What an exciting day today is. The mark of the beginning of the year of Jubilee. I wanted to share a little of what this means. It can easily slip by if you are not aware of it, especially since we are not on a Jewish calendar. Yesterday marked the last day of the Shemitah year (the 7th year). The year of Jubilee occurs after seven sets of seven years (49 total years) are finished. The fiftieth year is the year of Jubilee. This fiftieth year occurs on one of the annual feast

Getting the sniffles but not sure if you should exercise? So this is the time of year we begin to experience the common cold or even just allergies. You're not down and out but just not feeling 100%. A good rule of thumb is if your symptoms are from the neck up, runny nose, sniffles, headache, you can still exercise but TAKE IT EASY. Stick with lighter activity and not as intense as you would normally exercise. Maybe walking or light weights. Sometime exercise can even help s

We've all heard of the Atkins diet, the cabbage soup diet, South Beach, Paleo, NutriSystem...the list goes on and on. Most people are looking for a quick fix to a lifelong problem. I'm not saying you can't lose weight on these diets but more times than none, those who have been on these diets gain all their weight back and sometimes more. We have to change our behaviors and our mind set. Below are just a few problems with some of these diets. Quick dramatic results due to shi

The plank hold is a great balance and core strenthening exercise. If you've ever worked out with me you have definitely heard, "KEEP YOUR CORE TIGHT!". I am always reminding my clients and those in my classes to not forget about their core. A strong core will protect your back, hips and knees. Adding in variations of the plank will help strengthen your core as well. Below are some variations of the plank hold that I like to do. Try this 30 day challenge. By the end of the 30