We all know that the sun and moon give off serious energy which affects our lives 24/7/365. You’ve felt the intensity of a full moon as well as the burn of the afternoon summer sun. Wouldn’t it be great to capture this energy and utilize its qualities? There’s an easy way to do this without… Read more »
Monthly Archives: July 2014
It’s Hot Outside: Your Slow Cooker is Calling You
Who feels like cooking when it’s smokin’ hot and the only appetizing activity is to lie in the hammock with a cold beverage? Or you just want to keep playing in the summer fun instead of cook. But you need to eat something. Let your slow cooker do the work while you are at work… Read more »
Hydrogen Peroxide to Swimmers’ Rescue (Part 3 of the Swimming blog series)
Many times when I suggest lap swimming to clients as a great fitness practice (Lap it Up!), they quickly come back with “I can’t take the chlorine.” I understand the concern because exposure to chlorine (whether topical, airborne or ingested in drinking water) poses many health risks. I do everything I can to avoid and… Read more »
Lap it Up! (Part 2 of the Swimming blog series)
In Water Baby, Part 1 of the Swimming blog series, I talk about my introduction to the water and how it got me through a grueling restaurant server job and boosted my health and fitness. During the last couple of years, I’ve been craving (and pushing myself) to get back into the pool and I’ve… Read more »
Water Baby (Part 1 of the Swimming blog series)
Swimming outside of the womb started when I was 18 months old. Being comfortable and safe in the water was a family priority: my folks grew up jumping into swimming holes, wiggling in creeks, floating down rivers, and seeing firsthand what can happen when somebody isn’t a strong swimmer. At little over a year old,… Read more »
The Top 5 Things I’ve Learned from My Dad
Early July brings fond thoughts of my father whose birthday is on the 6th. This year is a landmark: he hits 85 and I must say he hits it out of the park! I am so incredibly blessed to have such a model of health and fitness near and dear to me. In fact, his… Read more »