I don't usually share things like this because I have a love-hate relationship with fitness apps and anything that takes jobs away from people like me (i.e. ...

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 reading my blog. With ...

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 vague and broad, I w...

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 trouble finding work...

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 stretched immediatel...

I've been dealing with tight upper back and shoulders lately. Did you know that tight muscles can cause impinged nerves? When your muscles are tight, the she...

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 turnout. We've been work...

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 become prima ballerina...

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 nutrition, goals for ...

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 flexibility my whol...

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 diary focused on my fit...

I've talked a lot about finding balance between your agonist and antagonist muscles. Exercising one group of muscles more than the other, or completely negle...

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 spend a lot of time r...

Exercise is a great support system for people with certain health issues. It can help their bodies work more efficiently and even help them recover from what...

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 their legs. This is bec...

One of the most common injuries in both dance and athletics is rotator cuff injury. This particular injury comes from overuse (baseball, tennis, swimming, we...

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 for only $25. Just ...

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 with you to keep wor...

Good morning everyone! I would like to introduce you to a special guest blogger, Paul Calderon. He has written a great and informative post about how dance c...

You will remember in my post about athletic burnout, I said that it was important for parents to teach their children to release stress? In this post, I will...