A Great Day Starts the Night Before: 10 Tips for an Amazing Tomorrow!
Do you want to know the secret to having great days, to having more time and energy to workout, to being more productive, to making healthy choices all day long? The secret is: A great day starts the night before. Here are my 10 tips to make tomorrow amazing! Sleep (quantity). Like it or […]
What is Fitness? Part 6: Speed, Agility, Quickness
What is Speed, Agility, and Quickness? Speed is the ability to perform a movement or move in one direction as fast as possible. Quickness is the ability to react and rapidly accelerate. Quickness means you’re not just fast, you’re also explosive. Agility is the ability to change directions quickly while in motion. This requires deceleration, […]
What is Fitness? Part 5: Power
Power is the ability to produce maximal force in minimal time or strength x speed. Strength is the amount of force a muscle can exert against an external load. And speed is the ability to perform a movement or travel a set distance as fast as possible. Unlike other components of fitness (cardiorespiratory fitness, flexibility, […]
What is Fitness? Part 4: Balance
Balance is the ability to maintain the body’s center of gravity over its base of support. Balance is both static (standing still or holding a yoga pose) and dynamic (walking, getting up out of a chair, dancing, or flowing in Vinyasa Yoga). Balance is achieved as the brain receives sensory input from three […]