Hey Friends, I’ve spent the last ten plus years inundated with fitness. It’s been a passion. A point of service. And I’ve been grateful at the opportunity to not only serve amazing people, but experience a lifestyle unique to me. One that I am proud of. But also, one that I question every single day.ContinueContinue reading “Capturing Moments of Gratitude”
Category Archives: Health and fitness
Intro to Arthritis – Foods that Fight Inflammation
Yoyo!! Today, I bring to you some information to share, about foods that fight arthritis! And not in some magical, wipe away your pain with a wand type of way. But more in a – this food doesn’t cause your inflammatory response to get thrown out of whack – type of way! As an overarchingContinueContinue reading “Intro to Arthritis – Foods that Fight Inflammation”
Intro to Arthritis – Foods That Fuel Your Arthritis
Hello Friends, I am here. And I’m excited to share some knowledge, tying together your diet choices to better manage your arthritis. Of note: For the last few years I’ve taken a very active approach in helping a population that happens to have a higher than average incidence of arthritis. I am not a Doctor,ContinueContinue reading “Intro to Arthritis – Foods That Fuel Your Arthritis”
Volunteered Hardship
In today’s world, we come up with activities to mimic our ancestral struggles. As humans, we’ve evolved to leverage tools and technology to answer the call of inconveniences. Instead of running from bears, we go for a jog or a luxuriously paved hike. Instead of hunting for food, we go to the grocery store. InsteadContinueContinue reading “Volunteered Hardship”
Why Weight Loss?
There was a morning you woke up, looked in the mirror and decided you didn’t like what you saw. You grab the extra little flab between your thumb and forefinger, wishing for it to magically disappear. You step on the scale, disappointed, as the number stares at you like some kind of toddler taunting youContinueContinue reading “Why Weight Loss?”
Racquetball + Fitness = Anthony
Anthony, circa 2017 Finished up a bit ago with a client who has…survived Covid. I say survive rather than thrive because the mental game behind his training has been STOLEN from him. Not in the sense that he caught covid and nearly died. But the whole ‘Normal’ thing. Things have changed a bit from theContinueContinue reading “Racquetball + Fitness = Anthony”
I Run Because
You strap on your shoes. Lace them up from the bottom to top. Making sure your socks are nice and smooth to reduce the blister risk. Step outside and turn on your distance tracking/speed tracking app. Thumb through previous runs and set a target for today’s run. With the headphones blaring, you get started. TheContinueContinue reading “I Run Because”
Heart Rate Response: Conditioning vs. Illness
Hey all! AWESOME DATA on a followup to a post I made a couple of weeks ago. The preceding graphs are tracking resting heart rate. The picture on the left is my own heart rate in the last month. Last weekend, I came down with a non-covid illness. Though not drastic, there is a definiteContinueContinue reading “Heart Rate Response: Conditioning vs. Illness”
Covid and your gym!
Hey! It seems like everybody is ready to get back to normal life, whatever that new normal will look like. Let me preface with a word of caution – everyone is free to make their own choices, and I hope you make the choice that is safe for you – and all the people youContinueContinue reading “Covid and your gym!”
The Big Picture
Hey all! Sup? Six pack abs. Toned, lean arms. Peachy booty. We see it everyday. From the Insta feeds. The Tiktoks. The Facebook stories. It’s in our hive mind, it invades our visual and tactile space. Every time you open an app and check on your friends, there it is. And you start to feelContinueContinue reading “The Big Picture”
Stella Fitness 