Today, I worked out with my all-time favorite ever Personal Trainer, Kim Smith, at CORE Fitness in Middleton. Kim custom-creates routines for me each week based on my “hot spots” (and by that, I mean my weak spots!). One of the recent additions Kim put into my routine is something called a “Russian Dead Lift” -- with a Kettle Bell (apparently known in the fitness industry as an RDL. I’m just learning all of this). It’s not horrible. But it’s not the easiest thing I’ve ever done, either. The …
pink stiletto coaching
Letting Go of My Shoulders: How to Relieve a Tight Life
Each week, I do yoga in a semi-private environment with three other women, one of whom is my yogi, Lark Paulson. Each week, Lark starts the routine with some asanas to warm our muscles and get the blood flowing. After the warm up, we sit for a few moments on our mats and are each given an opportunity to tell Lark what areas of our body are especially “tight,” so she can spontaneously design a yoga practice that day to specifically address those trouble spots. This week, the constricted corner of …
[Read more...] about Letting Go of My Shoulders: How to Relieve a Tight Life
Stress and Overwhelm BE GONE! Practical Ways to Fend Off the Not-So-Bright Side of Life: Part 3 of 3
(Please read Part 1 and Part 2 of this series to further explain this somewhat odd-sounding maneuver) For the previous two weeks, we have examined the stress of the season and the overwhelm it can cause. I have suggested two different practices for you to try, both effective in detouring the despair than can overcome you. I think you're going to love this third and final exercise. OPTION 3 (and this sounds a bit silly but I tell you it works wonders!) Jump up and down 10 times yelling …
Stress and Overwhelm BE GONE! Practical Ways to Fend Off the Not-So-Bright Side of Life: Part 2 of 3
Part 1 of this series was posted on November 20, 2013 Last week we examined feeling the highs and lows of life. We learned that we ALL experience it. You are not alone. This week, if you start to feel like you are being weighed down by stress and overwhelm, I want you to try this very simple activity: OPTION 2 (this may be easier with a partner) Gather a stack of VERY heavy books or unbreakable objects and put them near you. Hold out your hands and arms about waist high, as if you are …
Stress and Overwhelm BE GONE! Practical Ways to Fend Off the Not-So-Bright Side of Life: A 3-Part Series
If you’re like me, one day you find yourself going Mach 10 with your hair on fire, full of energy and zest and ready to conquer the world, and the next day your energy is completely zapped and it feels like there are 200 lb weights attached to your ankles, dragging you down into the pit of despair. This is the not-so-bright side of life. And we ALL experience it. You are not alone. I am offering to you three practical, sure-fire ways to fend off the despair. For the next three weeks, I will …
