Your Intensity to Recovery Ratio

Your Intensity to Recovery Ratio

Wheels to Wellness This week’s “spoke” in my Wheels to Wellness summer series is rest and recovery. Life lesson from the Bike In cycling, at the gym, and with athletics in general, it is easy to focus on our training. How many miles, how many reps, what weight, how...
Wheels to Wellness

Wheels to Wellness

Life Lessons from the Bike As a cyclist, I’ve learned a lot on the bike. I remember some of my first bicycles as a child. Some had pedal brakes, went backward when you pedaled backward, or had training wheels to help me keep my balance. As an adult, my passion is with...
Wanting or Willing?

Wanting or Willing?

When it comes to change, the reality of your success lies in the difference between WANTING something to be different and being WILLING to do what it takes to make it happen. Wanting keeps you in limbo. Willing takes action and moves you forward. Wanting keeps you in...
Food Bullying

Food Bullying

Navigating the social aspect of your healthy lifestyle Congratulations! You’ve decided to make some healthy changes to your lifestyle. You may be tempted to keep this decision to yourself, however a key aspect of your success will lie in the accountability that comes...
Life Lessons from Hives

Life Lessons from Hives

I am always excited to turn the calendar page to MARCH! This is the month where Daylight Savings Time begins, my luvies has a birthday, spring begins, we all get to be Irish for a day, and no matter what the weather brings, we know days with more sunlit hours are...
Self-hate or Self-love?

Self-hate or Self-love?

The ultimate Valentine: Self-Love February is heart month. Every where we look we see and hear promotions for heart health and advertising for Valentine’s Day. Whether we are talking about a healthy heart or a great love, we cannot neglect the importance of...
Reclaim Your Morning

Reclaim Your Morning

Is Stuff Getting in the Way of Your Transformation? That was the title of a blog post by Jim King, sports nutritionist and personal trainer, in January 2016. He wrote about the “Wish” person and the “But” person: “I WISH I could lose weight, I...
Is Stuff In The Way Of Your TRANSFORMATION?

Is Stuff In The Way Of Your TRANSFORMATION?

What may be in the way of your TRANSFORMATION? By Jimmie D King Are You the ” Hope Person? I HOPE I can DO it I HOPE I can MAKE it I HOPE I can keep up I HOPE I’m fast enough I HOPE I’m Strong enough I HOPE I’m GOOD enough It’s time to stop HOPING and take...
The happy factor

The happy factor

Am I happy because life is going well, or is life going well because I’m happy? I have a great life. I’m healthy. I have a man who adores me. Family and friends who love me. I’m cash-positive. I have a successful career. My life is filled with passion and fun. I am...
Celebrate !!!

Celebrate !!!

From Greeting Cards to Resolutions… don’t miss the point! Every year I get at least 2 Christmas “letters” in place of greeting cards. You know the ones. The recap of the previous year of all the highlights and important details. I love getting...
Decide ahead of time. The power of rules.

Decide ahead of time. The power of rules.

If you follow me on Facebook you’ve seen my Sunday evening posts about planning and prepping for the week ahead so that you stay on track toward your goals. “Success is something you decide ahead of time.” Another tip I like that I got from Jimmie King is to set rules...