Does Your Back Hurt? by Ann-Marie Giglio This is one of the few specific exercises I’ll recommend this year: Plank. If you only have time to do one exercise, do this. Plank is great for your back! Lie on your stomach on a hard surface. Slide your hands under your shoulders, fingers spread. Make sure
Will You Be Fit in a Year? Week 12
Will You Be Fit in a Year? Week 11
Tone, Balance and Strengthen with Pilates By Ann-Marie Giglio If you haven’t already begun adding activity to your schedule, consider adding a pilates class. Exactly what is Pilates? Pilates with a capital P is a core-based exercise developed 100 years ago by a man named Joseph Pilates. Anyone certified by a company associated with his
Will You Be Fit in a Year? Week 10
“Whispering words of wisdom….” By: Ann-Marie Giglio Are you having trouble quieting your mind during your running or walking practice–or any time? Regarding meditation, an old Chinese Zen Master once said, “Some of you are taking me literally when I say, ‘Don’t think,’ and you are making your minds like a rock. This is a
Will You Be Fit in a Year? Week 9
Please–Don’t Watch Your Weight! By: Ann-Marie Giglio You hear it all the time. Your doctor wants you to lose weight. Your friends are worried about losing weight (maybe because their doctors told them to). Marie Osmond, Jennifer Hudson, and so many others are in your face about lost weight. (How much you wanna bet they hired
Will You Be Fit in a Year? Week 8
De-Stress – Get a Massage! Get one. The end. Really, it’s that simple. Massage should be part of your regular body maintenance program. How often? Monthly is a good start. Problem is, our upside-down health care system is designed for repair, not prevention, so massage is usually not covered by insurance. But it should be.