Some people are at an early morning workout with a big smile. They seem to relish the crack of dawn (or the pre-crack, in Portland winter!). If you’re not bright-eyed and bushy tailed in the morning – or if just the idea of parting with your pillow is painful – you have an uphill battle [...]
Archive for the ‘Exercise’ Category
Resisting the Pillow: Common Pitfalls to Early-Morning Success and How to Overcome Them
Posted in Exercise, Mindset and Motivation, tagged cardio, early morning exercise, exercise, fat loss strategies, healthy habits, mindset, motivation on January 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Inhale. Exhale. Repeat.
Posted in Exercise, tagged breath, breathing, exercise, fatigue, muscles on January 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As a yoga instructor, I’ve done a lot of work surrounding breath. As a fitness instructor, I often consider how much people can benefit by being more mindful about breathing while they’re working out. The cells of your body need a few things to survive – the most urgent of them being oxygen. When you [...]
Get your roll on…a great foam rolling demo
Posted in Exercise Demos, tagged foam rolling, videos on August 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s a great video by fitness expert Eric Cressy demonstrating a quick foam rolling circuit that hits your entire body in just a few minutes. Use it every day and reap the benefits of supple, happy muscles:
All about foam rolling.
Posted in Exercise, tagged foam rolling on August 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What the heck is foam rolling? It’s similar to massage therapy, except that you use your own body weight applied to a special foam cylinder in order to release tension in your muscles. Also known as self myofacial release, this technique targets tender or tight spots in your soft muscle tissue (known as knots or [...]
Get yer NEPA.
Posted in Exercise, tagged burn fat, cardio, exercise on June 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Here are 10 ideas for adding a little NEPA to your life: 1. WALK. Anywhere and everywhere you can. Park in the back of the parking lot or better yet walk to the store. Get out of the house for 20 minutes after dinner and see your neighborhood. Walk to they gym and skip your [...]
NEPA counts!
Posted in Exercise, tagged burn fat, cardio, exercise on June 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
What the heck is NEPA? NEPA stands for non-exercise physical activity. And while you certainly aren’t going to attain the physique of a fitness model on NEPA alone, extra movement throughout the day does add up. As I mentioned in the last post, the most important thing is that you just MOVE. Here are three [...]
Just move.
Posted in Exercise, tagged burn fat, cardio, exercise on June 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Seriously people. It’s absolutely amazing how caught up we can get in the details. We often make health, fitness, and fat loss WAY more complicated than they need to be. I often have people ask me if it’s better for them to do cardio in the morning or in the evening, on an empty or [...]
We could all use a little common sense.
Posted in Exercise, tagged diet, exercise, mindset, motivation on May 24, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I ran across an article the other day about lifestyle practices that can help to prevent cancer by David-Servan-Schreiber. Schreiber is an MD/PhD who was diagnosed with brain cancer. His story is quite interesting (check it out here). Some of these are common sense, but they are in keeping with the theme of finding balance and [...]
Why should you strength train?
Posted in Exercise, tagged burn fat, exercise, fat burning, resistance training, strength training on April 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Many of us have a vague concept that we should be strength training. But most people think of resistance training as just another form of exercise, and thus often ask why they can’t just jog instead. But in fitness, as in most things, you get out what you put in. And with strength training, you [...]
