
Muscle Strength as You Age
I tend to gravitate toward a lot of nutrition posts but I'd like to provide a well-rounded look at health and fitness for those of you...

Monday Motivation – Great Stretches for Tight Hip Flexors
One of my fitness goals for 2020 is to increase my flexibility. I set this goal for myself last year but because I kept that goal pretty...

My Current Favorite Workout Videos
Since I haven't had a whole lot of time to plan my own workouts, I've been relying on YouTube for great workouts. If you are also having...

Post-Injury Flexibility
Before we get started, I want to remind you that if you feel any pain, immediately stop what you are doing. Minor injuries can be gently...

Excellent Stretches for Tight Neck & Shoulders
I've been dealing with tight upper back and shoulders lately. Did you know that tight muscles can cause impinged nerves? When your...

Best Exercises for Turnout
Going along with my pointe series, I wanted to talk a little bit about turnout. I have a student who struggles with hip mobility and...

Monday Motivation – Am I Ready for Pointe?
As a dance teacher, I've dealt with a lot of questions from my young students about pointe. It's the dream of most young ballerinas to...

Monday Motivation – Setting Achievable Goals
Whenever I'm working with a new client, I always make sure I know what their goals are. Goals for weight-loss or weight-gain, goals for...

Monday Motivation - Achieving That Long Sought-After Flexibility
Have you ever struggled with your flexibility? I'm right there with you. Sometimes I feel that I was born inflexible. I've struggled with...

Travel Fitness Diaries - Part 1
Tomorrow starts my summer vacation! I am so excited to finally have a break from writing. I thought it would be fun to start a travel...

Biceps & Triceps - Increasing Upper Body Strength
I've talked a lot about finding balance between your agonist and antagonist muscles. Exercising one group of muscles more than the other,...

Front Splits Fast Flexibility Program Review
I love finding new resources that will help me with both my job as a personal trainer and dance teacher, but also as a dancer myself. I...

Top 10 Exercises For People with Anemia
Exercise is a great support system for people with certain health issues. It can help their bodies work more efficiently and even help...

Hamstrings & Quads - Finding the Balance
I have found, through many years of research, that a lot of athletes have a similar problem. They have an imbalance in the muscles of...

Top 5 Exercises for the Rotator Cuff
One of the most common injuries in both dance and athletics is rotator cuff injury. This particular injury comes from overuse (baseball,...

Spring Sale
This spring, I will be offering $10 off the Amazon price of A Dancer's Diary! If you order before June 1st, you will get A Dancer's Diary...

Inspiring You To Keep Working!
I have a bit of a back injury and am not able to exercise, however, you are able to exercise so I am going to share a little inspiration...

Stress Relieving Stretches & Breathing Techniques
You will remember in my post about athletic burnout, I said that it was important for parents to teach their children to release stress?...

Is Flexibility Important In Sports?
We all know that flexibility is extremely important when it come to dance and gymnastics, however, not many people realize how important...
























