Hi Reader, Over the past few weeks we’ve been exploring how technology has shaped exercise over time. We started about 150 years ago with some of the earliest tools that changed how people moved — bicycles, spring resistance machines, and some fascinating home exercise inventions. Then we moved into the era when music made movement personal. Walkmans, Discmen, iPods, and eventually the playlists many of us carry on our phones today. Last week I shared a story from my synchronized swimming...
7 days ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, Over the past couple of weeks we’ve been exploring how technology has shaped exercise over time. First we looked at early equipment — bicycles, spring resistance machines, and some fascinating home fitness inventions. Last week we talked about when exercise became more personal, especially when music became portable through things like the Walkman, Discman, and eventually the phones we carry today. But today I want to share a story from much earlier in my life. From my synchronized...
12 days ago • 2 min read
Hi there! Before we jump into today’s topic, I want to say thank you to those of you who replied to last week’s email. I asked about the first piece of exercise technology you remember… and your responses were fantastic. There was such a variety of memories. Some of you mentioned the Total Gym, others remembered Weider gold plates for barbells at home. And a few of you introduced me to equipment I had never even heard of before. One that stood out was the Slim Gym from the 1970s. I have to...
12 days ago • 2 min read
Hi there, So let’s start here… Long before Fitbits.Long before Peloton screens.Long before step counts and heart rate zones. Technology was already shaping how we moved. About 150 years ago, one of the most revolutionary pieces of movement technology was… a bicycle. In the late 1800s, the “safety bicycle” changed everything. It wasn’t just transportation. It was independence. Especially for women. For many, it was the first time their bodies could move freely beyond walking distance. And yet...
16 days ago • 1 min read
Happy Sunday Reader, You can’t watch the Olympics without seeing it. Athletes arriving with their teammates.Coaches leaning in during tense moments.Training staff standing quietly in the background. And then the cameras pan to the stands. You see the proud parents of Connor McDavid during the men’s hockey game.Spouses. Partners. Families. People who have traveled across the world simply to say,“We’re with you.” Community is everywhere. And it makes me pause. Because while most of us aren’t...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hi there, Independence matters. But so does connection. This week I shared a short video on Instagram (and Youtube) about how movement changes when we share it with someone else. 👉 Watch it here:https://youtube.com/shorts/cq99k9CvKEs?feature=share When we move in community, we build more than strength. We build accountability.Confidence.Momentum. And that’s exactly what happens inside Mindful Movement. Let me be clear about what it is — and what it isn’t. Mindful Movement isn’t another...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
GLP-1s (glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists) are being talked about everywhere right now — often as a way to speed up results. But a more helpful question might be: How do we support the body while it’s changing? Hi Reader, If you’re like me, you may be noticing more and more conversations about GLP-1s in your media feed, your social circles, and even major advertising campaigns. These medications—originally developed for diabetes and metabolic health—are now part of mainstream culture....
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Reader, One morning, the right ankle began to hurt. It wasn’t dramatic. It hadn’t been an issue for quite some time. And there was no clear explanation for why it suddenly decided to speak up. Nothing obvious had happened the day before. No misstep. No injury that stood out. And yet, there it was—a familiar signal radiating through the ankle, carrying a message that felt both subtle and insistent. The sensation wasn’t new. Years ago—many years ago—this same ankle had shared something similar....
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader, This week, I had the pleasure of teaching one of my live Move Smart, Feel Better signature webinars, where we explored something many of us live with every day — pain — and more importantly, how to understand it differently so it no longer runs the show. Pain isn’t just something to “push through” or shut down. It’s information. A signal. And when we learn how to listen to it — instead of reacting to it — things begin to shift. In the webinar, I shared three key ways to better...
2 months ago • 2 min read