Exercise and Brain Function

I recently heard an interview with Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., cell biologist and pioneer in mind body medicine, who spoke about the art of resiliency. She defined resiliency as not only the ability to deal with life’s twists and turns, but the ability to come out of them...

Google Alerts: Women and Exercise

I am a big fan of the feature, Google Alerts; a handy dandy service that provides email updates on the latest news based on a particular search inquiry. Although I have several alerts on file, the most widely active alert is based on the search term “women and...

Mobile App for Behavior Change

If I were going to develop a mobile app, I would want to develop one that assists people in changing from being a couch potato into living an active life or, as I like to say, from doing nothing to doing something. This app would have to be able to ask probing...

Into the Mystic: Creating Goals That Work

I have never been a big goal setter. I didn’t like ‘em. They never worked for me.  And then I became a Certified Health and Wellness Coach and I learned why. Being motivated to change is not enough. According to Wellcoaches®,”… motivation alone, without a clear...