At baseball tournaments, kids don’t always need a sports drink. Most of the time they just need water, food, and enough rest. If you have spent any time at the diamond on a tournament weekend, you know the drill. It is never just one game. It is two, sometimes three back to back, sitting on…
Category: Exercise & Fitness
Move Your Body, Shift Your Mood
Some days, moving is the last thing on earth I want to do. It’s that deep, leaden exhaustion where you sleep for eight hours and wake up feeling like you haven’t rested in weeks. Between the kids, perimenopause swinging my mood all over the place, and just feeling flat, my instinct is to stay on…
Why Strength Training Matters More During Perimenopause and Menopause
Perimenopause and menopause come with a lot of changes, and one of the big ones people don’t talk about enough is muscle loss. As hormones shift, especially estrogen, your body starts losing muscle more easily. This can start earlier, but it tends to speed up during perimenopause. The workouts that used to work don’t anymore….
The Vagus Nerve (Your Body’s Secret Reset Button)
Ever feel like your body is stuck in overdrive, heart racing a little, stomach off, mind going in circles, even when you’re exhausted. Between managing two teenage boys, studying, juggling everyday demands, and dealing with a chronic illness, I know that feeling well. Sometimes I don’t even realize how “on edge” I’ve been until I…
Healthy New Year’s Resolutions for 2024!
As we head into a new year, I’ve been thinking more about what actually makes me feel good. I’m not interested in going on some extreme diet or spending hours at the gym. Realistically, I have kids, a home to look after, work, and plenty of other things going on. There’s only so much time…
From Flow to Form
If you’ve ever found yourself in a workout rut, you’re definitely not alone. For years, yoga was the only thing I stuck with. But eventually, I got curious and wanted to try something new, so I decided to see what the deal was with Pilates. I booked a class a few months ago expecting something…