Keeping on our favorite theme of more bang for your buck and speaking of quick and easy winning wellness activities… Change directions. Here’s are four moves to do anywhere, anytime that energize and revitalize your whole body. These come to us through our resident yoga expert Anna Van Fleet who is a certified Bikram instructor […]
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Biggest Bang for Stretching Buck
By Gillian Pieper | Published:If you have time for only one stretch and strengthen exercise, fitness, yoga and pilates experts will say, unequivocally, the truly famous “Downward Dog” is the winner. Blog dog Winnie agrees: And if you have a dog, you know they do this every time the get up to walk around by remote control. Skipping it […]
Read moreA Pocket Full of Anxiety
By Gillian Pieper | Published:All wound up? Is stress making you anxious or down in the dumpy? Mean and slumpy? Take time to make time and lighten your mood by being mindful. No joke. The anxieties of today are very different from primitive times. From the saber tooth tiger to the black plague, worry was overt and right in […]
Read moreCleaning Calories
By Gillian Pieper | Published:It’s Passover and almost Easter (“Peastover” in my family) Holiday hosts are scurrying around cleaning, cooking, cleaning, cooking, and did I mention cleaning? Lest you think your exercise routine is going to the matzah (or to chocolate eggs)… Remember that many household chores burn ample calories. Here’s a list: Cleaning (general): 5-6 cals per minute […]
Read moreMusic To My Brains
By Gillian Pieper | Published:Do you ever wonder why music is such a big part of the exercise world? No, okay well I do. Olga and I wonder about stuff like that all the time. So there I was reading health news when… This just in… A study in Nature Neuroscience done by the Neuro lab at McGill University […]
Read moreWhat Do You Know?
By Gillian Pieper | Published:Today is National Employee Benefits Day… How much do you know about your “Benefits Package?” Seriously. I know it’s not “sexy” but people are always asking me if their insurance or benefits will pay for outrageous things. Did you know, in fact, that a person actually tried to deduct “underwear” on his tax returns last […]
Read moreFrom Excuses to Magic Bullet
By Gillian Pieper | Published:This is International excuses week. Just kidding. We feel plagued by the notion of “excuses” these days so we’re going to explore the world’s greatest “No Excuses – Just Do it” magic bullet fitness program. If you can’t afford formal exercise classes or facilities. If you are traveling. If you live in a tough place […]
Read more“Start Your Day Right” Revolution!
By Gillian Pieper | Published:Wake up! A revolution begins today in New Hampshire! Hundreds of New Hampshire school employees have just begun a virtual walk through history along the battle routes of George Washington’s troops. That’s right, they’re going back in time to the American Revolution. So if you think you’re out there trying to move more, eat better, […]
Read moreA Set-up for Success
By Gillian Pieper | Published:How do we get out of our couch potato habits and build up our “move more” meter? Every little bit counts. Celebrate each move you make, from neck rolls while waiting in line, to a day hiking, and everything in between. The key is to set yourself up for success. Keep “moving more” at the […]
Read moreChewable Bits
By Gillian Pieper | Published:We have a friend at PATH who gets out of sync with her routine, as we all do, and when she first gets back on again she tends to go big! Too big for a person just getting started, ahh-gain (sigh). She’s not really a beginner but she still has to respect her temporary “out-of-shapeness” […]
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