As I've gotten older I've begun to really embrace my quirks and habits to learn new ways to make them work in my favor. My Type A personality traits? Really handy when I'm juggling a lot and need to stay organized. Stubborn tendencies? They can make magic happen when faced with a new challenge that seems impossible. One…
In today’s world of never ending to do lists, busy workdays, travel plans and packed calendars with social obligations, we’re often too quick to ignore our own health and wellness and put off taking care of ourselves. From skipping doctor’s appointments to brushing it off when you’re not feeling quite right, it’s time to stop putting everything else…
I'm not the kind of person who would ever say they love working out. You'll never catch me hitting the gym and I always tend to dread workout classes (thank goodness for those cancelation fees!). Those amazing post-workout endorphins that everyone seems to rave about never quite kick in for me, so being active and staying healthy is really something…
We’ve all been stuck in a fitness rut where routines get boring or other priorities take over our usual gym time. And if you hate the gym as much as I do, it can become all too easy to fall into the trap of either hardly working out at all or splurging on boutique group fitness classes. That’s…
Sometimes it's funny how quickly our habits can shift. When I was marathon training a few years ago I was always a night runner - morning workouts were never in the cards for me as I'd much rather decompress from work at the end of the day with a few miles after dark (which looking back was pretty dangerous, but…
