Fitness Blog

Once upon a time there was a little girl turning nine years old, and she wanted to have a birthday party for her friends. We happened to have a ton of frozen blueberries, and thus the Blueberry Olympics were born. “

This morning at the Club I noticed a man with a kettlebell doing a very powerful exercise called a swing. The swing (think swing in your backyard, as opposed to a squat) is the hallmark of kettlebellers everywhere,

I am super excited to hear when clients are going away on vacation. Most Americans on average actually don’t take all the vacation time they are allotted, so please go away and take a break!  Your best bet to s

How to help tight calves and walk on the beach comfortably. Isn’t the idea of walking barefoot on a tropical beach so fabulous? Add in some gently lapping waves, a couple of palm trees, not a cloud in beautiful blue

How to Balance out a body that uses one side excessively in work or sport… especially for my tennis and golfers! Do you play a sport or have a job that uses one side of your body over and over and over? This cute gu

Foam rollers. For some, these two words bring thoughts. Of dread. 🙂 Others relish its ability to pinpoint superficial fascial and muscular tightness. Still others haven’t the foggiest notion on what I’m talking abou

How to boost your winter health / Winter Bathing How does jumping in the Baltic Sea on purpose after dark in late November sound? Fun? Exhilarating? Terrifying? Freezing cold?  It was all that, and more!  My husband

How to pick the best cardio machine My standard answer to, “What cardio machines should I use?” used to be: Any that you will do 🙂  My preference would be that the machine requires you to pick up your feet I am not

How to help a rotator cuff Here is a photo of a situation that has embraced Chaos! This Callery pear tree is on the grounds of the 9/11 Memorial. Notice the extra bands around the base of the tree to help support it