Five Cues to Trigger the Exercise Habit
Everything is hard before it is easy. —Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Having trouble committing to an exercise routine? When you do get to the gym and you see all those fit, dedicated people, are you envious of their level of discipline? Here’s the secret: they are no more disciplined than you. They have a habit […]
Even the Trainer Needs Motivation
Q: A colleague asked “How do you stay motivated in your own training?” A: Sometimes it’s tough to find motivation for myself after a day of motivating other people. Here’s what helps me stay on track: Having someone else write my programming. Not just for the accountability factor, but also so I don’t have […]
The Cheese Defense
Me- I’m vegan. Other person- I could never do that. I couldn’t give up cheese. I’ve heard this cheese defense often enough that it’s made an impression on me. I don’t know why cheese is so special, I’ve been pretty happy with Daiya Shreds and nutritional yeast. I also don’t understand the logic: […]
Live Your Yoga Off the Mat Part 10 Ishvara Pranidhana
Ishvara Pranidhana, surrender, is the last of the Niyamas. It means having faith that everything will always turn out exactly the way it’s supposed to. Faith is not an excuse to sit idly by and let life happen to you, nor is it a fatalist “nothing I do matters anyway” philosophy. It’s about balance: striving […]