Exercise and the Brain
I just started reading the book Spark - the revolutionary new science of exercise and the brain by John J. Ratey, MD. I will be posting tidbits from the book over the coming weeks. I was happy to see the following study, One Twin Exercises, the Other Doesn't, reported...
Dr. Terry Wahls – Healing MS with nutrition, exercise, meditation
This is a wonderful video by Dr. Terry Wahls. She is a traditionally trained physician who lived life on the other side of the desk - as a Multiple Sclerosis patient. She was quickly confined to a zero-gravity chair for most of the time until she started researching...
5 Minute Plank Challenge
For this last week of February, let's do a Plank Challenge! If you can't hold it for the entire time, drop to your knees to finish. If you need more support, start on your knees. You can take as long a break between exercises as you need to but try to make them...
Sjogren’s and Pilates???
Today, I did the Pilates Fix routine from the 21 Day Fix workout program by Beachbody. I am in love with Pilates! This routine worked every muscle in my body but in a relaxing, slow burn kind of way. It felt restorative rather than taxing. So it was quite fitting that...
Age ain’t nothing but a number
At our Team Beachbody quarterly meeting in Philadelphia in January 2014, I had the pleasure of meeting this lovely woman and fellow Beachbody Coach, Gail Tatum. To my wonderful surprise, I learned that she is 62 years old! I just had to find out how she stays looking...
How is your balance? Does it match your age?
Post by Sybil Cooper. My balance was first tested in P90X with Yoga X. Standing on one leg was very difficult. My balance has been further tested and improved in P90X2 and Asylum Vol 1 and 2. When Shaun T asks you to stand on one leg and then close your eyes and you...
Certified Functional Nutrition Counselor/Health Coach
Having watched several family members die in their 50s and 60s from chronic disease, and completely rebuilding my heath after being diagnosed with several autoimmune disease and pre-diabetes, I learned a powerful approach based on ancestral health principles and behavioral coaching techniques, that I now use to help people like you regain your energy, conquer your belly bloat and flab, and look forward to that next phase of life.