We live in a time when kids are more overweight than ever, more disconnected than ever, more immobile than ever, and more depressed than ever. This problem isn’t coming from the public schools. It’s not the teachers’ fault, it’s not the school administration’s fault, and it’s not the board of ed’s fault. It’s not the […]
Exercise
Keep, Stop, Start
Every Sunday is self-reflection day for me. And I’ve also started implementing this practice with all my NYAFC clients. But in order to really think about how the past week has been going for all of us, I have started employing the Keep, Start, Stop approach to this practice. It’s also called the Stop, Keep, […]
Safe Is Static. And Static Kind Of Sucks.
In my fitness course, I have a closed Facebook group. Every day I encourage my badass clients to post in the group. I don’t have any scientific data, but I would wager a bazillion dollars that the women who post, comment and interact on a consistent basis have more success than the women who rarely […]
What Are You Really Depriving Yourself Of?
In my experience, we are at the point where many people completely fall off the wagon as far as resolutions are concerned. I’m not a fan of resolutions — because they rarely result in true change — but I am a fan of evolution. I believe in always trying to be a better mother, a […]
There Is No Guilt In Taking Care Of Yourself
Okay Ladies. Enough is enough. It’s time for you to make yourselves a priority. I know how hard it is when you first become a mother. And I fully understand there is a period of time when all you might be able to manage is taking care of a newborn. But that phase should not […]
Pushing Fifty And Better Than Ever
I gave birth for the last time in October 2011. I was 42 years old. A little less than three months later, on New Year’s Day, I ran a four mile race in town. It’s a race that’s held every year. Since I had just given birth a couple months ago and hadn’t run while […]