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Reluctant Fitness Junkie

The other day I was having a "fitness" conversation with a woman who, for many many years placed her health priorities on the back burner. After we talked for a while, she shared with me

Vitamin D 3

It gets confusing to know if one gets enough vitamins and minerals. One vitamin in particular so many are deficient in is Vitamin D. Vitamin D is well known as "the sunshine vitamin" because it

24 hour day

We've all been there. We need 27 hours in a 24 hour day...and we need to be awake for all of them. We are so jam packed with our to do's that we cannot possibly

Your Reality

It's so hard to know what the "right" thing is for our own diet and exercise plan. We read books, talk to friends, review what worked before, what didn't work before and we think we

Costa Rica! Let’s go in November 2015

Hello: Writing to let you know about a very exciting opportunity to travel with Cindy Walker, Movement Therapist and Yoga Teacher and  Tammy Parkinson, Owner of Body Firm in downtown Los Gatos ~ Nutritionist and

Being “active”.

Maybe you workout 1 day a week? Maybe you have a personal trainer you work with 2x a week. Or do you go to yoga every day? It's possible you walk with a friend for

The Goal

Earlier this week, I received this email from a Body Firm client. It's intense, but digs at the core of our happiness and unhappiness. I'd like to share, and thank our client for taking the

Two Lives

  Earlier this morning a wonderful client (and friend) sent me this quote. I do not know who wrote it, but it was provoking and I'd like to share it: "Most of us have two