“What you think, You become” - Buddha The mind is a powerful thing. It holds a lot of power over how we feel and behave day to day, and ultimately over our achievements in life. Our thoughts become the things that are our reality, but one of the most important things to remember is that we are in control of our thoughts. Sometimes we can let our thoughts get away from us but with awareness and practice we can create thought patterns that shape a reality we truly want. One mes

New week, new workout! Working more postural stabilizers, your focus is to maintain a neutral spine throughout the movements. Clamshells Keep hips square forward and waist lifted off the floor (think top hip away from head) Scapular Sets → “A” lifts → “T” Lifts Squeeze shoulder blades together with each lift. Start with just moving the shoulder blades then bring in the arms “W”’s Adding some rotator cuff action with the same movement as exercise 2 Fire Hydrants Alternating wi

How did you do last week? Ready for this week!? Key Thing to remember here and one of my mantras from one my mentors, Julie Wiebe, is “Blow before you go” - to help activate your deep core system by breathing throughout the movement. Use your breath to help you move with control. Your full range isn’t someone else’s full range, notice how I might not be lifting as high or going as low as you would think, its because I’m noticing that if I go any further I will lose my for

Active April...that's the theme for this month! We've rolled out, stretched out and mobilized our body in March, time to get some muscle activation. Every week I will have a short workout posted to motivate you to move! Your goal is to give yourself 3-5 days in the week to do these exercises. It your "me time". Start the day or end the day with them, or do them as an afternoon pick me up (instead of that 2nd cup of coffee). Slow and controlled is the focus. These won’t b