The Aspiring RD

It’s been a crazy few days. I was sent home early from a conference due to a hurricane I didn’t realize was going to hit Boston. Upon coming home I realized I needed to stock up on ice, batteries, ponchos, and wine. The necessities. After a few hours of scouring the internet, emptying my DVR, [...]

I love when someone asks me how I get up so early to exercise because the answer is simple: they pay me. While I am a morning person, being an instructor guarantees that I won’t roll over and hit the snooze button. 9 times. When the alarm went off at 5am this morning, I had [...]

I’ve never understood the saying “oldie but goodie.” Just because a song is old, doesn’t mean it is no longer good. It should be “oldie AND goodie” to emphasize the fact that aging does not lead to lower quality (yes, I have a significant birthday looming this year). But it is sometimes nice to hear [...]

Mark your calendars for my first Twitter Party! Hanneke, of Balance Your Life and Pilates with Hanneke, and I are co-hosting our first Twitter party, sponsored by diet.com and Vita Coco. This is your opportunity to live tweet with Hanneke and I as we share our tips for a happy and healthy summer. We will [...]

Although I don’t regularly teach on weekends, I always jump at the opportunity to cover a Saturday or Sunday class. I get to see new faces (particularly those that don’t like a 6am workout!) and I also get to sleep in a bit before hitting the saddle. The Saturday class I often cover is the [...]

We just updated my Tuesday night class from a 45-minute ride to a ROCKIN’ POWER HOUR! An hour of riding can be really intense, so I recommend that riders bring a secondary water bottle to ensure proper hydration. I also open the “bar” at the 45-minute point and fill up water bottles as needed. We [...]

There are a million different barriers to getting the 150 minutes of physical activity recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tufts Health Plan outlines many of them, such as the lack of a pony tail holder or missing your cat, in their recent tv ad.   What can I say? Wednesdays are [...]

Hallloooo the blog! (Apologies – I have been reading my favorite historical fiction novels based in 1700s Scotland and you traditionally yell “Halloo the house!” when approaching someone’s home to ensure you don’t get shot from the front porch. The saying has stuck.) What’s that I say? I have been reading historical fiction instead of [...]

To continue my popular “Fitness Review” segments (the last was of Bar Method Boston and can be found here) I decided to go into a more calming direction. Why you ask? Well, when you’re an avid spinner and walk multiple miles a day with 15-20 lbs of textbooks on your back, eventually your body starts [...]

A couple weeks ago I posted my You Tube debut and tried to quell your fears about your first spin class. Maybe you weren’t convinced. Maybe spin isn’t your thing (and that’s cool – there is a yoga post coming your way in short order). Maybe running is your thing. (Maybe you’re reading the wrong [...]