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Heat up in Winter

If you find yourself feeling cold on these frigid winter days we’ve been having, you have two tools at your disposal all the time that can help you warm up: movement and specific breathing patterns. Our muscles are efficient little furnaces They are great at heating us up. In fact, when we engage our muscles around 80% of the energy created becomes [...]

By |February 23rd, 2022|body, The Body & Movement|Comments Off on Heat up in Winter

Fitness Trends 2022

As we start a new year, we are seeing two distinct splits in the fitness trends for the coming year. At first appearance they seem in opposition (and may be), but they might just help create a good balance between each other. One had been building since the pandemic, the other is a return to basics and simple movement. Virtual [...]

By |January 28th, 2022|fitness, health, home, lifestyle, mind, mind body, movement, outside, reduce stress, technology, The Body & Movement, trends|Comments Off on Fitness Trends 2022

Fitness Holiday Gift Ideas

Buying a loved one a fitness gift provides more than just the surface level gift. It shows you really care about their health and wellness, which is key to a quality life. Here are some of my favorite fitness holiday gift ideas for all types of friends this year:  For the Fun Fitness Type: How about going a little retro [...]

By |December 20th, 2021|active, christmas, friends, fun, game, gift, healthy Christmas, holiday, The Body & Movement|Comments Off on Fitness Holiday Gift Ideas

How Many Steps A Day?

Many of us believe we are supposed to walk 10k steps per day. The truth is that there has never been research to back that up. The number comes from a 1960’s, Japanese ad campaign for the first pedometer. Clearly the campaign worked because we’ve all been believing it ever since. But now we have three research studies that indicate, [...]

By |November 15th, 2021|active, adventure, aerobic, body, cardio, exercise, fitness, health, healthy lifestyle, hiking, movement, national walking month, The Body & Movement, walk, walking, walktober|Comments Off on How Many Steps A Day?

The No Pain, No Gain Fallacy

We’ve all heard the phrase, No Pain, No Gain in relation to exercises.  It’s a popular expression but it is not true.  Actually, it’s potentially harmful.   When we think No Pain, No Gain in terms of exercise we tend to think that either our workout should be grueling, or we should be sore the day or two afterward.  If [...]

By |October 15th, 2021|active, bad pain, best shape, body, challenge, control, exercise, habit, injury free, listen to body, mind body, movement, muscle, no pain no gain, pain, tension-free workout, The Body & Movement|Comments Off on The No Pain, No Gain Fallacy

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