This is a phrase my husband and I have used with each other for years. It’s not a battle of the sexes, but more a shared observation. A tendency. One that speaks to aging, relationships, and reflection. To where we’ve been and where we still hope to go. Looking back can be a way of measuring worth. Men often identify life through milestones. There is meaning in memory. Nostalgia becomes something to hold, something to revisit, something to recreate. It can be grounding. A stabilizer when so...

I had a memory surface the other day about my very first Barre training. I was hired by a young woman to train at a boutique studio she was becoming the franchise owner of. We did small-group training for a few months, often with her toddler in tow. I never complained about the distraction, and yes… he was distracting, as children can be sometimes. When I wasn’t in formal training, I practiced on my own at home. Most of y’all know when I commit to something, I give it 100%. One night, as I...

So we made it through the holidays. Maybe we missed a few workouts, maybe we added on a few pounds, maybe we let our todo list go. We thought January would find us kicking into high gear. But You didn't and You're not alone! Yes we all have the best of intentions to start the New Year with healthier habits and with the energy and time to tackle it all. But the reality is, for most of us we are in the midst of Winter. It’s colder, it gets dark earlier and our mood is off, as is our motivation....