FLOATING BLISS
We've all been told (or at least have heard) to take an Epsom salt bath to help achy muscles. I've done it. Maybe you've done it. You know it works, but WHY does it work? I never asked that question until I went to a float spa last week. Oh my goodness!...
POWER TRAINING VS STRENGTH TRAINING: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE?
Strength is your ability to exert a force, to move something. Power is your ability to generate that force quickly.
BEST OVERALL WORKOUT
Hudson Valley magazine voted 30 Minutes of Everything “Best Overall Workout” in the Hudson Valley! This is a huge honor and I am so grateful!
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
You haven't seen your friend in a while and you notice that he/she looks different. Your friend lost weight! What do you say? "You look great" can be taken as "you didn't look so hot before" or "wow, this is the exact response I was looking for!". Maybe...
PERIMINOPAUSE BITES
I have entered the phase of ridiculous hormone changes! Before I go any further, let me say . . . everything you hear is TRUE! Seriously, the horror stories, the hot flashes, the weight gain, the crazed mood swings . . . it's all true! I understand that...
DOES IT MATTER IF I GIVE 100%?
You betcha! Your exercise intensity will determine your training results and how many calories you burn during and AFTER your workout! How does this happen? EPOC = Excess Post-Exercise Oxygen Consumption What is this? EPOC is the process of restoring the body...
The Power of Other Sweaty Bodies
If you've recently started a new exercise class/adventure or are continuing one, you've most likely met some new people, even made some new friends. At the very least, you see similar faces in your classes - faces you can count on to be there every time you are. I can...
The Ant Philosophy
Ever think about ants? Me neither! Not until I moved down south and discovered FIRE ants! Then it was a MUST to think about them - they were all over! They do that - ants. They are all over, all the time. It's like they never quit! They are always doing something,...
Benefits of the Get up. The what? The Get up!
A few of my class got to experience the baby get-up in the past few weeks. It sounds easy right? "Baby get-up". If you did it, you know it wasn't easy. The baby get-up isolates your oblique muscles. They are the muscles responsible for rotating the body and preventing...
Aches n’ pains – vinegar to the rescue?
With all my activity it's no wonder my body aches - some days more than others. I was telling my health care practitioner and she recommended apple cider vinegar to help with muscle aches/pain. I completely forgot how she told me to take it and rather than Googling...