We hear about the importance of flexibility but do we do anything to improve this most overlooked aspect of fitness? The problem is so much focus is on cardio and strength we ignore flexibility. But flexibility can improve cardio and strength. If your muscles are less sore and better able to move, this can improve…
Preparing for the Final Blow
The good news is I’m done chemo. Chemo was like a hard punch, just as you recover you get punched again. And this cycle continued for 16 rounds with a five week “break” in the middle to have a baby. My first three rounds were three weeks apart and were the “tougher” meds (A/C also…
One of my favorite lessons…
As we finally move out of the pandemic it’s hard not to look back on some of the many things we have hopefully learned from this crazy experience. One thing I observed early on ties in with one of my favorite health lessons to teach. One of the introductory lessons for several of my health…
Appreciating Our Jobs
As we get older, we become more appreciative of what others do. We can recognize their skills and how much they know. As graduation season wraps up, I figured it was time to discuss how we should respect what others do and recognize what they know. We have all undergone a lot of training in…
You Can’t Always Get What You Want
Here’s one of those posts as my husband would say where you can see how I think and make random connections. And this one is random. Between storms this week and upcoming surgery here’s the connections I made. We don’t like being told things. We like to do what we want to do and it…
Small Signs
I do believe that when we lose a loved one we are sometimes given signs that they are still watching over us. I’m sure we have all heard that when a cardinal appears a guardian angel is near. I remember that as I approached my due date with Shane and grew more and more nervous…
What Really Matters
We all deal differently with difficult news like a cancer diagnosis. And how we deal is individual and there is not really a right or wrong (as long as it it not harmful to oneself.) While initially wanting to isolate and not face the reality of my diagnosis I knew I had to be strong…
The Mental and Physical Toll
I’ve been trying to stay positive as much as I can. I’ll admit it’s getting hard as I prepare for surgery which I don’t want to have but need. I’ve also been trying to take things one step at a time. I focused on the chemo and getting through that which I did. But now…