"When I started counting my blessing, my whole life turned around." --Willie Nelson … [Read more...] about In the Words of Willie
Because Motion is Lotion
Back pain is a fact of life. Sure, some suffer more than others and no two back problems are exactly the same, with over 100 muscles that criss-cross, layer and do a multitude of different jobs. Back pain can be extremely debilitating and watching the Olympics, I was quite impressed to watch USA swimmer, Lauren Perdue, participate in the preliminary heat of the women's 4X200 … [Read more...] about Because Motion is Lotion
Going for the Gold
The USA surely has a new "darling" in Gabrielle Douglas. I admit that prior to the Olympics, I never even heard of her and now she is the talk of the games. Congrats, Gabby. Love the summer games. Not just watching the competition, but hearing the incredible stories of training and the incredible challenges some met along their journey to the top. I watched a young woman … [Read more...] about Going for the Gold
Working on Finding Those ELVES in Ours-ELVES!
Remembering a conversation I had with another SilverSneaker instructor, I decided to go a step further with the smiling idea, and wanting to find a little more elf in each of our s-elves, I add some laughter therapy into our class yesterday. By simply forcing one good bout of laughter out, the group starting doing the same. Inside of one-minute, many of the 40 or so class … [Read more...] about Working on Finding Those ELVES in Ours-ELVES!
A Great Day for the USA
Watching the Olympics reinforces everything I believe about hard work, desire and never taking NO for an answer. Even if you give something 200% effort, you may not come out a winner, but you will never, ever be a loser! For those that do come out with the gold, it is never, ever luck. Mr. Phelps, you are now stand in a league all your own. (Guess the bong hits we saw you … [Read more...] about A Great Day for the USA