Happy Monday everyone! How was your weekend? Here the weather was amazing! I spent my weekend in and out of arenas while the girls played in a hockey tournament.…
We all are aware that stretching is an important part of exercise, but what kind of stretching should you do you do before your exercise? Or after you exercise?…
Happy Monday everyone! I started writing this post earlier today but wasn’t in the right frame of mind, so I did what usually helps me the most, I did…
Happy Monday! As you can probably tell, this is not the post I wanted to be writing, but I’m trying to stay positive. On Saturday afternoon I headed out…
Ask Janice/ Health Tips/ Injuries
Considerations to Keep in Mind When Practicing Yoga Following a Hip Replacement
Following a hip replacement procedure, avid yoga practitioners often wonder when and how they can return to the yoga mat. This is a very important question, because yoga can…
If you’re new here, #MotivateME Monday is a weekly link-up co-hosted by myself and Running Rachel for accountability and encouragement. It’s a place for us to share goals, plans,…
About/ Boston Marathon/ Fitness/ Injuries/ Running/ Strength Training/ Triathlon
My Fitness Assessment Results
A blog post in which I share my fitness assessment results, and discuss the pros and cons of a personal trainer/coach.…
Injuries/ Nutrition Tips/ Reviews
Fuelling the Runner: My Experience with Preventing Stress Fractures and Osteoporosis with Calcium and Vitamin D Supplements
Confession time: I haven’t always been a runner. Back in 1998, during my second year of Athletic Therapy, I decided that I wanted to be more active. Dinners of…
I belong to several on-line running communities, and one thing that comes up in our chats quite often is injuries. I think all runners have encountered an injury (or…
If you ‘re working out hard, then you ‘re forcing your body to compensate to the stressors you place on it. Unfortunately the down part is that you may…
It's really important to listen to your body, to rest when your body needs it and to recognize your overtraining symptoms.…