Guest Blog on Mindful and Merry Holiday Tips
As your inbox floods with holiday special offers and your to-do list grows, finding a sense of balance amidst it all can be challenging, to say the least. Scurrying between work, school performances, errands, and after-school activities while driving on snow-covered...
Fitness Matters | The Importance of Connection in Group Exercise
With so many pieces of equipment, space, and resources in a gym, why is it that so many gym members choose group exercise classes over a 30 minute treadmill session? Why do we wake up early to sign up for popular classes, forgo our lunch breaks and wake up at the...
Fueling your Family | The Importance of Breakfast
Now that fall is in full swing and schedules are getting busy, don’t let breakfast be something you neglect to prioritize. Most people I work with tell me they skip breakfast for one of 2 reasons: either they feel they don’t have time, or they don’t feel hungry in the...
Halloween Candy – Tricks and Treats from a Dietitian’s tool bag
Halloween is among the most highly anticipated holidays for many of our kids. My 3-year-old and 6-year-old are no exception. However, as we all know, it is also a holiday saturated with sugar, and thus a challenge to navigate in a healthy way. Here are a few tips and...
Fitness Matters | Age is Just a Number – Rio Olympics
The Rio Olympics have just come to a close, and I am surely going to miss them. One of the most impressive things for me this year was the success of athletes who we would usually consider “older”. The common perception when it comes to elite athletes is that success...
Fitness Matters | Finally Going the Distance
Running is a sport that requires a positive perspective. As we move into the Fall season where trail and road races occur nearly every weekend, those who don’t run races may be asking themselves, why do people voluntarily run 6.1, 13.1, or 26.2 miles? The answer to...
Fueling Your Body for Race Day
Nutrition choices for an endurance runner (or any endurance athlete) can be the difference between a successful PR (personal record) and the disappointment of falling short. Here are some keys to fueling your body for that next race day PR. Daily Training...
Fitness Matters | Sleep, Exercise, & Health
Like most of us, I can have trouble sleeping. We all try to fit too much into our lives and oftentimes sleep takes a backseat to work, family time, exercise, socializing, and other activities. Don’t get me wrong, these are all very important activities in our lives,...
Fitness Matters | The Importance of Core Training
When people think of core training the first thought is to train your abs (your rectus abdominis and obliques to be specific.) To be fair, when you are at a lean body fat percentage, these are the show muscles of your core that give you the elusive six pack. However,...