Confession: I’m a yoga teacher and my meditation game is NOT exactly on point. There. I said it. I know I’m supposed to be all enlightened and present and $hit. But the truth is, I still find meditation really difficult at times. I can barely sit still for long enough to watch a 3 minute…
I got a text from a friend the other day. She had left a party (one we had both been at) early, because another friend of hers questioned what she was eating not one, not two, but three times. As in “Are you REALLY gonna eat that?” In her own words, she “pretty much had a…
Confession: I am pretty much a giant child. I have a blue bicycle named Betty with a Disney princess bell. My husband and I have no kids, but still go to the pool on Saturdays and ride the waterslides by ourselves. And I REALLY like to play at the playground. NO joke. I wish there…
The other day I was getting ready to teach a group fitness class when one of my regular students came up to me. She wanted to give me a heads up that if she seemed a little “off” or looked like she wasn’t trying it was because she was trying a new “lifestyle change”: intermittent…
Last weekend I was pulling weeds in my yard. As I bent down to pick weed after weed, I realized that I was basically doing a deadlift every single time. This instantly got me excited about gardening, because as much as I hate pulling weeds, I LOVE me a deadlift. I realize that my idea…
Yesterday I was working out at the gym where I’m also a personal trainer, when I overheard a conversation between two of my male co-workers. One of them made the observation that whenever he sees women working out on their own, all they ever seem to want to do is lower body work. Or as…
To say that I have a strong dislike for the scale would be putting it lightly. I haven’t owned one for at least 3 years. When I go to the doctor, I request not to be weighed, and if they insist, I face backwards. If I hear someone mention getting on a scale I have…
“Strong is the new skinny.” Actually…I’m not a big fan of this phrase. Not anymore, anyway. This might come as a surprise, coming from someone like me. I consider myself to be strong for sure. I’m resilient, strong-willed, and I like to lift heavy $hit for fun. I have a naturally muscular build, which means…
Vacations are supposed to be relaxing, but I find that I really struggle mentally when I’m traveling. Relaxing stresses me out, especially in terms of my body image. Just a week ago I was snapchatting my friends selfies of my new high waisted bikini bottoms from the Target dressing room with the caption “there’s so…
Some people need motivation to work out. External accountability to make sure they get some movement into their day. That’s one of the main reasons I’m able to make a living teaching people how to do squats and down dogs. Then there are people like me. We need to try really hard to NOT work…