Move In Your Seat: Healthy Meeting Tips at MANA Conference

This morning’s Michigan Association of Nurse Anesthetists started off with a line dance and fun. Eliz presented “Move Your Bootie” and shared strategies to move in your seat during meetings to keep the blood flowing and increase attention.  Participants in the 7 am session ended with a line dance and smiles. Later in the day…

Healthy On The Road

Did you know several short bursts of activity during the day can be as beneficial as one 30 minute session? It’s true! It is also a great strategy to use on the road.  Yesterday as I flew to Connecticut for today’s Farm Bureau Women’s Leadership Council Event in Hartford, I took a 10 minute walk…

Exercise for the Non-Exerciser

Are you a Non-exerciser, like me? Recently, a quiz from Everyday Health on Exercise Personalities pegged me as a “Non-Exerciser”. What!? At first horrified, I quickly came to realize it makes sense.  I don’t really like exercising and do it because it is important to my health. Most of my fitness advice centers fitting more…

Exercise and Your Brain

Moving Your Bootie Makes Your Brain Work Better! Today I’m working with Public Health and Head Start staff at a professional development conference hosted by Illinois Southern Seven Health Department.  I’ve been reminded of days – before my girls were born – when I worked as an adaptive movement specialist in Head Start programs.  Science…

Walk on the Wild Side

Get Outside to Reduce Your Stress! One of the many perks of my job is getting to visit beautiful places. Today I awoke to singing birds at the Hidden Lake Bed and Breakfast in Jonesboro, Illinois.  This evening I’ll be presenting Juggling Lessons for Life to hundreds of women at the Healthy Woman event sponsored…

Stress Management Program at Waukesha County Technical College

Waukesha County Technical College hosted a college-wide professional development day on March 20, 2012.  Eliz Greene presented Juggling Lessons for Life, sharing stress management strategies with the entire staff, and Move Your Bootie, an active lifestyle breakout session. Were you there?  Please leave a comment below and receive a free copy of the Busy Woman’s…

Juggling Lessons at South Carolina Farm Bureau Women’s Conference

Farm women from across South Carolina learned about stress management in Eliz’s program Juggling Lessons for Life at the South Carolina Farm Bureau Federation’s Women’ s Leadership Conference held at Clemson University. The conference was themed around apples – check out this article about apples reducing your risk of stroke! After lunch, some of the…

Pay Your Body Back™ with an Active Lifestyle

Make sure you Pay Your Body Back™ with enough activity every day to keep it working properly. Getting enough activity can be difficult when you spend your day at a desk or behind the wheel. The good news is a small amount of activity can make a difference in your health. A study at Duke…

Busy Woman’s Guide Review of Mari Winsor Slimming Pilates

Product Description: Mari Winsor Slimming Pilates features three DVDs and an innovative exercise tool called The Accelerator, A weight loss plan, eating on the go booklet and offer to join Mari’s web group are also included. Price: $59.95 Rating System is on the scale of 1 to 5 hearts. One heart is a poor rating,…