Centerworks Blog
Thanksgiving and the Art of Being Thankful
Sharing the Gift of Gratitude with the Ones You Love Are you being thankful and living every day to its fullest? This has been another challenging year when I find being thankful difficult. And yet, I’ve been given great opportunities to see the power of grace,...
Fitness Frequency Gets Results for Better Health
By ramping up your fitness frequency you can start enjoying the benefits of better whole-body health. Why should you care about fitness frequency? As Americans we spend waaaaay to much time sitting on our rumps, slumping with poor posture. This not only affects our...
Work vs. Force: Optimizing your Efforts for Health Improvement and Exercise
Stop Struggling to Get Benefits from Your Workouts and Reduce the Risk of Injury by Paying Attention to Work vs. Force. What are Your Movement Habits? Are you able to efficiently maximize the benefits from your exercise program, or do you tend to force your way...
Osteoporosis and Exercise: Keeping Your Bones Healthy – Exercise Safety Considerations and Resources
I have posted several blogs about Osteoporosis and exercise, and seemingly this is a topic that I get questions and comments from readers quite frequently. Over the years, I have had numerous clients with osteoporosis, and we’ve adjusted their Pilates workout...
Improving Plantar Fasciitis requires Paying Attention to a Lot More than Just Your Feet
Over the years, I can’t even remember how many clients have walked thru my doors complaining of foot pain caused by Plantar Fasciitis. Some were avid runners, others were nurses or school teachers, they either have jobs that required them to be on their feet all day,...
3 Great Reasons to Practice Pilates Principles While You Walk
There are a lot of reasons why I love Pilates, and definitely more than 3 great reasons to practice Pilates principles while you walk. While walking can be a fitness activity, it’s also a very necessary daily activity. And HOW you walk can dramatically affect...
Push-Up Pull-Up: Tips to Improve Upper Body Strength for Push-Ups
Did you know that by practicing the Push-Up Pull-Up phase of your push-up exercises you can improve upper body strength and successfully do a great, get all the way down and back up again push-up? (This post with tips to improve your push-up pull-up technique is...
Vagus Nerve Stimulation May Help Reduce Inflammation, Depression, and More…
Vagus Nerve Stimulation Might Be A Missing Link for Better Health How in touch are you with your Vagus Nerve? Do you struggle with inflammation, depression, or other chronic health challenges? Has anybody ever suggested that you do anything specific to support your...
Practice Better Push-Ups
5 Movement Training Tips to Maximize Healthy Movement Habits (This post is Part 2 of a four-part article series to help you improve your Push-Ups) Do you struggle to find and use the right muscles to do the work on Push-Ups? Push-Ups aren’t easy, especially for us...
Push-Up Exercise Prep: Improve Your Push-Up Exercises with a Great Starting Position
6 Simple Training Tips To Get Into a Good Starting Position (This post is Part 1 of a four-part article series to help you improve your Push-Up Exercises) How easy are Push-Up exercises for you? A piece of cake; easy to pump out 5, 10, 25+ reps without breaking form,...