POSITIVE THINKING IS POWERFUL Psychology was the class every senior in my high school looked forward to taking. Our teacher, Mr. Elgin, was fantastic, passionate about the subject, and you could truly tell he loved teaching. He taught us all about Pavlov’s dogs, Sigmund Freud, Erikson’s stages of psychological development, and stages of grief coined...Read More
Happiness 101 To say that Laurie Santos was shocked would be an understatement. The Psychology Professor from Yale was expecting a couple hundred students to sign up for her new course titled “Psychology and the Good Life”. To her surprise, over 1,200 students (almost 25% of Yale’s undergrads) signed up for the course designed to...Read More
“One often hears that physical fitness and exercise is a mental thing. A mindset. Sticking with it takes a certain mental discipline. I think that this is absolutely true. However, people tend to think that the mental commitment is required at the end of a workout, or to finish a long run, or to complete...Read More
Don’t Ignore What Your Body Tells You By: Megan Sandilands As some of my class participants and personal training clients are aware, I am currently in school studying in a pre-physical therapy program. Coming off a career in radio with a degree in advertising and public relations, I was seemingly crazy to make such...Read More
In a bit of a panic right now as I don’t know what to blog about. Should it be the upcoming holidays and stress relief through exercise, moderation during the holidays, Antonette’s bad hair mornings????? But they say write about what you know…. and what I know most right now is that I am a...Read More
I’ve gotten pretty skilled at being in my comfort zone. I’m good at it, comfortable in it and cozy. That said, I rarely stay in it. There’s something magical about leaning out and looking around. I’ve come to learn it’s safe out there, but also very unknown and very uncomfortable. Learning new things requires leaving...Read More
Top 5 Moments (so far) as a FITT-RX Member & Trainer • The Inov-8 235 Burpee Challenge – A few years back, we partnered up with fitness shoe company Inov-8 and Fleet Feet Sports for a fun fitness challenge at FITT-RX for the launch of a new shoe. The challenge – 235 burpees as fast...Read More
It’s not a secret that I love seeing those little faces at the studio. Over the years, I can’t even begin to count the amount of parents who’ve made comments about their kids running “boot camps”, participating in school and local running clubs, or even spontaneously performing burpees in the kitchen. They are watching...Read More
NY’s Resolutions: Checking In You enjoyed the holidays, maybe a little too much. 2017 will be different, you promise yourself. You will meal plan, exercise 5 days a week and get plenty of sleep. Early January, you are on track and rolling strong. But by early February, the excitement and sense of urgency start...Read More
Staying Motivated I’ve never had much of a problem motivating myself to workout. It was always part of my routine Monday through Saturday, with a rest day on Sunday. I’ve been doing it for years. Don’t get me wrong, some days were definitely harder than others, but I would take a class or go for...Read More
