by | Jun 18, 2019 | Confidence, Main Blog |
Have you ever set a super lofty workout goal like “I’ll go to the 6am spin class every week!”. But then the day comes, your alarm goes off at 5am and the LASTTTTT thing you want to do is crawl out of bed? What if instead of punishing yourself with workouts, they were...
by | May 14, 2019 | About Me, Confidence, Fitness, Main Blog |
A decade in the wellness industry has shown me there’s no shortage of people telling you what to do for your body – but how many of us are doing more than basic stretching and foam rolling? Layer on top of that how incredibly busy you are, and it’s...
by | Apr 23, 2019 | Confidence, Main Blog, Research, Wellness |
Ask any of my close friends and clients and they’ll tell you I’m the 1st person they call or text when they have a body related question. Why? Because most of the time, I have an answer ready to fire. And if I don’t – it’ll take me all of 3 seconds to Google,...
by | Feb 19, 2019 | Confidence, Fitness, Life, Main Blog, Mental Wellness, Mindset, Wellness |
Every Thursday, I walk the mile to my Dad’s office so we can have lunch together. But on a recent Thursday, I found myself at my computer working before our lunch session instead of my usual coaching and workout. I ended up getting a lot of work done in the 90 mins or...
by Alexandra Ellis | Jul 28, 2016 | Confidence, Life, Main Blog |
Have you ever not done something for fear of the outcome or fear that you’d mess it up? I recently had a student share her frustration with progress with me because she felt that everything she did caused pain. She was considering giving up all movement practices in...
by Alexandra Ellis | Jan 26, 2016 | Confidence, Life, Main Blog |
I wear heels. And sometimes I don’t roll before I workout. And sometimes I do something crazy like sit for a whole day because I feel like it. But I make conscious decisions about what I’m doing. I make decisions about my body knowing (mostly) what the outcome will be...
by Alexandra Ellis | Jan 12, 2016 | Confidence, Main Blog, Strength |
Something monumental has happened. Something that I have never been able to do my entire life and always wrote off as something impossible. I DID A PULL UP! I have very clear memories of the Presidential Fitness Test in elementary school – the entire class would...
by Alexandra Ellis | Oct 13, 2015 | Confidence, Life, Main Blog |
I recently had the opportunity to travel to Anchorage and lead the Yoga Tune Up® Integrated Embodied Anatomy Training. The 3-day training culminates in a mini Retrofit Your Downdog class experience that puts the weekend’s learning together in a practical way. For all...
by Alexandra Ellis | Sep 22, 2015 | Confidence, Life, Main Blog |
I have never been the strongest, fastest, shortest, tallest, blondest, skinniest, smartest or best at anything – and I’m ok with that. I have always strived to do my best at any task, and as long as I’ve worked hard, win or lose, I am satisfied with the outcome. As...
by Alexandra Ellis | Jul 24, 2014 | Confidence, Life, Main Blog, Uncategorized |
I once was asked what my career was. While I’ve been involved in the fitness industry for the last 4 years, I would say that my current job title is “Fitness Therapist”. But that also depends what time of day you ask me. During some hours, I am Communications...