Don’t Make Plans; Make Options

“Don’t make plans; make options.” This has been the motto for me and my partner this year, and I thought about it in relation to fitness in a Facebook post I made recently.

This isn’t a motto that comes easily to me because I like plans. I like spreadsheets. I like to […]

By |2021-10-31T23:11:10+00:00September 6, 2021|Uncategorized|2 Comments

Seeking Perfect Posture

Does that sound familiar? It does to me.

My whole childhood I had people telling me to stand up straight.

Onstage as a Candy Cane in The Nutcracker, as the Prince made his entrance he whispered in my ear, “Stand up straight!!”

In grade school one of my teachers […]

By |2021-10-31T23:14:36+00:00June 1, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Seeking Perfect Posture

Creating a Home Practice

Lots of people want to do some sort of movement or fitness practice at home on their own. It’s a great idea: you can save money, you don’t have to travel anywhere for a class or lesson, you can do it on your own schedule, and you don’t need any […]

By |2021-10-31T23:15:18+00:00May 6, 2021|Uncategorized|1 Comment

Fitness Bullies

As a culture we’ve been thinking about bullying in recent years: what it is, what it does, why it happens, how to handle it in the moment, and how to bring it to an end.

The fitness and wellness culture can sometimes be a big bully. When I looked up the […]

By |2021-10-31T23:15:47+00:00March 31, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Fitness Bullies

Aging Stronger

My 94-year-old grandmother died last week. She and I had a long and complicated relationship but mostly I’ve been reflecting on how grateful I am to have had so much history with the elders in my family. Many of my great-grandparents lived until I was a middle schooler and a […]

By |2021-10-31T23:16:24+00:00February 26, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Aging Stronger

A User’s Guide to Working with a Fill-In-The-Blank Fitness Teacher

I bet you’ve had the experience of walking out of a class feeling frustrated, unseen, picked on or unappreciated. I know I have. If you’re new to any sort of movement or fitness class, it’s especially disheartening. After all the stress of going into a new and kind of scary […]

By |2021-10-31T23:16:55+00:00January 31, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on A User’s Guide to Working with a Fill-In-The-Blank Fitness Teacher
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