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Wednesday Challenge

Challenge your body and your mind. Can you remember 35 different Pilates exercises? Test your memory by trying to do at least 5 different Pilates exercises every day this week. Can’t remember 35? Do the same five each day every day this week without skipping a day. Do you feel any better by adding that onto your schedule? It doesn’t take more than five minutes per day.

Let us know how many you came up with.

Wednesday ChallengeMaggie Downie2017-09-12T19:32:06-04:00

Pelvis Surgery

Here is a link to a story from the Today Show about a woman who had half of her pelvis removed due to bone cancer.

Her story is an inspiration and the medical team who worked on her deserve a lot of credit. It’s a good story and a good reminder to be thankful for the bodies we have. So get moving today and be grateful for an intact pelvis.

Pelvis SurgeryMaggie Downie2017-09-12T19:32:06-04:00

Mourning Mt. Madison

On the second day of a recent hike, we stuffed our packs and headed up the mountain once again. We wanted to reach the top of Mt. Madison (elevation 5,367 feet). The night before the weather predicted was ice and snow, so when we woke up and found the weather to be gray, chance of rain and winds of up to 65 mph, we were actually pleased.

Once we’d gotten above the treeline, where views were only popping up occasionally when the clouds and fog would disperse, roughly 40 mph winds were a constant. I was chilled to the bone whenever I stopped for a break. Moving was the better option.

After lunch we decided to go the last half mile up to the summit of Mt. Madison. I was excited and the wind was really blowing. My sister and I climbed over one rock, approximately 100-feet from the summit and the wind nearly knocked me off the my feet. Kate my sister and I grabbed onto a rock. In one step the wind had […]

Mourning Mt. MadisonMaggie Downie2017-09-12T19:32:10-04:00

How I Feel After Pilates

One thing I know for sure is this:

On the mornings that I start my day with Pilates I feel taller all day. I stand taller and it feels easier to do so. And that feeling makes me happy and glad to know that Pilates exists.

How I Feel After PilatesMaggie Downie2014-08-04T18:03:37-04:00

Strength of Speed

I’m not sure that everything in life relates to this, but I have certainly found it to be the case since I’ve joined a Dragon Boat team. The faster we paddle, the slower we move. The problem is, we are moving fast, but not getting much strength behind each paddle. When we paddle slower we get more for our effort. Still, it’s hard to convince people to go slow. Our minds think the faster we move our bodies the quicker we will go.

More and more in life, I am finding this to be the case. When I try to rush through things, […]

Strength of SpeedMaggie Downie2017-09-12T19:32:10-04:00