays. They are 8, 8, and 5! They ran around all day and totally tired me out!! As I was watching them I was noticing that my 8-year old's bikini top was all twisted and not laying right and my 5-year...
HOW TO FIGHT BELLY FAT
Having trouble zipping up your pants or know someone who is? Or, finding that for some reason you are tending to carry more weight in your belly than you used to? While a wider waistline is more typical of "aging", it doesn't have to be! Typically (but you're...
HOW and WHY to change your exercise intensity!
Why & how do you change your intensity within a 30 Minutes of Everything class? Let's tackle the WHY first. Crazy me would say "why not?!" The real reason is that you change your intensity in order to challenge yourself, physically and mentally. When you change...
WHAT ARE COMPOUND EXERCISES?
WHAT ARE COMPOUND EXERCISES? Well, let me explain. Compound exercises are those exercises that use multiple joints, muscles, body parts, etc. Basically, exercises that use your whole body, or close to it. Everything we do in nature uses more than one muscle group at a...