Start Strong at Home: Build a Home Gym on a Budget Hi Reader, If you’ve been thinking about starting a workout routine but are not ready to make an investment in a gym membership, or just find the gym environment intimidating, start simple and at home. I work with many people who prefer working out at home because it’s convenient and you don’t need much at the beginning. Over time, you can always add on as your needs, confidence and strength grows. When people think of gym equipment, they...
2 days ago • 3 min read
For Foodie Loving Midlife Women This is For You Hi Reader, I have been connecting with my fellow Konenki providers. In previous newsletters I have introduced specialists from herbalists to a nurse practitioner who does hair, tissue and mineral analysis. These women are varied in terms of their area of expertise, but we all support women in midlife. This week I want to introduce you to Debbie Brosnan who is the owner and founder of The Effortless Kitchen. I’m a big foodie and love to cook, so...
9 days ago • 1 min read
28 Days of Fascia Work: What Actually Changed? Hi Reader, Twenty-eight days ago, I embarked on a program created by a health and wellness company called Human Garage. They offer a number of courses, but their 28-Day Fascia Reset is an introduction to how their system works. I’d been dealing with plantar fasciitis on and off for the past year, along with some tightness in my left hip, and I was curious to see whether the program would help. I used to do a lot of yoga and Pilates, so being a...
16 days ago • 4 min read
Where Could You Be 12 Weeks From Now? Hi Reader, I have a question for you. Where would you like to be by the end of this year when it comes to your strength, fitness and consistency? Because October through December can go one of two ways. It's a time of year when schedules get busier, holidays arrive, routines change and the commitments we make to ourselves can very easily get pushed aside. Or...you can go into the season with a plan. That's one of the reasons I'm excited to announce that...
23 days ago • 1 min read
Your Spidey Sense: Are You Listening? Hi Reader, It was a warm spring day and I was on a lunch break from work in Midtown Manhattan. I was thirty-one at the time and I recall having a strange prickly sensation in the lower left area of my back. Immediately, the word “SHINGLES” flashed across my mind. Later when I got home from work, I saw that I did have a rash on my lower back and it was red and burning. I made an appointment with my doctor to have him check it out and he confirmed that it...
23 days ago • 8 min read
What Are You Carrying? HiReader, Nothing particularly significant has changed in my life over the past few weeks. But something about me has changed. I feel lighter. I am midway through The 28 Day Fascia Reset and there’s been a significant reduction in tension in areas of my body that have been tight for quite some time: my upper back is the main area where I noticed it most. Coincidentally, it’s also the area behind the heart - a place I associate with that feeling of physically and...
about 1 month ago • 9 min read
OUT OF ORDER What To Do When Your Hormones Are Conspiring Against You Hi Reader, I remember the very first time I noticed something felt off. I was taking the train uptown with my five-year old daughter to meet another mom and her daughter for a playdate. Everything felt fine until suddenly my forearms became itchy, red and hot. At first, I thought I was having an allergic reaction to something. Was it something I ate? I wasn’t sure. I just knew something was wrong. Then the same sensation...
about 1 month ago • 8 min read
WTF: What The Fascia?! Hi Reader, For the last several months, I’ve been reading more about how to incorporate movement patterns that address fascia. Exercise in general addresses the fascia whether it’s yoga, pilates, weight lifting, foam rolling but there’s been one method I’ve been curious to try from a company called Human Garage. I’ve looked at their website and they have a self-paced 28 Day Reset where you spend on average about 15 minutes a day for 28 days doing these specific...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Hi Reader, One of the most common things I hear from the women I work with is: "I never had insulin resistance in my thirties." Or... "My cholesterol suddenly went up." "My blood sugar isn't what it used to be." If you've ever wondered why so many of these changes seem to happen around the same time, the answer usually isn't just one number on a blood test. It's something much bigger: your metabolic health. One of the things I love most about what I do is getting to know the women I work with...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read