On Earth Day (and any day), go outdoors to reduce stress.
Happy Earth Day! This is the perfect day to talk about spending some time outdoors to help relieve stress. It’s a gorgeous day here on the Jersey Shore. I rode my bike to work to see a lovely, new-ish 70+ client who arrived with her usual positive attitude and a big smile. The ride home […]
Happierness – 5 pillars of a good life.
Hi Friends, My eldest son sent me an article in The Atlantic (gift article): Jung’s Five Pillars of a Good Life. I love that my kids are so good at knowing the kinds of things that matter to me. As I read it I thought that it might resonate for many of you, so this […]
Unconscionable: Big Food Capitalizes On Fat Shaming
Have you heard? Dietitian influencers promote junk foods and discourage weight loss efforts. As obesity rises, Big Food and dietitians push ‘anti-diet’ advice. YouTube influencers are urging women to stop dieting and start listening to “mental hunger, marketing junk in the name of “health at any size”, capitalizing on the “anti-diet” movement. Global food marketers […]
Instagram advice – machines vs free weights?
I had a good convo with a client this morning about some Instagram advice. A trainer/influencer said to get strong we need to go to a gym and go heavy on machines.. Maybe the Instagrammer is selling memberships at a gym – it’s that time of year. Gyms offer a variety of machines because they’re […]
10 Things you might not know about me.
Are you sometimes surprised at what others might think if they only see the outer layers of you? In the delightful film, Shrek tells Donkey, who was afraid of him at first, “ogres have layers”. We’re all comprised of layers. More and more layers accumulate through our lives. Most of what contributed to my layers […]
Weight training for better skin plus brain boost!
Happy almost spring! With the longer, warmer days I’ll bet you’re motivated to walk, jog, run, hike, and play outdoors. This means that it’s even more important that you include strength training in your program for performance and injury prevention. But did you know that weight lifting is also good for your skin and for […]
Nap time.
Hi Friends~ I’m not good at slowing down and stopping, but today I did. I made myself lie down, and fell asleep for a whole hour. In the middle of a Monday – amazing. A 3 minute segment on napping on the radio yesterday gave me good reasons to allow myself to rest. As if […]
SAD: Seasonal Affective Disorder And Recipes To Fight It
Hi friends~ Hope you’ve been having a good winter. The daffodils and crocuses are poking up out of the ground, so it’s starting to feel springy around my city. If you’re like so many women, and me, you might have been feeling symptoms of SAD, Seasonal Affective Disorder. I’ve felt it every year, a sense […]
The head bone’s connected to the foot bone.
Hello friends~ I’ve been hearing from friends and clients all week about neck and shoulder pain. Hip, knee, and back issues too. It could be that people are less active in winter, maybe sitting more, exercising less. While we’re all getting older every nan0-second, we don’t have to be sidelined with joint pain, or succumb […]
Happy Days
Hi Friends, This week’s newsletter isn’t about fitness or nutrition, but a different, and important part of wellness. Happiness. I just read an article about Finland again being ranked the happiest country in the world – that’s 6 years running. Taxes are very high in Finland, so money doesn’t seem to be a key to […]