When it comes to setting fitness goals, having the right mindset matters in helping you see through to success. Begin with evaluating your first thought about setting a fitness goal. Ask yourself questions like: “What prompted me to set this goal?” or “Why do I want to…exercise, eat better, etc.?“ Improving health, being stronger, runningContinue reading “Fitness Goals + Mindset Do Matter”
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Yoga and Mental Health with South Texas Yogi, Saralee
My cousin Saralee and I talked about how she discovered yoga and how quickly she felt yoga’s beneficial impacts on her, physically and psychologically. I watched Saralee transform her practice from Bikram Yoga to Vinyasa Yoga. She found such a love for yoga and its rewarding benefits that she needed to introduce it to othersContinue reading “Yoga and Mental Health with South Texas Yogi, Saralee”
Imagine a mobile app that can summarize your physical and mental health
Measuring health is more than just being free from illness and injury. Health should encompass your physical and mental well-being. We can develop tools to evaluate how we’re doing in taking care of ourselves. I have envisioned a mobile device application where a person can work with a professional in creating personalized scales measuring otherContinue reading “Imagine a mobile app that can summarize your physical and mental health”
Can the positive psychological benefits of exercise be achieved while pregnant?
From this perspective, I spoke with Kelli Eisemann, who is 32 weeks pregnant with her second child. It seems that yes, it can but up to a certain point in the pregnancy. In the video, Kelli explains that she had already been exercising before her first pregnancy and did not begin a new exercise routineContinue reading “Can the positive psychological benefits of exercise be achieved while pregnant?”
HIIT Training w/Sprints
HIIT stands for High Intensity Interval Training and this style of exercise is intense because it is intended to rapidly increase heart rate, breathing rate, muscle fatigue, and reach exhaustion quickly. HIIT can be structured in a variety of ways by manipulating the timing structure and the type of exercise. For example, in the videoContinue reading “HIIT Training w/Sprints”
You’re Never Too Old to Exercise!
For decades, research shows that exercise benefits senior citizens’ physical health by maintaining a healthy heart, building strong bones, and mitigating age-related diseases. More recently, researchers have been investigating how exercise affects their mental health. In today’s video, I speak with Sandy, a strong 65-year young woman with a long history of physical activity. ListeningContinue reading “You’re Never Too Old to Exercise!”
Muay Thai is more than just fighting…
Muay Thai has a reputation to be a brutal sport that leaves its fighters bloody and heavily bruised after sanctioned fights. The art of using 8 limbs has roots in Thailand where it takes what we know as boxing and adds elbows strikes, knee strikes, and kicks. There is a whole other dimension to thisContinue reading “Muay Thai is more than just fighting…”
Texas Powerlifter Jr Record Holder, Rachel D.
Powerlifting is a sport that tests one’s physical and mental strength. Training for a powerlifting competition involves intense exercise in the gym to build a strong body and mind. The goal is to push your body’s limits in the back squat, bench press, and deadlift with the most amount of weight on the barbell. InContinue reading “Texas Powerlifter Jr Record Holder, Rachel D.”
The Mental Health Benefits of Exercise from the Perspective of 3 Amazing Ladies
This was a really cool group exercise where I asked Alex, Lindsay, and Courtney some questions about their exercise history then asked them to describe what mental health benefits they get from exercise. It was interesting to listen to the perspective of others because it revealed how universal the benefits are. Each one, however, hadContinue reading “The Mental Health Benefits of Exercise from the Perspective of 3 Amazing Ladies”
Slow Flow Root Chakra
When I do Yoga at home, I follow a Yogi named Saralee ( @South_Texas_Yogi ) on Patreon. She offers a library of pre-recorded Yoga sessions as well as live sessions twice a week with beginner friendly options. I have been practicing Yoga off and on since 2007 and what I gained the most is muscleContinue reading “Slow Flow Root Chakra”
Iron Mind Fitness Austin 