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 Alexandra Ellis | Sep 26, 2018 | Fitness, Main Blog, Research |
As tempting as it is take a rest week, or two, or three, recent research has found that inactivity as short as two weeks can create changes in blood chemistry, insulin sensitivity, and cardiorespiratory fitness. In other words, not moving in some way every day is...
by Alexandra Ellis | Apr 2, 2018 | Main Blog, Mental Wellness, Research |
We live in a world where time feels extremely limited. There are only 24 hours in a day, yet you can’t survive on 2 hours of sleep, and you still have to go to the grocery store, drop off (and then pick up) the kids at dance/music/SCUBA lessons and somewhere, in the...
by Alexandra Ellis | May 8, 2017 | Main Blog, Research |
I’ll be upfront and honest – I have never tried hot yoga. It’s been on my radar for some time, and since a new studio popped up in my neighborhood, I’m seriously considering checking it out. But I’ve always wondered what the effect of heat and humidity is on the...
by Alexandra Ellis | Mar 27, 2017 | Life, Main Blog, Research |
What if I told you that the secret to avoiding scars is fat and hair? Scar tissue, as we’ve discussed before (read: The Problem with Scar Tissue), is not regular tissue and can impact your ability to move once it’s developed. While there are things we can do to...