Women on Weights

This Saturday, April 19th, only! Call or stop by the front desk to schedule your appointment. Muscle Activation Therapy (MAT) focuses on the root cause of pain or muscular imbalances. It addresses inhibited muscles by restoring their connection and enhancing function again. Feel better and move better with increased mobility through individualized treatment. Appointments are 9am-12pm.

We LOVE Regina and will miss her!!
Her last class will be Friday, April 14@5:30... Step and Body Balance. There won't be a sign up for the class on MotionVibe, so get there early to claim your step!

We will be having a luncheon on Monday, April 17@12:30 at Vinny's. I need you to message me to let me know if you will be joining us at Vinny's.****Please message me by April 10 to be included in luncheon***

Find yourself dragging throughout the day?

GO EASY ON THE ESPRESSO.

Too much caffeine wrecks your sleep and leaves you dragging into another day. The chemical adenosine clears during sleep, but even without hard exercise, it builds during the day and binds to specific nerve receptors to make you feel drowsy. Caffeine is an adenosine decoy that floats through your bloodstream and binds to those receptors. So now, instead of slowing down, those nerves hit the gas. Sensing something is up that you need energy for, your pituitary gland gives you a shot of adrenaline. That's fine early in the day. But the half-life of caffeine is about six hours, so if you drink a 200-milligram mug of java at 3pm, you still have a shot's worth of espresso kicking in at 9pm. That's not conducive to sleep. Try to avoid caffeine after 2pm - or at least make it a small cup.

WOW WORKOUT!! These ladies worked hard today!!

This month of February, Come celebrate Love and Friendship with us!! ❤️
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“Love is always patient and kind. It is never jealous. Love is never boastful or conceited. It is never rude or selfish. It does not take offense and is not resentful. Love takes no pleasure in other people’s sins, but delights in the truth. It is always ready to excuse, to trust, to hope, and to endure whatever comes.”

1 Corinthians 13:4-7

Weight training is the greatest form of exercise.

The transformative effect it has on the body has no equal.

It's also our best defense against the effects of aging and our modern sedentary lifestyle.

But while there's no substitute for lifting, it does have a perfect complement: walking.

A brisk walk might not be a momentous calorie burner (neither is weight training for that matter) but that’s a very narrow view to take.

Walking is special in that unlike almost every other type of exercise, walking doesn't dig a recovery hole but instead promotes recovery.

So physically, if weight training is a rocket then walking refuels the boosters.

Mentally and emotionally, walking helps lower stress and improves mood & well-being, which in my opinion makes it the BEST way to blow off steam.

Now in the past I would hammer the weights to “exercise my demons” and it helped. I always felt better after a hard, heavy workout.

But now I prefer to burn off negative energy through lower output means, like walking outdoors.

For one, it’s more productive. Once I’m back home I’m more relaxed, and I’ve usually been able to work through whatever was bothering me, thanks to the rhythmic quality of walking.

Often I even have a plan for moving forward.

On the other hand after pounding the weights I may feel great but I still haven’t dealt with whatever matter was bothering me.

I just shoved it aside, so it will be back once the endorphins clear.

But the main reason is to avoid potential burn out, which is a real risk if you habitually associate training with negativity.

Because my daily workout is a high point of my day.

It’s also precious ME time, which may be selfish but is also necessary, especially as I've gotten older and busier -- which also makes it harder to pull off. Funny how that works.

Lastly, it's how I tick the daily gratitude box: every day I honor this incredible gift of health and mobility.

So on days when life gets stressful or the online idiots start to grind me down, I go for a stroll instead

Regina Ierardi and I have a 6 week challenge! 23 workouts by Feb 13 and you get entered into a drawing for Wegmans goodies!
Reach out to us for details!!