Sherri McMillan
How Will You Do PE This Fall?
Most parents are struggling to figure out how they are going to manage online, home schooling for the fall and some, in addition, must juggle this with work responsibilities. Some parents are getting creative and arranging study pods where a small group of kids will work through their schoolwork with parents rotating as teachers and/or […]
Strengthening Your Immune System
As we learn more about Covid-19, more literature is pointing to the fact that obesity and poor health are the key risk factors for how severe conditions are if one is exposed to the virus. One recent report suggested that a vaccine may not be effective if someone is obese. So if you have existing […]
2020 – Close Out The Year on a Positive Note
We can all agree that 2020 is not at all how any of us planned. Everything feels out of our individual control and it’s easy to just coast and see what happens or fall into a depressed state. It can be an emotional roller coaster with cancelled plans, inability to follow through on our intentions […]
Bedtime Exercise
People’s cortisol levels, the stress hormone, are off the charts. Everyone is stressed due to Covid-19 for different reasons. Are the kids going back to school or at they not? If they are, what does that look like? If they aren’t, how are we going to manage that? Am I going back to work? If […]
Chair Exercise
With so many of us working from home in less-than-ideal ergonomics and many feeling a sense of stress and anxiety due to Covid-19, a quick and easy movement routine that you can do at your desk can be a life-changer. This 10-minute plan can help minimize aches and pains, reduce tightness, improve circulation, get your […]
Pump Your Muscles and Heart with Outdoor Workouts
Since the risk for exposure to Covid-19 is lower outdoors, many people are opting for outdoor workouts. Fortunately, the weather is cooperating making exercising outside more enjoyable. Here is a workout that you can do outdoors that involves both cardio-respiratory and muscle conditioning exercise. The program alternates between periods of running or walking and resistance […]
Booty Blast
Many of us have been resorting to at-home workouts during COVID-19, and the good news is that there are literally hundreds of exercises that you can do from home with little to no equipment. The best program for strengthening and sculpting any area is to incorporate a variety of exercises that challenge the muscles in […]
Are Masks Safe During Exercise?
Since both Governor Inslee and Governor Brown have mandated masks to be worn in all indoor, public locations to help stop the spread of Covid-19, many are concerned with whether there are any safety risks associated with exercising with a mask on. Since many academic institutions are currently closed, large scale experiments are not feasible […]
Weight Loss After The Quarantine
It is understandable if you gained some weight during the Stay-at-Home order. We were stressed and there wasn’t much to do. This caused many of us to binge on TV and food. Now that we are getting some sense of normalcy back, many of us are motivated to shed the quarantine-layer. First and foremost, don’t […]
Getting Back to Workouts
When gyms closed due to COVID-19, many exercise enthusiasts got out of their normal workout routine. Now that gyms are reopening, many people are struggling to get back at it. First, remind yourself that your health is extremely important, now more than ever! You need your physical strength, mental health, stress release and a strong […]