The Emmy’s were on last night and it came to our attention that there is a lot of great television being made. The first rub is that the average adult watches between 3-5 hours a day (Bureau of Labor and Statistics quotes 2.7 hrs or half of our leisure time activities; The Nielsen Corporation quotes 4.7 […]
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By Gillian Pieper | Published:People often ask us, “What kind of health coaching do you offer?” We tell them, “Intrinsic Coaching,” and then we get, “What does ‘being more intrinsic’ mean, especially when it comes to personal wellbeing?” Definition: Intrinsic = from Medieval Latin meaning “inward.” The American Heritage Dictionary definition: “of or relating to the essential nature of a […]
Read moreThighs, Hips, and New Directions
By Gillian Pieper | Published:After an emotional spring and summer, with all the devastating weather, and the Fall bringing the heart rendering but hopeful rebuilding of lives, including this weekend’s powerful remembrance of 9/11, I thought we’d look at starting anew… Refresh our minds and bodies for an exciting new season. Olga is practicing a chair lunge that gets […]
Read moreVicarious Resiliency
By Gillian Pieper | Published:“Coming together is the beginning, Keeping together is progress, Working together is success.” ~ Henry Ford Picture this… A new teacher is in her first classroom a week before school starts. Between in-service trainings, new employee meetings, and all the other pre-season duties, she tacks up posters, arranges furniture, neatly places resources and lovingly prepares […]
Read moreGetting a Local Grip (AGRiP)
By Gillian Pieper | Published:We’re here at an exciting gathering of health and risk pools that serve schools, towns, and other governmental agencies. WAIT! Before you grumble, “doesn’t apply to me,” STOP! Your roads, your emergency services, your parks, your town halls, your city clerk, your schools, and your communities are deeply affected by this topic. In other words, […]
Read moreFor What Reason Do You Crunch?
By Gillian Pieper | Published:We discovered a confusing study last week that is getting a lot of air time. The study said you can’t increase your athletic performance by focusing extra energy on your core (your abdominal muscles in particular). When these headlines hit our local health club it felt as though an act of heresy had been committed. […]
Read moreKick It!
By Gillian Pieper | Published:Last week we talked about emotions being contagious. That made me much more aware of the emotions around me. I was watching for the discontent and trying to avoid it like the plague, literally. Suddenly I realized there is no hand sanitizer to wash off feelings of discontent. No shield against it. So I got […]
Read moreEmotions are Infectious
By Gillian Pieper | Published:Duh. We’ve been saying that for years but now we’ve got proof. It’s also nice when science gives us permission to do what comes naturally. Mark Twain said, “There are people who can do all fine and heroic things but one – keep from telling their happiness to the unhappy.” I wonder, is that really […]
Read moreRide Sally Ride
By Gillian Pieper | Published:It seemed as though the countryside was absolutely teeming with bicycle riders this past week. Come to find out, the National Triathlon Championships were held in Burlington Vermont this weekend. It’s so exciting to see norms shift on a dime when a whole group of people are inspired by great athletes. We see it every […]
Read moreA Twist on School Lunch
By Gillian Pieper | Published:What’s all this I hear about school lunches and how bad they are? The back-to-school frenzy is rumbling and it’s always a big topic. In some cases it’s true, mystery meat is alive and well. On the other hand, we’re hearing stories of big change across the country and I want in. Imagine, for example, a […]
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