Where to begin? I need a couple of days to do some reading and following up on things I want to delve into further. Apparently there is a new and updated Atkins diet out that has added lots more vegetables because the experts all agree that the fiber in vegetables is critical to our bodies and helps speed up weight loss. Thank goodness! I understand that eating nothing but … [Read more...] about We All Need a Good Carrot
Fitness
All Mixed Up
We often hear the expression "cross-training" but we sometimes don't realize the importance of it, or how easy it is to really mix things up. Personally, having taught aerobic classes several times a day, most every day, I can basically do that at up to 150 beats per minute, endlessly. I am not saying it's easy. I sweat and push but my endurance is always good. Yet, when I … [Read more...] about All Mixed Up
Losing It
Losing It. I am not sure what to say yet. I watched the first episode last night and cried a lot. Then again, I was crying watching America's Got Talent, so I must have been having an emotional evening. One week spent with a family--is that enough time to really create the change that I witnessed when Jillian went back 6 weeks later to check in on the family at daughter … [Read more...] about Losing It
Summer is in the Air and I LOVE IT!
My niece called me from New York City a few weeks ago. She was walking to work at her relatively new job as a hot shot NYC attorney and just wanting to catch up on life. It feels like such a short time ago that we put on our bathing suits and sat in the whirlpool at her (actually my sister and brother-in-law's) weekend home in Bethel, New York, to discuss what she might do … [Read more...] about Summer is in the Air and I LOVE IT!
Play Ball
It's time to get on the ball. In SilverSneakers classes, part of the routine involves the use of a medium sized inflatable ball. Certainly bigger and softer than a soft ball, but considerably smaller than a volley ball, there are ENDLESS exercises we do with it. Though we also incorporate weights and elastic tubing, there is something about that ball that I have always loved … [Read more...] about Play Ball