Holly Health Coach

23/05/2024

Exercise Is An Education -

Try this low-impact, full-body workout for any level! I've included plenty of modifications to progress the movements, or choose to stick with the offerings to help increase range-of-motion, even if it's limited now.  Whether you're recovering from or managing an injury, or trying to future-proof y...

16/05/2024

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Health and fitness expertise from a certified Personal Trainer and Health Coach.

28/08/2023

17/08/2023

As children, we naturally squat to take rest. One of my favorite Authors and experts on human movement, , provides wonderful information on how we can help and heal our bodies, not only through prescribed or time focused exercise, but rather through a nutritious movement diet. Check out her interview on Wellness Mama (see link in comments).

11/07/2023

For kids and adults, sitting in a chair of some sort, comprises a large amount of our day. What does this highly repetitive behavior create? Chair Athletes. That’s right, we’re conditioning our bodies to support our joints and muscles (including the heart) to be the best we can be (at sitting on a chair). What does it NOT support our bodies in? Everything else! From the ability to sit on the floor comfortably to playing with our kids, or even performing our favorite exercise modality, chair sitting is creating long-term, negative effects on our health and quality of life.

10/07/2023

Stacked Behavior: time outside + movement nutrition (sitting on the floor) + computer work. We tend to perform tasks or try to meet movement and health needs in specific allotted times and spaces. Start thinking of ways to modify your day to get more of what you and your family need: nature, movement & time together.

26/04/2023

If you care about your health now and in the years and decades to come, you need to read this book!

17/08/2022

Health and fitness starts with healing your body, both inside and out, and understanding that dramatic before and after pictures don’t show the WHOLE picture.

Excess stress on joints from high-volume, high-intensity workouts, while designating a certain window of time to adhere to strict dietary rules, will most likely change your body; but the long-term toll of your sacrifice and efforts can be damaging to your physical and mental health and end up having the opposite outcome you thought you wanted.

The “perfect body” is not some image we see in the media or even in the people in our lives. Health, both mental and physical, is something we should be striving for on a daily basis through the choices we make regarding movement, hydration, sleep, and foods, as well as how we choose to make others feel. One body type does not dictate a human’s worth. Let’s stop abusing ourselves and start healing.

27/07/2022

Life is more than just achieving a certain body image we’ve been conditioned to deem as “worthy” or not. If time spent in a gym or taking fitness classes does not support and enhance your activities in your everyday life, then it’s time to reconsider your approach.
Think about the activities you like to do or wish you had more time and energy for, and then consider if your “workout” time is adding to, or taking away from those activities.
Train to sustain is my approach to help me MOVE better and FEEL better for the active lifestyle I hope to continue in the years to come.

22/07/2022

I had a good, but unfortunate, reminder of the importance of listening to my body and really paying attention to what works best for me.
I was teaching classes, training clients, and finally fitting in my own workouts when I suddenly tweaked my low back on one side. Seemingly at first to have come out of nowhere, I was surprised and in a lot of pain.
Since I know that movement (slow and careful) heals, I immediately hit the floor and tried all the stretches I know to release the intense rigidity and pain in my muscles. When stretching resulted in zero relief, I got scared.
After more self-care, stretching/heating/icing yielded little change in pain level and range of motion, I made an appointment with an Orthopedic Dr.
Although I didn’t get any answers or real guidance as to the extent of my injury in our 4-minute consultation, I already knew intuitively that this was a soft tissue issue and I had just been pushing my body in unsafe ways.
As I continue to improve (slowly), I’m reminded of the importance of paying attention. Years of athletics, training, stagnant work environments (my life before becoming a PT), as well as the tolls of child-birth have created imbalances and over-uses throughout my body. The importance of MOVING WELL is not defined by the intensity of exercises, but more on the INTENTION.