Increase cardio activity to have a greater impact on your brain health than you may have thought. With aerobic activity, you will improve not only your heart function but your thought process too! It has been said that the brain cells you were born with, were all you were going to have. No more and no […]
Tag: mental health
Taking a Step Back…
Even those who seem the strongest have set backs. Superman had kryptonite, Aquaman was lack of water, Green Lantern was yellow, Shazam was saying his own name… all things that caused them pain… Mine is comparison. I compare myself to other trainers – I compare myself to the abilities of others or their highlight reels, […]
Truth About MY Transformation
Here is the truth about my transformation – piece by piece… and total honesty! This picture was taken while I was on the phone with my mom telling her that we were no our way to the hospital – actually we were on our way to the food court at the mall because I knew […]
#TunesTuesday
Music often reflects how we feel and how we think – this week some of my favorites on my playlist include the following: (Disclaimer: Bear in mind that some of the links in this post are affiliate links and if you go through them to make a purchase I will earn a commission. Keep in […]
Good Grief
Is grief a good thing? Yesterday (January 7, 2019) I had to let go of my dog Rosco. It was unexpected, very confusing, and very tragic. To many people (who are obviously not pet people) pets are just pets… they have expiration dates and they can move on and move along… but for others such […]
Dad’s Advice
If there was one thing in life that I heard from my dad that stuck with me… it’s this: “If it’s not fun… it’s not worth doing…” Now sure there were times when I took that a tiny bit too far: “School is not fun – must not be worth doing” “Chores are not fun […]
Spring has Sprung
It is true – SPRING IS HERE! And that means that Summer is right around the corner… This is the time when many of us start to stress about all of the activities that will have us in less clothing and more exposed. You see we have been in hibernation, we have been cozy, we […]
2018 Motto
The Life Stride Fitness Training and MY OWN PERSONAL Motto for 2018: Consistency OVER Perfection… As any fellow perfectionist knows it is often really hard to be positive about your outcomes when you are not getting things done 100% all of the time. Meaning perfect… all the time. Which is not realistic – but sometimes […]
New Year and New Goals
Every Year at this time we start fresh and make new goals for the new year. If you have been following me on any of the social media platforms I am on – you know that this year I am doing something a little different and making “reverse resolutions”. What are ‘reverse resolutions”? Well I […]