Well after months of dragging my butt around and feeling like crap, weight gain, extremely low blood pressure, a serious bout of depression, lack of enthusiasm for life and only doing low intensity exercise – because anything vigorous really hasn’t been an option… ...
According to an article published recently in the Wall Street Journal, the opinion of cardiologists is almost unanimous that instead of getting great health benefits from their hours and hours of training time, endurance athletes may in fact be causing excessive...
Genetically Modified Food, Food Allergies, Health, Wellness, and Safety Are you concerned about what you’re eating? Do you have any medical issues, food allergies, chronic inflammation, diabetes, heart problems, or other diseases that have you spending money on...
A friend of mine just sent me this article and it’s worth sharing with you! Are you still young and healthy? Are deep full squats still easy for you? Or are you one of the millions of people suffering from Pelvic Floor Dysfunction, hip, or back pain? I shudder at...
I was sitting at the gym waiting for my sweetie to finish his workout and picked up a copy of the June 2nd Science News magazine to read. Found a really interesting article by Nathan Seppa, “Weight Loss May Cut Cancer Risk.” Since I’ve been dealing with chronic...
BIG NEWS for the Pilates Community Today! Pilates Method Alliance Receives Accreditation of its PMA Pilates Certification Program from the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) This is a fantastic step forward and the PMA has been working long and hard...
Running barefoot versus wearing shoes is a HOT topic in the running community. It seems that everyone has an opinion about what is best for the body. Running faster, running more efficiently, running with fewer injuries, all need to be taken into consideration when...
I love how things pop up when you least expect them! I made a commitment to myself to get strong enough in 2012 to do ten chinup exercises! It’s the middle of April and so far with my own training plan, I’m up to four reps. Slow and steady progress…I’m going to...
People always ask how I got started with Pilates. Everyone finds the work with a different goal in mind. For me, I was suffering from a voice injury. It hurt to talk, and swallow. My job as a Fitness Specialist and coordinator of Aerobic classes was compromised,...
I certainly am a proponent of food allergy testing! After many years with chronic inflammation problems, 3 bouts of optic neuritis with no diagnosable reason for its onset, and the inability to ever really lose any weight, I opted to get blood work done to see what...