Sherri McMillan
Breast Cancer and Exercise – Muscle Strength and Endurance
Week Five Although you are never the same after Breast Cancer, we have many clients who have gone on to living incredibly healthy, fit, rich and adventurous lives post Breast Cancer – and some are actually in even better shape now because they’ve taken a very active role in their overall health and well being. […]
Breast Cancer and Exercise – Muscle Strength and Endurance
Week Four A Breast Cancer diagnosis can completely blind-side a woman and shock her family and friends. While navigating various treatment options and making decisions on the best approach for her case, the days and weeks can fly by and exercise can often become a low priority. However, even just walking post-surgery and during treatment […]
Breast Cancer and Exercise – Mobility and Flexibility
Week 3 The last few weeks we have discussed how exercise lowers your risk for developing Breast Cancer and how a healthy and fit lifestyle also positively impacts your treatment and recovery from Breast Cancer. Last week we reviewed cardio tips and today, we’ll focus on mobility and flexibility. Part of the treatment for Breast […]
Breast Cancer and Exercise – Prevention
Week Two Last week, we discussed the importance of exercise and overall health to lowering your risk for developing Breast Cancer. We probably all know women who were avid exercisers but were diagnosed with Breast Cancer so although an active lifestyle can’t completely prevent Breast Cancer, the evidence does suggest that the incidence is lower […]
Breast Cancer and Exercise – Prevention
Week 1 We are approaching Breast Cancer Awareness Month and we’re one month away from the Girlfriends Run, a local 5K, 10K and Half Marathon Run/Walk that supports local Breast Cancer organizations including Pink Lemonade Project and the Jaime Miller Cancer Compassion Fund. This is a great opportunity to discuss how exercise impacts the prevention […]
BOSU Balance Training
BOSU What? If you’re a member of a gym, you’ve probably seen a BOSU Trainer, a semicircular, bouncy product that looks like a big beach ball cut in half with a rounded and flat side. The name BOSU is an acronym for ‘Both Sides Up’ because you can do exercises on the flat and the […]
Get Results – Shock Your System
If you want to see results you have to change what you are doing right now. “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got!” Change is critical if you want to stimulate your body to produce amazing results. If you want to change something, you’ve got to change […]
September Shred
Kids are back to school and now it’s back to YOU! Summer vacations are over, school is back in session and many are ready to make their health and fitness a priority! Take advantage of this natural tendency to turn over a new leaf, so to speak, and commit to these simple 10 tips to […]
Surviving Relay Run
In the next week, over 12,000 local runners will tackle the Hood to Coast Relay event. Each team consists of 12 runners in 2 vans who each complete 3 legs to cover the 199-mile route. Relay events have become more popular and include events such as Cascade Lakes Relay, Ragnar Relays and Gorgeous Relays all […]
Tips To Curb Your Cravings
We’ve all been there. We get a craving for chips. We can’t stop thinking about ice cream. We’d do anything for a chocolate chip cookie. We tend to crave ‘junk foods’ that are high in sugar, salt and/or fat. People don’t typically crave tuna sandwiches! Cravings are difficult to manage and can often sabotage someone’s […]