Good morning, readers! I’m really excited that I have some teaching experience under my belt now. What’s even greater is that I’m starting to pinpoint the things I need to focus on to make myself a better instructor. My mom is a yoga instructor, so when I have teaching concerns I usually shoot her aContinue reading “Teaching Moments”
Category Archives: Health + Fitness
Seasonal To-Do List #1! And a little Barre..
Well hello there, readers! It’s getting mighty festive out there, guys. Like Christmas tree festive. We seem to have skipped a few holidays this year. Not me though! Coming to terms with the imminent cold that approacheth ominously, I have decided to make the best of it this year. What does that mean? Well IContinue reading “Seasonal To-Do List #1! And a little Barre..”
Morning ‘Top 10’ List
Good Morning, readers! Happy Friday! Really quick, if you don’t understand my featured image, you need to go watch High Fidelity. Now. Before you read this. If you don’t, a star cast featuring a troubled John Cusack and the always humorous, semi-insensitive Jack Black, spend their days in a record store asking one anotherContinue reading “Morning ‘Top 10’ List”
Teaching a High school Football Team and the importance of Stretching
Good morning everyone! No, I am not a High school Football coach. Football does not fall in my areas of expertise, far from it. What I do is teach them a weekly Pilates class that focuses on stretching, relaxation, and building core strength. Hooray! These things I know about! The general importance of stretchingContinue reading “Teaching a High school Football Team and the importance of Stretching”
How to push past a weight loss plateau
Good morning all! I got little carried away yesterday with my discussion on the benefits of diet vs. exercise for weight loss, and found myself heading down a different road: What happens when your progress grinds to a frustrating halt? What do we do to spark our metabolism into a calorie-burning mega-machine, without limitingContinue reading “How to push past a weight loss plateau”
DIETS, FOODS, NUMBERS PT. III: The 80/20 Rule
The final post in my little diet project, (If you have not followed they are, The 3,500 Theory, Low Carb Diets, and The Paleo Diet) is focused on the 80/20 rule. Following in the ever-present societal trend of constantly discussing weight loss, this post will focus on a topic that I was uneducated on untilContinue reading “DIETS, FOODS, NUMBERS PT. III: The 80/20 Rule”
Diets, Foods, and Numbers Pt. I: The 3,500 Theory
My thoughts on dieting? Here is the first of three posts I have on the subject!
Reacting Vs. Overreacting
Good morning readers! We are in the process of booking a trip to the Dominican Republic! Very exciting and a very thoughtful and wonderful birthday surprise from my sweetie. We are fortunate that the recent onslaught of hurricane action skipped over our island (and are so fortunate compared to the poor individuals who wereContinue reading “Reacting Vs. Overreacting”
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