“Summer” body

I’ve been inundated with posts about “summer body” exercises lately.  But we don’t have a “summer” body.  We have a body that we use all year.  One body that is our lifelong vehicle.  And most fitness is focused on what it looks like. But is that really what’s important?  Is a beautiful car that doesn’tContinue reading ““Summer” body”

The cult of “core”

  “Power core!” “Killer core!” “Sculpt your core!”   The fitness world has jumped on the “core”bandwagon. And Pilates is often misconstrued as a “killer core workout”. People want to be “ripped” and “shredded”, which sounds quite violent! And people aren’t clumps of clay, to be “sculpted”! A “six pack” is not the physical manifestationContinue reading “The cult of “core””