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We just spent a great week in the cool little German town my parents live in – New Braunfels, Tx. It’s a tourism town and a GREAT place to visit! There are two rivers that run through the town, and I couldn’t help but use both of them as a backdrop for your next workout videos :). First, we filmed behind Bubba’s Big Deck at Gruene River Co., right on the Guadalupe River. It’s a gorgeous location with it’s huge old trees, the river rapids and the interesting wildlife all around. In the summer months, this is an awesome place to tube the river, kayak or just hang at the bar and watch all the river traffic pass.
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I’m pretty pumped about this new food thing I’ve found. I actually want to thank my Sis-In-Law, Amy, for introducing it and sharing some for me to try! So, this is “pasta” that is really beans – and it’s great for all you 24 Day Challengers! Many of us are doing the challenge this time of year to boost our immune system and see to it that we have control going into the holidays. Ok, calm down. I know… beans??? That doesn’t sound so yummy… so that’s why I decided to fall on my sword, try it first, and THEN give an honest assessment of it.
Today I cooked this one. I cooked it like normal pasta, then seasoned with salt and pepper, sprinkled with parmesan cheese and drizzled with olive oil. Kept it simple and I LOVED it! Really really LOVED it! I’m not lying. Nothin’ wrong with this.
It’s made of Mung Beans. I’m sure I’ve eaten them before and just didn’t know it. In all honesty, I really didn’t know what that was, so I googled it. Good stuff!!! Read about it here.
Pretty cool.
There are other kinds of this “pasta” that I will try out and report back on!
In the mean time, you really should get this food in your pantry ASAP.
We just spent a great week in the cool little German town my parents live in – New Braunfels, Tx. It’s a tourism town and a GREAT place to visit! There are two rivers that run through the town, and I couldn’t help but use both of them as a backdrop for your next workout videos :). First, we filmed behind Bubba’s Big Deck at Gruene River Co., right on the Guadalupe River. It’s a gorgeous location with it’s huge old trees, the river rapids and the interesting wildlife all around. In the summer months, this is an awesome place to tube the river, kayak or just hang at the bar and watch all the river traffic pass.
Check out this fun crash course on the History of Pilates
NOW FOR MY PILATES STORY
I fell in love with Pilates and committed to study it and share it with others after I experienced life-improving results from it 12 years ago.
Out of college, I earned my AFAA Group Fitness Certification and began teaching fast pace, high energy, sweaty group fitness classes at Memorial Hermann Wellness Center in Houston, Tx. I loved it! After some time my boss, Joetta Dickerson [opened the first Pilates studio in Houston] told me she wanted to start training me in Pilates through the PhysicalMind Institute because she was wanting to add Mat and Reformer Pilates to our schedule there at the Wellness Center. I originally thought, “Sure, that will be an easy class to teach.”
First order of business, take a Pilates class. At this point I had NO IDEA what this even was… and I was probably pronouncing it wrong as well! So, first class, I set my mat up in the back of the room and was ready to memorize these exercises. I remember the lights were dimmed and the atmosphere was quiet and calm. I was afraid I would fall asleep… after all, we were laying down… with the lights out… Joetta had us breathe and she led us into the first exercise. WOW… it was really hard! I could’t do a lot of them, and what I could do felt very sloppy, tight and uncoordinated. Ugh, what was happening??? I was an athlete and a group fitness instructor! I thought I was strong before and what I quickly learned was that my strength was extremely imbalanced.
My takeaway… I NEED TO PRACTICE!!! I started practicing Pilates every night just so I could build strength to perform the exercises. I started reading materials that Joetta gave me to study and began observing her sessions. At this point Joetta was working with the Houston Rockets Basketball Team. An impressional moment I will never forget was watching Joetta work with Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon on his Roll-Up. It was CRAZY! This giant man could hardly do it… and his flexibility was not great. At all. This was the moment Pilates got my attention.
Photo credit: Memorial Hermann Wellness Center
Joetta Dickerson and Hakeem Olajuwon
So after a month of daily practice, my hubby started noticing changes in MY body! My shape was changing!!! Now, I didn’t start doing this for my own benefits. This was my job. I wasn’t looking for results but the results found me! I gained flexibility I’d NEVER had before. I felt great. My shape completely changed and I rehabbed my shoulder that I was suppose to have had surgery on 5 years prior and didn’t. This happened during the time I was studying Reformer Pilates. I COULD NOT BEIEVE THIS!
As I studied this Method, I began to identify with Joseph Pilates… being that we were both sick kids and wanted nothing more that to be strong, fit and healthy.
I enjoy and see the benefit in a variety of fitness methods, but Pilates will ALWAYS be a part of what I do and what I teach. This is something that will keep my body young and add value to my life as long as I live.
And now the NEW Tye4® System from Pilates PhysicalMind Institute is the latest in the Pilates evolution. It’s a wearable Reformer that can go anywhere!
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Take a few minutes and see how incredibly easy it is to make toothpaste at home. We’ve been doing this for a year and love it SO MUCH MORE that the store brands.
“Hamstring strain injuries are very common in sports. They can become chronic, nagging injuries due to scar tissue formation with up to a 63% chance of re-injury.”Dynamic Physical Therapy & Sports Enhancement In high school – long, long ago – I injured my hamstring playing sports and have re-injured it many times since. IT’S SO FRUSTURATING. Five months ago I developed a pinched bursa in my left hip → which led to spasms in my gluteus medius – a TRUE pain in the butt! → and then the problem trickled down into my hamstring… because it will take any opportunity to cause me grief.
theSOLUTION
First, I got K-Laser Therapy from Laser Therapy & Chiropractic Center for my hip. This started helping immediately and paired with icing for a few weeks, inflammation was reduced without any medication. Then I started doing pressure point therapy for my butt muscle – basically I would sit on a tennis ball holding for intervals of 3 minutes while crying from all the pain until the spasm released. Thank you Results Physiotherapy, Murfreesboro Tn for the torturous, yet effective instruction you gave me 🙂 And finally I started using a foam roller and Tye4® to rehab that stubborn hamstring.
My BFF. Her name is Foam Roller
The Tye4 has been HUGE in helping me maintain/regain flexibility and maintain/build strength during this time. Over the past weeks, when my hamstring is being a nerd and causing aches and pains, I have consistently found relieve after using Tye4!
I also kicked my nutrition into high gear by supplementing with a few products that the pros use when they are recovering from injuries. I figure, if it’s good enough for them, it’s good enough for me! I’ve added Advocare BioTools and Post-Workout Recovery Drink to my daily intake. This, along with my basic core nutrition, has done wonders for my recovery.
Here’s one extra tip…
Tennis ball + wall + back tension = much relief!!!
Give it a try!
When dealing with muscle injuries, we need to have patience, proper resources and common sense while recovering. I just thought I’d share what’s been going on with me. It’s easy to get discouraged, but we gotta hang in there and keep going! There is too much life to live to quit.
And for even more flexibility, mobility and strength, add the new Tye4® wearable resistance system from TheMethod Pilates to your Pilates workout. It’s like a Pilates reformer that you wear! Totally rocks! Check out more on Tye4 here.
