NANCY BRUNING, BA, MPH

A couple of years ago, my right hip was giving me a of trouble--so much so that I was tossing and turning all night, limping, and turning into quite the grouch. not good for a fitness instructor. I tried everything I knew of--herbs, acupuncture, massage, heat, cold, rest, exercise, physical therapy, yoga, weight lifting--nothing (more…)

In my previous post, I provided the measurement tools that Lisa Priestly and I talked about in my recent Nancercize internet radio show, “Finding Your Fitness Sweet Spot.” In this post, I’ll be providing you with Lisa’s recommended template – how to put exercise to use to reach your specific goals and based on your lifestyle. Believe me, the particulars vary greatly depending on whether you’re raring to lose a significant amount of weight, or whether you’re job is “beating you up.”

To listen to the complete episode, please go to
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/nancercize/2010/02/26/find-your-fitness-sweet-spot--part-2

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Is your fitness program balanced? Is it providing what you need to get the benefits you’re after? When it comes to fitness there’s no one size fits all, as was made clear in my recent Nancercize internet radio show, “Finding Your Fitness Sweet Spot,” a conversation with personal trainer and yoga instructor Lisa Priestly. To listen to the complete episode, please go to http://www.blogtalkradio.com/nancercize/2010/02/26/find-your-fitness-sweet-spot--part-2

Your sweet spot is like that point in a tennis racquet that gives you the power to hit the ball out of the court. How can you find your own fitness “sweet spot?” Like me, Lisa believes in customized workouts, based on your goals and your current fitness level. (more…)

I and other lifestyle coaches sometimes talk about stages of change. Although these stages are not carved in stone, there are generally five stages that you can find yourself in:

1. Not ready for change.
2. Thinking about change.
3. Preparing for action.
4. Taking action.
5. Maintaining a good thing.

Sometimes I meet people who say they are not happy with the way they look or feel, yet they are not able to make the changes they need to improve things. Or, they have begun to make changes but they keep “falling off the wagon” or have made some changes but are “stuck” in a particular stage, or "relapse to an earlier stage, and their desired goal remains tantalizingly out of reach. This can be frustrating for them and me alike!

Sound familiar?

Fortunately, there is a marvelous tool you can use to help break up this kind of log jam and get things moving. (more…)

Are you looking for healthier versions of traditional ways to celebrate Valentine's Day and showing your love? I'm getting ready for my next internet radio show, www.blocktalkradio.com/Nancercize. My guest, Jennifer Cheng and I are going to be talking about sensual food, play, and ways of relaxing that will add to the longevity of your love and your love life.

One of the trickiest items is food. (more…)

Where's the love?" are you asking?

If you're looking for healthy ways to spend Valentine's Day with someone you love, listen to the recording of my January 28th Nancercize blogtalkradio episode. Travel writer Linda Watanabe McFerrin and I share tips on having your best Valentine's Day ever.  It's  a sweet 'n saucy conversation about how to plan for a sensual Valentine's Day Getaway that brings you closer together.

I bet I've piqued your interest.  But right about now you might be asking yourself--"what does this have to do with health and weight loss?"  I'll tell you. (more…)

I just got back from a conference in Philadelphia. The conference was on public health, and my 2 presentations were on getting fit in the city. How ironic that I had no time to get fit--cab to train, train to city, cab to conference, shuttle bus to hotel, shuttle bus to conference, etc.... I even (more…)