Category: Health & Wellness

  • It takes a Village (Even as an ADULT)

    We often use the term ” it takes a village ” when referring to raising a child. The West Africa proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child,” means that raising children is the responsibility of more than just a child’s parents.Kids need guidance and help from more than just their parents. Teaches, coaches,…

  • The Fluffy Stage (it is temporary)

    If you find yourself in the “fluffy” stage think of it as a temporary stage in your life. When I do a health history for a potential new client I am looking for the lowest hanging fruit first. The reason for this is that people want results and the fastest way to do this is…

  • Bouncing Back

    Bouncing back from an event that throws you off your course is a skill that can be used in many aspects of your life. In my profession I see lots of people start habits towards living a healthy life but an event happens which can be as simple as the holiday season and they fall…

  • Status Quo is also a GOAL

      Do you often feel like everyone around is crushing their goals of weight loss and muscle building and you are just hoping not to slide backwards ? There are certain stages in our life when creating crazy goals can actually do the opposite of motivation. The years around menopause can be a very stressful…

  • Turn your EXCUSES into SUCCESSES ?

    I have conversations with clients all the time when they list the reasons why they did not accomplish certain tasks. Most people realize when the words are coming out of their mouth that it is a bunch of excuses, but how do they change it ? I personally believe that some people come out of…

  • The Age Game

      When we are in our teens, we want to look older, but when we are over 40 we want to look younger. What are the telltale signs of our real chronological age? Wrinkles, age spots, amount of hair ( or lack of), body composition, and how we move. Some of these features have a…

  • What happened ?

    As I take a call from a new client this morning it starts with the familiar sentence of ” I stopped doing what I used to do and I don’t know what happened”. When the road of life forces us to make decisions that take us down a different road then it is time to…

  • Rome was not built in a day

    Rome was not built in a day……..   When starting any new health program ,the challenges typically start with what you ARE willing to do versus the things you are NOT willing to do . Both of these concepts both start with discipline, funny how that works. Many of my clients beat themselves up for…

  • The dangers of low caloric diets

    I am seeing a trend with my female clients for very low calorie diets. They are not trying to consume a low number of calories on purpose, but that is what is happening. The only tools most people have when it comes to losing weight are to exercise more and eat less. At certain times…