Join Anne for a month-long fitness adventure! Hikes, boot camps, Pilates and Yoga. This Saturday we hit Tabor. Meet at the back stairs (near 60th and Belmont) at 2 pm for ninety minutes of stairs, running/ walking, and yoga. Call Anne to R.S.V.P. 503-705-4762.
See you Saturday!
Join Anne for a sixty minute lunch time workout Wednesdays at noon at Sellwood Yoga 7970 B S.E. 13th Ave. We will be starting with Joe’s basic twenty-five or so core strengthening exercises. Summer is just around the corner and it’s never to early to start working on your washboard abs!
Sign up online at Sellwood Yoga’s website or drop in. Whether you are new to Pilates or have some experience with moves like the Hundreds, Teaser and Seal, Anne will provide exercise modifications so that you leave feeling successful and maybe a little sore (in a good way).
For more information contact Anne McCranie at 503-705-4762.
According to this Wall Street Journal article, by Kevin Helliker yes they do. Core strength is the new buzzword in exercise circles. Everyone from elite athletes to weekend warriors are finding their inner strength (pun intended).
To quote Helliker:
After years of conquering the treadmill and bench press, I am now striking poses and performing movements that I had always considered “girly,” and the difficulty of it is humbling.
While he doesn’t specifically use the word Pilates, the three exercises illustrated in the article, glute bridge, pillar bridge and plank, look very similar to Pilates moves I do with my clients.
According to the author: “After three months of two core-training sessions a week, my body-fat percentage is down five points. My cruising speed on the treadmill has risen a full mile per hour, even though my weekly mileage plummeted to make time for the core exercises.”
Want to improve your running time? Try adding some core strengthening exercises to your program.
Here are three simple and effective core strengtheners. Shoot for one minute of each of these:
Plank hold: Make a straight line from your shoulder to your knee. Pull your belly button in and relax your neck.
Crunches: Rest your hands behind your head and slowly curl head and shoulders off the ground. This is about half as much effort as a traditional sit up. Think of flattening your abdominals and breathing.
Pilates Bridge: Press into your heels to lift your hips towards the ceiling without gripping with your glutes. Imagine your spine getting longer and your neck relaxing.
Try these moves two to three times a week for the next month and see if you notice a difference in your strength workouts.
Help Portland Roasting Coffee support World Water Day Sunday March 21st. This family friendly event includes live music and a fundraising walk around the Willamette. This event benefits nonprofits working to provide access to clean drinking water to regions in need.
The party continues Monday night with a concert at the Aladdin Theater. Performers include Obo Addy, 3 Leg Torso and Loveness Wesa. Look for Fluid’s massage gift certificate in the silent auction before the show.
For more information about either of these events go to WorldWaterDayPDX.com.
Hope to see you there!
According to a recent study your outlook can and does affect your heart health. People with the most negative emotions had the highest risk for heart disease and people who scored highest for happiness had the lowest risk. One possible explanation was that happier people tend to lead healthier lives; eating better, sleeping better and getting more exercise.
“Naturally happy people certainly do experience depression and other negative emotions from time to time”, lead researcher Karina W. Davidson, PhD, of Columbia University Medical Center tells WebMD. “But this is usually situational and transient.”
“If we are able to change people’s level of positive effect we may be able to lower their risk for heart disease,” Davidson says.
She recommends devoting at least 15 to 20 minutes a day to doing something enjoyable and relaxing. And make sure this activity is not the first thing to be abandoned on a busy day.
As with a lot of things in life deciding to be happy is a simple concept, but not always easy to implement. Here are some tips on how you can bring more happiness to your life:
I recently heard the phrase “inverse paranoid” which means instead of believing the world is out to get you, you believe that everyone is plotting to do good things for you. What a great concept!