Tomorrow I enter my 4th post-op week of the surgery needed to repair my torn ACL and meniscus. This resulted from a hiking mishap back in October. I wanted to update you on the progress of my ACL recovery and some things I’m learning along the way. My Freedom and My Crutch My crutches were … Read more
Over the course of my fitness journey, I found several things to be helpful, and some even life-changing. So, if you haven’t yet put together your holiday shopping wish list, or are shopping for family or friends, check out some of my favorites in this Holiday Gift Guide and the reasons I love them. 50 … Read more
Health professionals have been reminding us of the risks of dehydration for years now, and with good reason. Our bodies are more than 50% water. Reusable water bottles are one of the trendiest accessories for active folks so that we can easily keep ourselves hydrated without piling plastic into landfills. But even after buying a … Read more
Good nutrition is more than eating to slim down or look good. Good nutrition is essential for cellular metabolism and, as it turns out, is a vital component of any post-surgical or post-injury trauma. This is something I’m learning as I continue my recovery from my recent surgical procedure. To catch up, I’m 6 days … Read more
With the end of daylight savings time, there is no way to deny that the dark, cold winter months are upon us. Now we have early sunsets, frigid temperatures, and rain or snow. Getting outside to exercise is much less appealing than it was during the spring and summer. Usually, this would be when many … Read more
Have you ever wondered why so many people are switching to a plant-based diet? Maybe you’re not sure what it really means. Is it another term for vegetarianism or veganism? Maybe you think you know what it means and have given it some thought, but quickly changed your mind because you could not imagine giving … Read more
This isn’t one of my regular blog posts where I talk about some topics specific to health and wellness, exercise and fitness, eating better, or a healthy mind and mind-set. This is a true life story – it’s my own story. And it’s happening right now. I want to tell you this story since you … Read more
When you’re trying to make a plan to lose weight, it’s helpful to find reliable information about what will work and what won’t. Typing “weight loss” into a search engine will turn up a dizzying array of results. You could spend days reading about calories and ingredients and macros and still not know what foods … Read more
Strong, sexy shoulders. It’s not something women think about having for themselves. It’s our booty, abs, legs, and arms that we mostly focus on, and that’s for aesthetic purposes. Yet it’s our shoulders that deserve a fair amount of attention and for a good reason. Strong shoulders permit a full range of motion in our … Read more
After seven months of coronavirus lockdown, many of us have noticed the numbers on the scale creeping upward. People joke about gaining the “COVID 19” thanks to a combination of stress eating and many fitness facilities being closed. Many of us keep resolving to get up and start moving more right before we give in … Read more