10 years ago, on April 14, 2012, I walked into the group exercise studio at my gym, for something I couldn’t believe I was doing, and something I never imagined would have such a huge impact on my life. I’d fallen in love with Zumba® in September 2011, by the fourth song of my first class. My perfectionist nature led […]
I love a good progress photo comparison – a before and after, a then and now, a never again and a never going back. I love the TikTok “Can We Skip to the Good Part” trend. Videos of before and during and after, a journey, a life, a celebration. But here’s the thing. Weight loss doesn’t help you skip to […]
The best workout is the one you will actually do. Ten years ago, in September 2011, I found my exercise match. Prior to discovering Zumba® I hated working out. I hated sweating. I hated moving. I spent decades on the couch. I spent hundreds of dollars on gym memberships I never used. I had a collection of workout VHS tapes […]
I keep running into this idea that if you really love yourself, or are really happy with yourself, you wouldn’t want to change yourself. If you love yourself as you are why would you try to lose weight? If you love your body as it is why would you exercise? You must hate yourself if you want to change. I’m […]