by Tanya Miszko | Dec 5, 2021 | Functional Training, Healthy Lifestyle
Have you ever started something new and didn’t stick with it? Then you tried again, but with a friend and it worked that time? That friend was your accountability buddy – the one who helped you do what you said you were going to do. In college I had a...
by Tanya Miszko | Dec 5, 2021 | Healthy Lifestyle
Ever wonder why some people seem to bounce back from a struggle or challenge and others don’t do it so well? Why some people have more “fight” in them than others? Or, how some always seem to make lemonade from lemons – even if the lemons are...
by Tanya Miszko | Dec 5, 2021 | Functional Training, Healthy Lifestyle
Let’s talk about how exercise can help the symptoms of perimenopause: hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings, brain fog, bone loss, etc. It can! Not all people respond the same to changes in their hormones and not all people respond the same to exercise so this...
by Tanya Miszko | Dec 5, 2021 | Functional Training, Healthy Lifestyle
Over the course of an exercise program, you change different variables in order to progress the program and maximize benefits. So what exactly can we change to alter the intensity of a workout? Load: The easiest variable to manipulate is load. Just grab a heavier...
by Tanya Miszko | Dec 2, 2021 | Functional Training, Healthy Lifestyle
No one really likes to hear this word: discipline. I remember when I was younger and discipline was handled by my Dad. Oy! Us kids used to say “the punishment never fit the crime”. I digress. I’m not talking about THAT type of discipline though....
by Tanya Miszko | Dec 2, 2021 | Functional Training, Healthy Lifestyle
Options. I like options, especially in my workouts. Options allow you to customize the workout to how you are feeling that day. It doesn’t mean that you do nothing, it means that you do what works for you. Example: my left knee hurts. I’m not going to...
