Every year, the average American gains 7-10 pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. Yikes. It’s hard enough to maintain your current weight, or lose weight, so let’s not gain more that we’ll have to deal with in 2023! Here are three simple ways to stay healthy and maintain your weight this busy season! Apply the 80/20 rule. Eighty percent …
There once was a girl who had severe joint pain. She gave up grain and it went away. That girl was me. The end. It’s true. I’ve led an active life and as a result, have had a number of injuries. As you know, age + injuries = pain. To summarize, I’ve had 4 knee surgeries and need double knee …
As the sun takes longer to rise and temperatures drop, the comfort of your cozy bed is increasingly harder to give up first thing in the morning. The sound of the alarm disrupts your blissful slumber, but you know you have to get up and do life. So, you do it. However, the signal to get up even earlier for …
Sometimes I wish I was a couch potato. Not because I fantasize about lounging in front of the TV while stuffing my face, but because couch potatoes don’t get hurt. Athletes get hurt, couch potatoes don’t. If you’re an active person you know all about the pain and frustration that goes along with an injury. You probably also know that …
I had a virtual training event on a Friday evening…so I brought my two kids plus my daughter’s friend. Another teacher brought her daughter as well. While we were busy learning, the kids were simply being kids. When the event was over, the kids began asking a ton of questions about Pilates; “How do you use this piece?” What is …
Joseph Pilates said “Contrology (pilates) is the complete coordination of mind, body and spirit”. That IS the definition of Pilates, but I think it goes beyond the exercises you do in a studio. I attribute my pilates practice and the support from my pilates community for helping me stay strong and positive in my mind, body and spirit during my …
I’m no stranger to fatigue. I was diagnosed with chronic adrenal fatigue at 36 years old. I remember lying on the floor to play with my children because sitting up wasn’t an option. I literally couldn’t get up. I’ve tried just about everything to restore energy and live fully. This included seeing dozens of doctors, both Eastern and Western, to …
