Mary Wesley, an English novelist, once put into concise language what many of us have experienced: My first husband would never make up his mind in less than five years, so I used to get him to think that whatever course of action needed to be taken was his idea. Then he’d go right ahead.” […]
The Three Golden Rules About Goals: Do you want to be standing in the rain?
Let’s talk a little more about goals, shall we? My goal is to eat peanut butter without freaking out. As I type this, I am drinking a delightful cup of coffee and licking spoonful upon luscious spoonful of peanut butter (house-made, nonetheless) in the outdoor cubicle of our favorite cafe. I feel minor anxiety, but […]
Nutrition for Weightloss vs. Nutrition for Healthy Living
I like to think of “eating” as fueling and “working out” as training. It puts things in perspective. When we mindfully eat to fuel our training, we can’t help but to focus on quality. There are an abundance of dogmatic diets– yet, even more abundant, are the options for nutritionally-sound eating habits Before we really […]
Fitness on the Fly: A Minimalist Approach to Vacation Workouts
How to handle vacation Most of us struggle to some degree with how to approach a vacation. Whether you are hosting or traveling, any time your routine is thrown off, anxiety can slither in. Consider this your how-to guide for keeping your health and fitness a priority while keeping friends, family, and memory-making front and center. […]
The Science & Application of Tabata
But I don’t have 5 minutes for a Sweaty! If you’ve ever thought this—have you ever thought this? *Really?—then please, I implore you, read on. Enter: the 4-minute workout! Do you only have 4 minutes to work out? Is 5 minutes just too long? Do you own a “mechanically braked cycle ergometer” that has been merely […]