A reporter recently asked how to shave 30 minutes off your day to exercise. It seemed like a good idea to figure out how people generally spend their time and where they might find a few minutes here or there to squeeze in a fitness […]
What would people say about you if you left the room? Are you living a life of true intention? I know it’s a heady question, but it’s one worth asking. Luckily, Bryan Clay, Olympic hopeful for this summer’s Olympics in London, started to ask himself […]
We all come in different shapes and sizes. Depending on your mood, you might be feeling like a triangle right now ~ sort of sharp on the edges and not so centered. Or maybe you’re as full and round as a circle, rolling through life […]
According to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, 8 out of the 10 million Americans who are estimated to have osteoporosis are women. Almost 34 million more people are estimated to have low bone density, increasing their risk of osteoporosis and broken bones. National Nutrition Month is a […]
The folks at Self magazine gave me a preview of their February issue, which provides various beautiful people doing squats and lunges with thighs made of steel. It’s easy to say “Puh! That’ll never be me. I mean look at her. She’s obviously a model. And no […]
Anyone who can run (or jump or skip, for that matter) has my full admiration. Mark Allen, a six time Ironman World Champion, is a record-busting triathlete with a great verve for life. In his recent book, Fit Soul, Fit Body: 9 Keys to a […]
In the 80s aerobics was hot. Jane Fonda and those lovely scrunchy socks, the full-body suits and the thong-like overpants. The faster you pumped, the better. The 90s rolled by me as I rolled by it on my bike (I lived eight miles from University […]
This is not a message telling you how to make your new year better. It is a message to help you make every moment (or at least most of them) great. Flipping the calendar fills us with joy and hope. There is something magical about […]
Alice Naughton says taking ninety minutes a day for herself is no sweat. Well, actually it involves a lot of sweating. She hires a babysitter for her nine month-old and heads to her Bikram Yoga aka Hot Yoga class. I’ve taken a class with Bikram himself. […]
Establishing a positive relationship with time sometimes requires we go out on a limb, such as taking risks to try new things while spending the units in our personal bank account of time wisely. Yesterday I took a drum aerobics class for the heck of […]