How many times have you tried to start getting fit and in response to your quest you hear “find something you enjoy?” While it can be annoying to always hear this, it’s the truth. Who wants to spend time moving and sweating while doing something they dislike? Frankly, you won’t do it or sustain it […]
Feeling burnt out? Do you feel like you’re on the sugar and caffeine hamster wheel? How do you break that cycle? The answer can be as simple as meal prep. You’ve read it a million times and it always looks easy and we have good intentions. The question is, how do you actually put a […]
Emotional eating, stress eating, andbinge eating—these words often create a sense of shame and guilt as soon as we recall last Friday night when we sat on the couch and ate a bag of chips for “no apparent reason.” But before you allow that guilt to sink any deeper, remember that emotional eating is something […]
If you’re like me, you are always on the run. Too often you may find yourself grabbing fast food, a quick sugar fix or something that’s processed—even if it’s a box of healthy crackers—to fill that craving. What I’m aware of, but slowly trying to adapt to, is the fact that cravings can lead to […]
Marathon season is upon us and I, Monica Sehgal, am running my third consecutive Chicago Marathon this year, but the first time as a seasoned personal trainer. Two years ago, I had no clue what I was doing and just followed some random posts and trained for five weeks. I finished, but not without a […]
“Might workplace mindfulness—in the cubicle or on the court—be just another way to get employees to work harder for nothing but airy rewards?” This query, proposed by Virginia Heffernan in her article in The New York Times Magazine, really got me thinking. Sure, I’m as guilty as the next person for over using the term […]
Sleep is the number one thing that people need to heal. Our bodies heal while we sleep. For me that hasn’t come easy, but I have been lucky enough to find some wonderful sound escapes, guided meditation, healing sounds and music from YouTube that help me drift off. Using some therapeutic essential oils in a […]
Having just watched the Webinar How the Brain Blocks Weight Lossby Susan Pierce Thompson, PhD and author of Bright Line Eating: The Science of Living Happy, Thin and Free, it is clear to me now that all the diets in the world are not going to help our quest to regain our health when we […]
As you probably have heard before, a trending healthy lifestyle activity is getting your 10,000 steps a day. Your 10,000 steps are roughly five miles, which can be tough for those who don’t have the time. Walking just one mile can take quite a while depending on your pace, let alone five. So, what’s the solution? […]
One of the greatest of life’s gifts has come to me by accident—meeting inspirational people. As I continue to build this new blog site, I’ve been meeting and collaborating with experts in the field of wellness and fitness as well as those who share my passion for this blog’s purpose—to infuse “Zen” into your work, […]
