My friend made some tuna cakes, and they were so delicious I had to make some for myself. She told me roughly how she did it, but after I started I realized I didn’t have the ingredients I needed. So I made some substitutions, and it turned out amazing. Here it is: the recipe for my accidentally best […]
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Go Sport-it Fitness Pilates Ring Review
(I received this product as a gift or at a discount in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.) Despite being a long-time pilates and fitness enthusiast, I’ve never actually worked with a pilates ring like this Go Sport-it Fitness Pilates Ring (you can buy it here), so I was really looking forward to giving […]
Yoga Vocabulary 3: Styles of Yoga
Part 3 of Yoga Vocabulary: Styles of Yoga! (For more yoga word learning, see Part 1, Non-English Words, and Part 2, Body Parts.) Really, there’s only one style of yoga, and that’s called yoga. Yoga is yoga, and yoga is good. Okay. Sometimes yoga is fast and sometimes it’s slow. Sometimes we hold. Sometime we’re […]
Yoga Vocabulary 2: Yoga Body Parts
Welcome to Part 2 of our yoga vocabulary lesson, in which we will talk about the yoga body parts. (See Yoga Vocabulary: Non-English Words for Part 1.) When you’re in class, the yoga teacher will refer to various parts of your body to help you figure out where to put those parts and how to […]
Yoga Vocabulary 1: Non-English Words
Yoga comes with its own yoga vocabulary, which can be intimidating when you show up to your first yoga class. Make a quick study of this list to help you understand what the teacher is talking about if any of these non-English words sound up in your class. Namaste You’ve probably heard this a lot, […]
Yoga for Beginners 1: Get Going!
Here we go! I’m rolling out some online yoga classes, and I am happy to present this first one. I call it yoga for beginners because I feel it’s a class that many people who are new to yoga can manage, but it’s still a nice practice for those who are more experienced, as well. […]
Gym Etiquette 101
The new year and the accompanying resolutions means that the gyms will be extra busy until about Valentine’s Day. Now, I would like to think those extra folks would continue pursuing their goals throughout the year, but we’ve all been there in January and again in March, and we know it’s just not so. Gym […]
5 Fitness Resolutions You Should Make This Year
Every year, thousands of New Year’s fitness resolutions get made and forgotten, often within a couple of days. There are a variety of reasons why these resolutions fail, and it’s sad every time, because each one represents someone’s hope for a healthier future. You can make a change. You can live a healthier lifestyle. If […]
Your Body Best: 2015 Highlights
As 2015 draws to a close, I can’t help but look back on this blog a bit–the ideas I had, the posts I wrote. In case you’re just joining me here, I’ve rounded up the 2015 highlights: my favorite posts from the last year. Which is your favorite? How to Learn to Love Running (or […]
A Guilt Free Holiday
The holidays are extra busy, but they’re not that busy. Sure we have to go shopping–maybe online, or a trip or two to the mall. We probably have some holiday parties and events to attend, which usually happen at night or on weekends. We’ll spend time baking and decorating, which we can do with our […]