Rub it Out
35 different studies were done in an effort to determine the single most effective way to treat muscle the muscle soreness and decreased muscle function that occurs...
Fitness
Plant Strong
Good morning and welcome to another Vegan "feast" Thursday. Funny, just a few short years ago, most people associated vegans or plant-eaters with pasty, pale, skinn...
To Tape of Not to Tape?
Months ago I blogged about Kinesio Tape, that fancy colorful adhesive we see athletes wearing. Though it was first introduced in the 70s, it has become popular over...
On and Off the Mat...
Often in class, especially in my hybrid, morphed version of Pilates/yoga, you will often hear me encouraging students to be non-judgemental, and non-critical of them...
Walk This Way and Smoke Gets In Your Eyes...
Working in a gym, all too often I hear that thump of someone flying off the treadmill. Please, do yourself a big favor and when you join a new gym or workout on a t...
The Survey Says....
One of the greatest things about the warm seasons is swimming...but it's not warm enough yet. Knowing we turn the calendar to April, on Monday, reminds me that I am...
Making Muscles
There is something beautiful trendy in the world and that is the idea that strong, fit and athletic are the new beautiful. Whenever I see or hear 3 things in a very...
Forks Over Knives
Since my college days, I have always been a coffee drinker. Sitting at the diner in our college town of New Paltz, NY, I made the decision to delete sugar from my c...
The Master Blaster. RIP, Joe
If you have ever lifted a weight, drank a protein drink, read a bodybuilding magazine, sat on a weight bench, or watched an Arnold movie, you owe a debt of thanks to...
True Survival of the Fittest
When you look in the dictionary for the definition of survival of the fittest this is what you will see: These 3 are part of a team that has been unstoppable. Goo...
Can't You Hear My Heart Beat?
In answer to the question "How much aerobic exercise is enough?" --- Adults should get a MINIMUM of 2 hours and 30 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic activity ev...
PICK 3
SIMPLE SIMON SAYS... There are so many "fancy" and "extreme" ways to get in fitness these days. From booty barre ballet to CrossFit training, and everything in bet...