It would be objectively preposterous for me to say that getting older is fun. Or desirable. Or in any way what I want to be doing. But,...

Starting this off with a serious confession. No judgment please - needs must at times, and we all make questionable decisions! I was on...

Like many Americans, I’ve spent a fair amount of time in Europe. Heck, my family is overrun by Europeans - my kids are dual...

Before I take off on a wellness journey around the world (sadly only figuratively), it’s helpful to examine what wellness closer to home...

I almost cringe when I see “travel” listed under “hobbies” on someone’s resume (I am a recruiter by day, so I see a lot of resumes!). To...

The summer months are warmer no matter where you are. Heat is a relative sensation, of course; if your average temperature for 9 months...

New Year's resolutions are objectively destined to fail. In fact, I’ll go one step further and say that it’s preposterous that so many...

We are all creatures of habit. Like it or not, human nature thrives on routine and is wary of change. While resistance to change does...

I’ll admit – for a long time, I was skeptical of chiropractors. To the uninformed observer, chiropractic work appears to involve a lot of...

I have known Cyndi Radke for about as long as the expert from my last blog, Amy. Cyndi joined my local workout program back before the...

I met Amy back in 2019. She was one of the first neighborhood runners to sign up for a new group class I was offering. I was a novice...

It’s easy to assume that fitness and nutrition coaches, such as yours truly, lead impeccably healthy lives. We do, after all, have a...

I have a very distinct memory of having my heart rate checked during a unit on the human body in elementary school – and having the...

Mid-January: the holiday festivities are nothing but a memory, the decorations have long since lost their luster, our bank accounts...

Whew! What a year that was. 2022 has been a banner year for me in many ways – I finally made my coaching “official” by creating this...

The holidays are upon us, that special time of year when our schedules fill up with parties, potlucks, and gift exchanges, when cookies...

The holiday season is upon us, the time for parties, overindulging, bins full of wrapping paper, and – inevitably – the creation of...

The last of the FRW Five for Life is arguably the most elusive – and definitely the most challenging to define. Telling your friends “I...

This week we are taking a brief hiatus from the Five for Life (but stay tuned for a post on the 5th principle in the next few days!) for...

Frantic mornings, packed schedules, relentless demands and deadlines, and a scarcity of down time are the norm for many of us. And while...