Fitness

Signs of a Heart Attack Pilates Happy Hour

Fitness, Health & Injuries

Heart Health – Signs of a Heart Attack

A few year’s ago, my good friend’s dad suffered a heart attack. He had experienced mild arm pain the week before and decided he should go …

Surfing Exercises Pilates for Surfing

Fitness, Health & Injuries, Workouts

Surfing Exercises That Work – Core Strengthening for Surfers

I lived and worked in Denver for 9 years.  From November through March, I could assume that every knee injury that walked through my door was …

Fitness, Workouts

How to Strengthen and Tone Your Legs

I love Pilates and I teach Pilates, but Pilates isn’t the only kind of exercise I do.  I walk, hike, and lift weights.  I take yoga, …

Fitness, Workouts

The Perfect Warm-Up For Any Activity!

The dreaded “warm-up”.  It’s the part we all want to skip in a workout.  I know people sometimes sneak in five minutes late to a fitness …

Fitness

Working Out Should Make You Feel Better About Yourself – Not Worse

I have been that person.  You know who I mean.  The young 8 year old girl who wears sweatshirts in 90 degree heat because she doesn’t …

Fitness

Working Out in the Time You Have

I used to be stuck in the mind frame that I needed an hour to make my workout worthwhile.  If I couldn’t dedicate a solid hour …

Fitness, Workouts

Want Your Muscles To Shake? Do the Plank!

  I love planks!  I would shout it from the rooftops if I could. I know I’m crazy and weird, but I seriously just love them. …

Fitness, Workouts

Lift Your Buns! Workouts for the Lower Body

I tend to be a “booty-centric” fitness student and instructor.  My classes and own personal workouts have no shortage of lower body exercises!  My buns are …

exercise music

Fitness

The Best Exercise Music Playlist and Workout

A few years ago I had just finished seeing a long day of patients at Harmony Pilates & Physical Therapy, and I was spent.  I had …

Barre Workout At Home

Fitness, Workouts

How to Workout With Weights – A Workout Video Included!

One of the most common questions I get asked is “What do you do for exercise and to workout?”  When I give a quick explanation of …