health

Wednesday Challenge: Effective Pilates

According to an article in Health Magazine, research has shown that Pilates exercise are more effective than crunches.

So this week everyday or every other day, practice the following four exercises:

The Roll Up
The Teaser
Obliques (Sometimes called Criss-Cross)
The One Hundred

Wednesday Challenge: Effective PilatesMaggie Downie2014-08-04T18:02:57-04:00

Green Juice

I rather exercise more so that I can eat as much as I want. That being said, I notice that when I eat better, I feel better. Load me up with vegetables, limit my sugar intake, provide me with ample sleep and I feel like I can rule the world. I definitely feel the difference when I’ve over eaten or munched on too many carbs or desserts.

So once in a rare while I feel an urge to juice vegetables and drink them–not because it tastes good, but because it is good for me. While I like veggies, I often have a difficult time drinking them. My sister Kate could live on various green juices, but I need to add some fruit to my juices in order to get it past my delicate palate. Kate can drink anything that looks and smells like grass with a smile. I do it begrudgingly, make all sort of noises and tease my sister for smelling like dirt. (It’s fair. She said I smelled like soggy cereal when I was born.)

So last […]

Green JuiceMaggie Downie2017-09-12T19:32:03-04:00

Wednesday Challenge: Only Stairs

For one week only take the stairs–no elevators, no escalators. This may mean you have to walk a little further in a building to get to the stairs, but it will be worth it. Maybe by the end of the week you’ll want to take the stairs forever.

Do you work in an office building with some stairs? On your lunch break walk up a few flights–maybe five, maybe ten, maybe fifty. Listen to your body.

Have stairs in your house? At least one day a week make a point to go up and down them (carefully) five, ten, or fifty times.

Make notice of how many times you typically go up and down the stairs in your house.

Wednesday Challenge: Only StairsMaggie Downie2014-08-04T18:02:58-04:00

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