Why Stretching Before a Workout Is Actually Useless (And What to Do Instead)
I have spent years touching my toes before workouts. Feeling extremely responsible about the whole thing. None of it was doing what I thought it was doing.
You Don't Need to Exercise Every Day to Get Fit (In Fact, It Might Be Hurting You)
We've been sold a story: more is better, rest is weakness, and if you're not suffering daily, you're not serious. The story is delivered by people with very good lighting and sponsorship deals, and it is, I regret to inform you, largely nonsense.
You Don't Have to Run a Marathon: The Best Exercises for Women as We Age (And Why Strength Training Is Non-Negotiable)
Your body is more adaptable than you've been told. Here's what the research actually says about exercise, muscle loss, and bone health for women — and why lifting something heavy twice a week might be the most important thing you can do.
Growing Through It
I almost didn’t write this post. Not because I didn’t have something to say — but because what I have to say is personal. The theme of my April yoga classes is growing through it, and the only honest way I can write about that is to actually do it. To let you in.