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11/24/2021

10/16/2021

The Health Benefits of Pilates for Older Adults

During your lifetime, your body undergoes tremendous change. It’s no secret that as you age, your body requires more care, and your cells’ natural rejuvenation process slows.

For many, the most notable changes of aging are a decrease in strength, mobility, and balance.

Over time these changes can affect your daily activities due to fear of falling or injury, which often may result in a loss of independence and reduce your overall sense of livelihood.

The great news is that a consistent and conscious exercise program can alleviate or improve the typical symptoms of aging.

Pilates is an excellent full-body, low impact method known to align and strengthen the structure of the body.

Regardless of your age, conditioning, or ability, it’s never too late to start a Pilates practice. Pilates can meet you where you are in skill and strength and support your livelihood for years to come.

Read on to learn more about Pilates for older adults.

10/02/2021

How to Release ‘Emotional Baggage’ and the Tension That Goes with It

You’ve probably heard the term “emotional baggage.”

It’s sometimes used to describe the phenomenon of carrying past trauma or so-called negative experiences through life, relationships, or a career.

You may see this reflected in someone’s posture, as if they’re carrying around an unbearable weight. It may even prevent them from moving forward in life.

Everyone carries unprocessed emotions from experiences to some degree. However, emotions that aren’t dealt with don’t just go away.

They can affect:

the way you think about yourself
how you react to stress
your physical well-being
your relationships with others
After all, emotional baggage gets its name from somewhere, right?

Let’s unpack the layers of how and where emotions get stuck, so you can release what’s weighing you down.

09/19/2021

Healthy Eating Is Human: Joys, Challenges, and 3 Things You Can Do

If you ask a group of people what eating healthy means to them, you’ll probably get a different answer every time.

For some, healthy eating means reining in a fast food habit or consuming more fruits and vegetables, while for others it may mean occasionally enjoying a piece of cake without feeling guilty.

Still yet, those who have certain medical conditions and even food allergies may conceptualize the concept of healthy eating in their own unique way.

In short, there’s no single right answer to what healthy eating means.

Healthy eating is human, and as humans, we all have different wants and needs, which inevitably affect our food choices.

What’s more, what healthy eating means to you may even change throughout the different stages of your life as you grow and adapt to your ever-changing needs.

This article explores the human side of healthy eating, and I provide my own go-to tips to make it easier.