My daughter Emma and I attended her first toddler yoga class last week. The class was pretty much what you would expect for a course designed for 1-3 year olds. We barked as we did our downward dogs and alternated between mooing and meowing during cat-cow. The moms sang a cute song with “OM” in the chorus…. [Read More]
Why I Love Working Out with Other Moms
I wrote this article for Run Stroller Run, and am republishing it with permission. I can still remember how intimidating it was to walk into the gym a few months after giving birth to my daughter Emma. I was out of shape, overweight and worried about leaving my newborn with a babysitter. I desperately needed to… [Read More]
The moral of my story is: listen to your body
I started running this summer. In prior years, I have flirted with the idea of running, but these last few months I really stuck to a training schedule with a specific 5K race in mind. It has been great. We have had a relatively cool summer here in New York, so it has been glorious… [Read More]
3 benefits of exercising with a buddy
One of the best ways to make sure that I work out everyday is to do it with an exercise buddy. I often take classes with friends; it makes it more fun, and we can grab dinner after. My friend Karen and I walk with our daughters in their strollers at least once a week, for an… [Read More]
CSAs
I received this photo from my sister Julie last week, with the caption “check out my CSA bounty!” Wow, right? She and her husband purchased a “half share” from their local farm, and they get produce like this every single week. I have to admit, I am a little jealous. There are many CSAs where… [Read More]
resistance bands
This past year, I discovered an awesome piece of exercise equipment: the resistance band! I use resistance bands in my classes and am a huge supporter of using them for exercise. First of all, they are light and easy to travel with. I keep a half-dozen bands in my trunk for my classes and I brought one… [Read More]
How to get regular exercise into your life
I am a huge fan of exercise and fitness. On a personal level, I don’t feel right if I don’t exercise each day. My body craves movement. Some days it may simply be a walk or 10 minutes of yoga stretches, but I have to do something physical on a daily basis. I schedule exercise… [Read More]
Walking
Today’s post is about one of my favorite activities: walking. I love to walk. When I used to live in NYC, I walked everywhere: uptown, downtown, crosstown. Although my family and I are in the suburbs now, luckily we live walking distance to our little “suburban downtown” and I walk into town pretty much every… [Read More]
yoga in pajamas, and other benefits of exercise videos
Before giving birth, I never did exercise videos. I was confident that there was no way that a video could give me even close to the same workout as a live class. Prior to this past year, the last time I had done a workout video was when I joined in with my mom doing… [Read More]
weekend inspiration
Here is a little weekend inspiration to get your body moving! It is going to be 50 degrees and sunny in NY tomorrow, and I cannot wait to get outside to exercise this weekend. This video reminds me that we are always capable of physical and emotional transformation.