Breathing…. Should be easy, right? As it turns out, it is not as easy as one would think. And breathing while exercising? Even harder. Inherently, our bodies know how to do it, but sometimes things get in the way of doing it effectively. Underlying diseases or conditions such as Asthma, COPD; tightness to muscles and joints; and anxiety are some causes I have seen to prevent optimal breathing.
Week 3 – The Middle
How is it that I’ve had obliques my entire life but am just now understanding what it feels like for them to activate? Don’t I use them every single day? Don’t they literally function to keep me upright and stable? Thanks to this week, my obliques are now engaged and sore in a way that I never knew was possible.
Which Workout Is The Best?
As a seasoned fitness instructor of 30 years (how can I be that old!? I obviously started when I was 10, but I digress…) I’ve seen and taught a multitude of fitness classes. Hi lo aerobics, step aerobics, slide aerobics, shallow water aerobics, deep-water aerobics, spinning, Boot Camp, TRX, rip trainer and finally Pilates.
A Tough Start to 2019 and the Importance of Self Care
Feb 15 I was skiing in Aspen and on my final day skiing I fell, my first fall in 5 days. As I was going down I felt a pop in my knee and I knew I wouldn’t be able to get up.
May 30 I was waiting to turn left, blinker on and I was rear ended by a distracted driver- he didn’t even brake- resulting in whiplash a concussion and my car being totaled.
Sitting Is The New Smoking
Ameera David WXYZ, an ABC affiliate Taking Action Reporter saw Equilibrium’s Facebook post warning that sitting is the new smoking and invited us to appear on TV to demonstrate exercises that people can do at their desks.
Dr. Levine a Mayo Clinic specialist in obesity, who also invented the treadmill desk, is the person who coined the phrase “sitting is the new smoking.