In the early 1990s I heard about Pilates. In the mid 1990s I got a computer and googled the word Pilates. I think I came up with about 2 articles! In the later 1990s I found a mentor on that same computer. In a health and fitness chat room, I was fortunate to "meet up" with Gil Roberts, from One on One Pilates in Fresno, California. He was kind enough (thank you again, … [Read more...] about Pilates, the Back Story
Fitness
Peace, Fitness and Sexy Arms!
Yesterday I ran sprints and did dead lifts with Jane. Today I AM SORE! Whenever I do sprint work, its always in sets of 8. We walked for a few minutes to warm up and then found a spot to sprint, walk back and do it again--8 times. After walking back home we did dead lifts with 10 pound plates. Though we went on to do other exercises, just the sprints and the DLs can be a … [Read more...] about Peace, Fitness and Sexy Arms!
Meatless Muscle
Here it is, Vegan Feast Thursday, and I am still reflecting on Saturday's gardening, cooking and eating experience at Dolores and Ted's. I remain inspired and hopeful that someday I can have just a fraction of the garden that Ted built! Mitch always tells me I like to be trendy, and apparently plant-based diets are the trend. Derek, who has been a vegan for about 10 years, … [Read more...] about Meatless Muscle
Shoop-Shoop
I am going to show my age right now. If you remember the commercials that went "shoop-shoop, the hula hoop, hoop" then you are showing your age, too! Easily, I can still hear that shoop-shoops sound as the hula hoop circled round and round my waist. Can you? Well, as I often say, everything old is new again. In the past few years, hula hooping for fitness has made a big … [Read more...] about Shoop-Shoop
Never Settle for Good Enough
There was some great news this week about how one full year after a stroke, (and even thereafter) patients are still regaining lost or damaged brain function. I have always "supposed" this theory. That's probably mostly because I am an optimist, but also because in my Pilates training I have learned so much about the nervous system and how we can continuously teach it to … [Read more...] about Never Settle for Good Enough