by Jessica Kisiel | May 8, 2013 | Posture and Technique
Use your time in the gym to improve your structural alignment, not ingrain poor posture and compensated movement patterns. Starting Position A staggered stance (1-2 feet apart) accommodates wider hips and larger dumbbells. The head, shoulders and...
by Jessica Kisiel | Apr 22, 2013 | Personal Wellness
Your thoughts and internal dialogue creates your reality and influences your attitude, behavior, and outcomes. Take a moment to notice what is going through your mind right now as you start reading this article. You might be saying … I really should be working and not...
by Jessica Kisiel | Apr 17, 2013 | Personal Wellness
The messages you hear about aging and your physical body are very negative, provoking fear and dread of advancing years. You are bombarded with ads about drugs, surgery and the latest technology that can make you younger. Aging is inevitable! How you age though, is...
by Jessica Kisiel | Mar 28, 2013 | Personal Wellness
The Stress-Response and Relaxation Response are opposite pathways of our autonomic nervous system. When one is engaged the other is inhibited. The Stress-Response activates the sympathetic nervous system while the Relaxation Response empowers the parasympathetic...
by Jessica Kisiel | Feb 11, 2013 | Personal Wellness
“What looks like laziness may actually be exhaustion.” This was one of the lessons from the book Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard. I listened to this book last year and recently attended a Wellcoaches class on the book which prompted...
