Recess with Janet

All of  this love for our bodies requires appropriate food.  We can’t do our best cardio, strength, balance, and flexibility work on a diet ...

Food is one of the joys of life, in my opinion.     It’s also necessary!     Choosing foods that are both good for us and fun to eat helps u...

A third pillar of wellness is nutrition.     We can’t be well without proper fuel.     Today I’m going to go over macronutrients and tomorro...

A follow-up to yesterday’s reminder about drinking water:     here’s why. Most of our bodies’ processes require water.     No water means no...

Friendly reminder:     drink some water.     Most of us don’t drink enough.     How to tell?     If we aren’t going to the bathroom every ho...

The Amazing Stickie is taking some much-needed time off, so we have the return of the Thursday List.   This week’s list is  produce  in seas...

Today I’m going to share some of my very best advice on exercise and diet.  Here we go:  lie on the couch all day and eat cake.   April Fool...

Summer, as y’all may have noticed, is getting nearer all the time.     One thing this means is that we really need to be drinking enough wat...

This post requires all my usual disclaimers:     I am not a doctor, therapist, nutritionist, or dietician.     Please check with   any/all o...

When it is hot, we get dehydrated more easily.     We want to avoid   that, because   it feels bad.     Our bodies work   better   and we ar...

If you know me at all, you know I am not into fads or weird eating programs.     I believe in food.     In general, my nutrition advice is t...

So  it has been pretty darn cold this last while.  Personally, I’m over it.  I’m ready for warmer weather.   But,  I am not in charge.  In t...

This one comes with some disclaimers.     I am not a doctor or a nutritionist or a dietician.     I have a certification in fitness nutritio...

We’re back from the holiday weekend.     Now we’re going to forget about it.     No, not the great memories we made or the valuable lessons ...

I love food.     I also love movement.     This is good, because healthy people need to eat and exercise.   Like all loves, we need to avoid...

All of us face stressful times   every once in a while .     (If stress gets chronic, that’s a whole different story for another day.)     I...

Welcome to the day after the picnic or barbecue.     I hope it was fun and fabulous.     And now I hope   that,   whatever it is that happen...

Let’s talk about sugar.     I love sugar.     It’s not just me, either.     Babies prefer sweets because hey! calories!     Brains prefer gl...

I am not a therapist.  It is beyond the scope of my practice to diagnose or treat illness, bodily or mental, of any kind.   I do, however, h...

If the Personal Trainer Police exist, they’re probably going to come get me for saying this, but whatever:     I’m just not that into weight...