A very busy week last week between work and marathon training and other things personally caused me to pause Friday evening and reflect .. and then, to let it go. The week was over. A new one is coming. What will I do to renew my energy stores? What do you do when you have … Continue reading Why Recharging is Important
How to Change your Nutrition Habits
Have you ever cooked fresh crabs before? You know, where you just caught them and they're still alive and crawling around (not to be morbid here, but) and don't want to be in a pot of boiling water? Have you considered how you can change your eating habits? Have you wanted to swap to healthier … Continue reading How to Change your Nutrition Habits
7 Reasons Why It’s Good to Have a Coach
What do you do when you don't know the answer to something? You go to someone (or some resource) that does, right? Think of all the areas of life that coaches, trainers, mentors, etc, are beneficial: from dog or pet training, to business coaches and mentors, to tutors when you are studying a course or … Continue reading 7 Reasons Why It’s Good to Have a Coach
10 Tips to Help You Stick to Your Goals
We all have encountered this one time or another – that we set out to accomplish a goal with all the drive and best of intentions, but then lose our steam along the way. How can we keep ourselves on track? Here are 10 tips to do so. 1. Set goals that are specific, … Continue reading 10 Tips to Help You Stick to Your Goals
Think Long Term and Process
Do you have a big health/fitness goal? Have you been thinking about it for a while now? Have you embarked upon it? Have you started only to have gotten overwhelmed or discouraged by it? Sometimes, you get the big push of energy (take New Years' resolutions, for instance) only to peter out of energy … Continue reading Think Long Term and Process
Hidden Sugar
You've likely heard and know that sugar has been added to SO many of the products we have access to these days. It can be difficult to get away from them if we are accustomed to the sugar content because it tastes good to us. That's why reducing sugar intake can be a difficult … Continue reading Hidden Sugar
Exercise and Mental Health
You probably are aware that exercise has a plethora of benefits, among which can include lowering risk of chronic disease such as diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and cardiovascular disease, as well as lowering weight and making movement more comfortable in functional daily activities. There are many other wonderful benefits that exercise has, also, on the … Continue reading Exercise and Mental Health
Get a Schedule that Works for You!
So, many of us are thinking about back-to-school, the beginning of fall, and more. How can we reorganize our schedules accordingly? Surely, we have to adjust with the seasons, and these seasons bring transitions of students going back to school, whether it be grade school or furthering their education, I recognize that parents are a … Continue reading Get a Schedule that Works for You!
Positive Affirmations + Fitness = Better Results
Fitness is not only physical - it is mental and spiritual as well. When I say physical, I'm speaking of the actions and movement. When I speak of mental fitness, I'm referring to the thoughts that we have. Finally, when I speak of spiritual fitness, I'm speaking of the core beliefs that we hold … Continue reading Positive Affirmations + Fitness = Better Results
No Pain, No Gain? Exercise Doesn’t Have to Hurt!
A common belief around exercise that keeps many people from participating is that it should hurt or be uncomfortable.There are advertisements everywhere online and beyond of advanced levels of exercise that can make us feel like we're not doing enough or well enough that make many of us throw our hands in the air and say, … Continue reading No Pain, No Gain? Exercise Doesn’t Have to Hurt!
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