by Ellen Mullen | Apr 23, 2019 | Newsletters
So you are settled into a great work out routine, you have your schedule planned daily and you’re feeling great, and then you go on vacation and it all falls apart! Not again! But don’t give up on your routine when on vacation. Mixing exercise with pleasure is easy...
by Ellen Mullen | Feb 4, 2019 | Newsletters
BOSU? What is that (you are asking yourself!)? Well, it’s the half ball dome balance trainer, or BOSU ball or a Half Ball Dome Balance Trainer. The word BOSU has become a proprietary eponym such as Vaseline or Keenex. Developed in 1999 by David Weck, BOSU stands for...
by Ellen Mullen | Jan 8, 2019 | Newsletters
Do you eat breakfast? If not, you could be on your way to becoming a Sumo Wrestler! During training, Sumo wrestlers are denied breakfast and are therefore retarding their metabolism. With this slower metabolism, they will break down less of their food and store fat...
by Ellen Mullen | Oct 31, 2018 | Newsletters
You probably have heard by now that too much sitting is bad for your health, but is it as bad as smoking? There has been a lot written about the subject, and many facts to back up this idea. The term “sitting disease” has been coined in the scientific community when...
by Ellen Mullen | Oct 10, 2018 | Newsletters
I have had many conversations about the benefits of drinking coffee, yet different research studies provide conflicting evidence as to whether it’s good for you or not. For the record I drink coffee every morning, and my husband loads up before and during his longer...
by Ellen Mullen | Sep 13, 2018 | Newsletters
Flexibility is needed to perform everyday activities with ease. To get out of bed, lift children, or play our favorite sports we need flexibility. When we age flexibility tends to deteriorate, and our muscles and joints become stiff. In turn we think we cannot move...
