Happy Valentine’s Day! Because we know you love your body but you don’t always love formal exercise per say, we have a body valentine list for you… Essential Body Loving Non-exercise Activities: Tried and True: Take the stairs whenever possible — Case in point: I did a little experiment at the Detroit airport last Fall […]
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Chair-Potato? Who? Me?
By Gillian Pieper | Published:Do you exercise? Yes, at least sometimes? Good. But do you NON-exercise? It’s the new black! If you love your body and soul, regardless of exercise, you’ll need to become an expert in non-exercise. Research has exploded all over mainstream health media with the following headlines: “Sitting Kills” (gives new meaning to the Fonz’s Happy […]
Read moreStrengthening Airplane II
By Gillian Pieper | Published:Slips, trips, and falls, OH MY! No one needs that. Stay strong and you’ll minimize the risk. Our favorite balance and core exercise, the Airplane, with a twist, is perfect for the job. We first brought this up in our Dec. 13, 2010 post. Here’s a reminder on how to begin: Put your arms out as if […]
Read moreThe Power of Peers with a Capitol P!
By Gillian Pieper | Published:The snow is several feet thick here and shoveling fatigue is running high. Our backs and shoulders are sore, and we miss the radiant heat of the sun! What keeps us going? Our peers. The people we can count on. Now, more than ever, other people matter! As a company, we’ve been at this for […]
Read moreThe Story of a Wallflower: An Easy Cure For Winter Blues
By Gillian Pieper | Published:“So I danced today. We danced today. A hundred of us, unlikely dancers we, all swiveling our hips at once. It was spectacular and I felt marvelous.” Here’s why peers matter: That’s what I said when I came home from work last week. Now, I am terrified of dancing. For a seemingly not uptight person, […]
Read moreHappiness is…
By Gillian Pieper | Published:“Happiness is morning and evening, day time and night time too. For happiness is anyone and anything at all that’s loved by you.” ~ Charlie Brown (You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, Lyrics by Clark Gesner) We’re into the home stretch of January. Those shorter days can start to wear on your psyche. My favorite […]
Read moreStretched Hips are Happy Hips
By Gillian Pieper | Published:It’s the icy season. Even our friends in Texas get icy roads and sidewalks this time of year! Dealing with ice is all about balance and flexibility. To keep you safe, and supple, in the wake of a potential slip, here are two excellent stretches for the hip muscles. These will keep you flexible at […]
Read moreGet Out of Bed!
By Gillian Pieper | Published:So the days are shorter… But who says we have to hibernate? January, historically, has been a busy month. For example, it’s inauguration day today, and on this day in history, JFK said, “Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country” (1961). Also on January 20, […]
Read moreWhat’s Your Health Dream Today?
By Gillian Pieper | Published:It’s a favorite holiday of ours: Martin Luther King day. We celebrate the strength he brought to the civil rights movement, and the charge toward diversity. Isn’t’ that what health is all about? Diversity – variety, accepting many different forms, keeping it interesting (after all, familiarity breeds contempt ass they say), being opening minded, being […]
Read moreBaby I’m Cold Inside
By Gillian Pieper | Published:A storm is a-raging here in the Northeast and it made us think about the “COLD,” or always being cold. There are a few of us who are hot boxes (my teenagers with their rampant hormones for one, and my friend Mary who is in a perpetual hot flash – oh cruel Mother Nature). Then […]
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