Fit Yourself Barre-With A French Touch
Just a little over a century ago, ballerinas looked much different from today’s ballet dancers. In fact, when you look at modern professional ballerinas, you can definitely notice that they generally have several physical similarities: they are svelte and have long-toned lean muscles. As a result, many little girls often wonder if it still can …
It is true that we get less flexible as we age but here’s another truth: we are NOT ALL EQUAL when it comes to being flexible. That means some kids are more flexible than others due to their genetics. I remember my mother showing me how she could still do an inversion against the wall …
As I mentioned in my article “French Paradox 2019: Myth or Reality?”, I’m French/Italian and my entire life people have asked why I was so skinny even after having 4 kids? There is no magic formula and it is not because I am French, that I am thin. I’ve never been on a diet but …
I am French/Italian and of course, I’ve always heard about the “French paradox”. I’ve also lived in the USA and many people would ask me why were I so thin and healthy while eating butter, bread, croissants, and cheese. Then, I got 4 kids but still were in shape and people would wonder even more …
I don’t know about you but I’d rather get more out of a workout in less time! There are two different ways of training: isolation exercises and compound exercises. Both have their benefits, however, more complex movements will give you a most complete body training with faster results. Compound exercises mimic everyday natural movements and …
Known as the “Viparita Karina” pose in yoga, this “legs up the wall” posture has excellent therapeutic benefits. It’s an easy-to-do position that anyone can do. Nothing complicated except maybe for its name!! It is a passive exercise therefore it doesn’t require strength or flexibility. Just as it builds a connection between the body and …
How many times have I started working out and found myself discouraged because after 3 weeks, I didn’t see any results?!! A lot from it was ignorance about how my body functions. For instance, I was not aware that it all depends on what type of routine and goals I want to achieve. It’s only …
20 years ago, I read in a magazine that coconut oil was bad for you because it is high in calories and full of the bad ‘LDL’ cholesterol. I was so disappointed because it is some of my favorite food!!! So I avoided consuming it. Then about 5 years ago, new scientific studies reversed the …
Many don’t think ballet is a sport simply because when you watch a ballet performance you can’t see the tremendous physical effort dancers provide that is intentionally disguised to bring us a representation of grace and beauty. We can’t see how much it costs and that is the magic of ballet. Unless you know of …
Don’t you think that today leggings would do the job? Why the need to wear leotards? When I went to my first adult ballet class, we all wore yoga leggings with a T-shirt. I wanted to wear a leotard because I thought it was so much more elegant. I remembered my daughter wearing leotards and …