by Mirabai Holland, MFA © 2014 | Health and Fitness, Uncategorized
Water babies, that’s us. We’re at home in liquid from pre-birth and we seem to naturally gravitate to it. We love the ocean, the lake the pool, the hot tub, and the bathtub. What is it about water that means so much to us? It surrounds us, it cradles us, and it...
by Mirabai Holland, MFA © 2014 | Health and Fitness
A colleague and I were having lunch last week and she told me a story I think is worthy of passing along. Here’s what she said almost verbatim. “I’d been eyeballing this really cute stupidly expensive red purse for a couple of months. I’d visit it online and wave to...
by Mirabai Holland, MFA © 2014 | Health and Fitness
Q: I have asthma. It's not terrible but enough to be concerned about. I also feel the need to exercise but I heard that it could make my asthma worse. Could you shed some light on this? A: It was long thought that asthmatics should avoid exercise because it...
by Mirabai Holland, MFA © 2014 | Health and Fitness
For a week now I have been nursing the flu. I’ve been mostly in bed and its very frustrating. I can feel the fitness juice draining out of me. Several times I’ve thought of getting out of bed, putting on my sneakers and each time, my body, my lungs and my...
by Mirabai Holland, MFA © 2014 | Health and Fitness
With this summer’s heat wave in full sizzle, it’s time to jump in the water and cool off as best you can. Here are three Aqua toning exercises you can do at the beach, the lake or the pool. Aqua Exercises: Stand in water shoulder height with your feet at...
by Mirabai Holland, MFA © 2014 | Health and Fitness
With this summer’s heat wave in full sizzle, it’s time to jump in the water and cool off as best you can. Here are three Aqua toning exercises you can do at the beach, the lake or the pool. Aqua Exercises: Stand in water shoulder height with your feet at...
by Mirabai Holland, MFA © 2014 | Health and Fitness
Was it Einstein who said "I talk to myself in order to have an intelligent conversation"? Maybe it was Buddha. Anyhow, I'm in a conversation with myself right now. I'm trying to knock off a few winter pounds, (If you think being a fitness pro makes you...
by Mirabai Holland, MFA © 2014 | Health and Fitness
Exercise has always been trendy. From Jack LaLanne to the latest Wii technology, I’m sure you can fill in the blanks decade by decade. I’m not particularly upset by that. Trends drive the industry. Some of them are downright wonderful as is the case...
by Mirabai Holland, MFA © 2014 | Health and Fitness
It’s starting again. All that advice about how not to gain weight, how to reduce stress and how to stay on your fitness program during the holidays. Well good luck with that. For years I’ve been giving out advice of my own. Moderation I’ve always...
by Mirabai Holland, MFA © 2014 | Health and Fitness
Last weekend I went hiking in Vermont and the Fall color was astonishing. I went along for about two hours at a brisk pace enjoying the fresh air. Much of my exercise is teaching fitness classes and creating new routines for exercise DVDs. So, it was refreshing to...
by Mirabai Holland, MFA © 2014 | Health and Fitness
To weigh or not to weigh that is the question. Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of knowing one’s outrageous weight, or to take arms against the buldge by simply ignoring the scale and trying to eat less and exercise more. For...
by Mirabai Holland, MFA © 2014 | Health and Fitness
I was shooting an exercise video on the beach this week in 90-degree heat. I got on a roll and forgot about the time. Less than an hour in I started to swoon. Not a good shot on a fitness video. I realized immediately what had happened; I’d gotten so involved I...
