What a TRICK candy plays on our minds at Halloween. It's everywhere this time of year. Whether you hand it out to the characters who ring your doorbell on October 31st, or you have kids who bring home mass amounts of this sugared stuff....you are exposed to it! I once read an article on the caloric consumption that occurs during holidays and special occasions. I remember reading that Halloween was a major caloric event for kids more than any other holiday. Thanksgiving, C

💕💗💕💗💕💗💕💗💕💗💕💗💕💗💕💗💕 It's been a month when fall colors usually sprout. But with this unusually warm (and rainy) fall, there is still a lot of green outside. However, inside school gymnasiums and out on the sport fields, I have been seeing a TON of PINK! It's a joy to see that our local schools and communities are supporting breast cancer awareness by wearing and displaying the color pink everywhere! The best part about it: the kids are being exposed to thi

It's that time of year again...FALL! The days are cooler, the sun sets faster, and rain adds to the need for warmth. With the need for warmth comes comfort. On cold days we feel the need to warm the body up with warm or hot foods. And generally warm prepared foods tend to be more dense. Some of my favorite comfort foods are pizza, robust chili, thick soups, lasagna, and fresh baked goods. It always seems that (besides pizza) those items I just mentioned are rarely eaten

I want to throw in a few posts this year that highlight items in the gym that many people see but don't know how to use them. It's a true event. Someone sees an interesting new fitness apparatus or tool and the item just sits there unused because people just don't know what it quite actually is. So, today I'm highlighting that long foam looking tube that usually sits near the group exercise area next to the medicine balls at the Milan location. But in order to understand

I came across this fantastic publication just this past weekend. It came a great time. Just recently I have been having many friend clients ask me why it's so hard to keep the muscle tone and strength compared to several years ago. And that is such a true feeling. I, myself, am able to resonate with my clients regarding this question. And as I age, I am having to readjust my workouts to best benefit my body through this nagging aging factors of lower metabolism, muscle los