Be SomeBODY Strong

To keep going strong, keep these 8 tidbits in mind. If you’ve recently begun or returned to exercise, then be warned: This early period...

When it comes to workouts, we can feel like we need to “keep up with the Joneses.” Social media tries to sell us one-size-fits-all...

Challenge your sense of proprioception to literally maintain balance. Proprioception may sound like the super-power of some comic book...

Here in western PA, it's no longer winter, but it's not quite full-on spring yet either. This in-between season can brew some boredom....

Tips for switching your workout to the trail Hallelujah, what you might call “peak hiking season” has finally returned! Every September,...

The ups & downs of the rebounder craze Well, it’s official—My home gym now includes a trampoline. It's a mini one, only about 38 inches...

Here's something that often slides under our radar, a prevalent assumption that kind of rumbles under the surface as we work to be...

—Taking Them Boosts Fitness— We hear a lot about the importance (and craze!) of tracking our daily steps, but rarely do we hear that we...

5 More Reasons We Quit & How to Get Going Again (Part 2) Just about every single exerciser quits their routine at some point in life,...

Why We Give Up & How to Regroup (Part 1 of 2) Were you exercising like a champ pre-pandemic but stopped amidst the sludgy angst of the...

#1 in the Winter Wellness Series Well, they've been here for a while now—winter weather & shorter days. In fact, as of this post, there...

The phrases in your head can make or break motivation. No matter how much you tout your love of exercise (and believe me, I’m the queen...

Physically Pushing Yourself A Little Too Hard? Caught myself doing it again just last month—believing myself to be just slightly super...

Why You Should Get Up and Move, especially during a pandemic Until fairly recently in modern history, people never had to rely on...

Linking Body & Spirit By Moving More Recently, a client reminded me of an often unspoken but life-changing benefit of exercise:...

Trouble Sticking With Workouts? Strengthen the Mind. When you start working out, you spend a lot of time focused on learning technique,...

When Life & Body Change, Change with Them Midlife turns topsy-turvy for most people, women and men alike. Physically and emotionally, it...

The Benefits of "Green" Exercise Did the monotony of recent stay-at-home orders send you outside a whole lot more? Maybe you escaped...

Postponing Workouts til We're No Longer "Distancing?" Keep it Simple & Jump Back In. If you’ve been suspending your workouts or dragging...

Most people don’t think of strength training when they attempt to lose weight. In fact, a myth persists that it works against weight...