Having a good doctor, one that undestands your lifestyle and whom you trust, is essential. I found my doctor on a whim. After a family member had surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, I was impressed by the treatment that she received and decided to find a new doctor for myself within the […]
Monthly Archives: January 2013
Remember a couple of weeks ago when I wanted to amp up my cross-training routine with some dynamic strength training? Yeah. That never happened. A couple of days before New Year’s, when I threw out my back, I had convinced myself that I had a bout of sciatica and that I would be back to […]
I just finished five loads of laundry. Yes, that’s what happens when I spend time in our Florida apartment…the one most frequently inhabited by El Profesor, where I spend seven-to-ten days per month. El Profesor works hard and plays hard, but he doesn’t launder hard. He saves that for me. Sweet boy. Anyway, as I […]
You are pretty. I understand that. What I don’t understand is why I should want to wear you while running, when I wouldn’t want to wear any of your non dry-fit friends for a night on the town. You are the modern-day equivalent of a skirted swim suit. Your skirtier features serve no purpose of […]
I wrote a very exciting post on piriformis syndrome earlier in the week. I will post it sometime…when I am no longer dealing with muscle spasms have officially got it under control. It also seemed like heavy reading for a Friday night, and at the moment I’m all about keeping things light. After spending the […]
I realize that yoga is an ancient, sacred practice. Each pose has meaning and is meant to bring you toward a meditative state of enlightenment. So is it wrong for me to have a few favorite poses? I think not. These three poses are my favorite parts of any yoga class. They’re the ones that […]
For reasons I will delve deeper in to in a separate post, my mornings have been looking more like this than this. The fact that I’ve posted two smoothie recipes back-to-back should be proof positive that I’m feeling rather uninspired at the moment. We’ll need to get me back up and running as soon as feasible. So […]
I kind of have a thing for green smoothies. Although, I have to admit, I tend to choose the same green time and time again. Baby spinach blends so smoothly and its flavor is undetectable. I depleted my spinach supply yesterday, so I had to make some substitutions in this morning’s shake. I had about half a […]
Let me tell you why I just can’t get enough of this “redness soothing gentle scrub.” If you exercise, or even if you don’t, at some point in your life you have struggled with breakouts…on your face, your chest, your back. Somewhere, at some time, it happened. Trust me. It’s easier once you’ve admitted it. […]
I was once the quintessential gym rat. The gym was my happy place. A place where I could elliptical, lift and take a myriad of classes to my heart’s content. The gym was my escape. It was a place where I needed only to focus on my body. And for years I have allowed myself […]
Rachel On and On 