No, I am not talking about that chocolate kiss that you have in your hand. I am talking about your health and fitness plan during this temptingly treacherous time of year.

Well, Halloween Meltdown no more, I am here with some good news. At a recent health and fitness conference I attended, I was so excited by some of the latest research, I couldn’t wait to share it with you. Read the rest of this entry »

I found the experience exhilarating, the freedom snowshoes gave me to climb or descend any snowy terrain. Even in a resort setting the trails had a remote feeling as if the rest of the world was far, far away. Snowshoeing gave me the opportunity to really experience nature up close and personal. The views and the vastness were all mine and I achieved it with my own two feet.

I started snowshoeing about 7 years ago while training for a hike up Mt Whitney. In those days people laughed at us, but no more. The sport is one of the fastest growing winter sports, and for good reason. Recently Lynn Swan, chairman of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness, endorsed the sport as well as the centers for Disease Control. I was even asked to do a segment for ABC-7’s ‘View From The Bay’ recently about snowshoeing. So the word has spread about this great sport and it is finally getting its due. Read the rest of this entry »

Are you like the vast majority of us who have resolved, promised, signed contracts and simply willed yourself that THIS will be the year to finally take off those unwanted pounds? And like the majority of us, only to you feel your resolve slipping away by mid-February. And when failure seems eminent do you dive straight into those mashed potatoes (or what ever your pleasure)? We have become an all or nothing nation of exercisers and dieters. Read the rest of this entry »

Who’s at the top of your gift giving list this holiday season? Might I suggest YOU as the first recipient of your generosity? During this very busy season I want you to give you and your family a boundless gift… the commitment to take care of your own health and fitness. Read the rest of this entry »

Hard to believe but true coming from the quintessential chubby little fat girl. I grew up in a generation where girls did not value sports and to make matters worse I could not do a kick ball change or plie’ to save my soul, I was doomed from the start. And, little did I realize back then that fitness of any kind would have given me the one thing I sorely needed, confidence! Read the rest of this entry »