Mindset

Does Stress Increase Productivity?

Does Stress Increase Productivity?  Of course not. Why do we associate relaxation with laziness?  Why do we associate mindful relaxation with a lack of productivity?  How will we ever be able to decrease stress in our lives without rethinking and re-framing this? Mindful relaxation is not Television watching, Wine or…

Get Out Of Your Own Way

Have you ever been drivin down the road and a big buffalo decides to cross?   Or walk in front of your car? What if we are the ones in our own way.  Sometimes we have to get OUT of our own head, into our feet and JUST DO IT....(Nike nailed…

Aftertaste of Wooden Nickel Sawdust

"Don't take any wooden nickels"...a wise woman once told me We have all been wooed by promises of fitness and weight loss....we have all been left with the flavor of eating  those false promises. How many diets or fitness promises have you tried and been left behind, physically or financially…

Cutting Calories Can = Starvation

Got Energy?  Energy requires fuel We all want the right to make our own decisions...Fast Food is a decision Nutrition Deprivation ---cutting calories combined with low food nutrient quality = Starvation.. It is overdue that all food businesses disclose their calorie/nutrition/GMO information Thank you McDonald's for the calorie count ..…

Please Don’t Feed the “I Can’t”s

The 3 M's of Michele the Trainer are Motivation, Movement and Mindset...Let's talk about one aspect of Michele Mindset...the YOU CAN DO THIS part! Historically dieting and personal training have been condemning and often feed negative self talk.  The media is full of quick fixes and psychologically the more of…