Are you good at sleeping? I don’t mean do you love sleeping. I want to know if you are good at a fundamental aspect of your overall health. In a previous post, I talked about the importance of rest and recovery to your overall health and fitness. But today, I want to talk about just good old-fashioned sleep – as …
Do your parents work out? How about your grandparents? I recently turned 36, and this was on my mind because my mother was this age when she gave birth to me. I’m wondering what I’ll be like when I’m her age, double the years from now. Will I still be lifting weights? Doing yoga? Running HIIT workouts? I hope so. The …
In my last two posts, I discussed the importance of mental and spiritual health as components of your overall health. Today, I’m going to tie it all together and talk about physical health. I think everyone can agree that your physical health is important. But why? Besides a general quality of life, why should we care if our physical …
What are your spiritual practices? I realize maybe I’m touching a third rail here, but I don’t mean this to be political or even religious in the traditional sense. I want to talk about spirituality as a pillar of a holistic health approach – the concept that your health does not refer to just your physical …
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What does it mean to be healthy overall? I talk a lot about physical health on this blog, but honestly you could be the healthiest-looking person on the outside, but still be unhealthy in general. We are creatures made of both mind and body, after all. Your mental and spiritual health will manifest itself in your physical being, …
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I must admit, I’ve often dreamed of the life I have right now, minus the scary virus of course. Because I’m not able to work from home, my time is pretty much my own. I always thought how wonderful it would be to be so financially secure that I did not have to work – like …
Hello, fellow homebodies! How are you doing today? Do you know what day it even is? It’s been almost a week since I’ve been in complete lockdown where I live, and I must say its been alternatively great and frustrating, depending on my current mood. It’s also a good way to practice gratitude for my own privileged situation. Certainly …
I like to have control. You’re probably thinking sure, you and everyone else. But as a (relatively) young professional with a stable job, I admit that not many things feel out of my control, at least most of the time. Not things that matter, anyway. I am blessed, and I try to think of that with …
You look tired. That’s not the most flattering thing to say to someone, but I see you. You’re a hard worker. You don’t take rest days. You don’t need them. After all, your gains might go away. Your muscles might shrink. You ate that piece of cake yesterday and already feel like you might have gained five pounds, …
