A lot of people suffer on a big scale. Life gets uncomfortable at times; we refer to it as “painful” as we dread, dwell on, and remember uncomfortable events. We suffer on a smaller scale, too: a lot of people suffer through exercise. It was while studying yoga that I learned to make an important […]
My Bikram Yoga Experience
A few years ago, my boyfriend and I met a woman who happened to own some Bikram yoga studios. I had been teaching yoga for about five years at that point but had never tried Bikram, so I jumped at the chance to join her class and see what all the fuss was about. Of course, […]
Really Easy Tips for Healthy Living
We all want to find the easy way, right? Even when it comes to achieving huge goals, fitness or otherwise, we still focus on the most efficient way to get there even though there’s hard work involved. With any worthwhile change, there will be hard work involved. But there are, in fact, some incredibly easy […]
Apple Walnut Quinoa Flour Pancakes
I started in on breakfast quinoa, and now I just can’t stop. I made quinoa flour pancakes. Not only that–apple walnut quinoa flour pancakes. I love good pancakes, but I rarely eat them because, like muffins or donuts, it’s kind of like having cake for breakfast. Not such a healthy start. Although these taste decadent […]
What Happened to Me After I Started Doing Yoga
I didn’t fall in love with yoga right away. In fact, I had to make myself go back again and again before it finally started to resonate with me and become something I enjoyed. That happened, in part, because of these eight things I noticed about myself after I started doing yoga–none of which had anything to […]
Walking for Weight Loss
When we decide we need to lose weight, we get it in our heads that we have to put in hours at the gym, fighting through soreness and burnout, to get the results we want. First of all, to lose weight, we’ve got to adjust our diets. After that, we often overlook something simpler, gentler, […]
5 Things You Might Not Know About Teaching Yoga
This post appears on DoYouYoga.com — click the link at the bottom to read the full story! 5 Things You Might Not Know About Teaching Yoga Get paid to do yoga! Earn money when you work out! It might seem like yoga teachers and group fitness instructors have it pretty easy: they exercise, inspire people […]
Good Reasons to Walk Out of a Fitness Class
There are some really bad reasons to walk out of a fitness class, as you can read here. However, every now and then someone leaves for good reasons like these: You’re hurt. It might not be something that happened in class–maybe it’s pain from an old injury flaring up again. At any rate, a smart exerciser knows […]
When You Should Spend Money on Fitness
It’s not necessary to spend a lot of money on your home exercise equipment or your gym clothes, despite the growing trend in luxury fitness wear. I regularly shop for my fitness clothes on sale, even if it means getting a color I don’t like. However, there are times when you definitely don’t want to be […]
Breakfast Quinoa
A bodyworker recently told me that my body does not like oats, even though my mouth finds them agreeable. It wasn’t like I was eating oatmeal every day, but I ate it probably once a week for breakfast. I always considered it a great pre-run meal, especially with my favorite healthy add-ins. Oats are crazy popular right […]