It is time for our next transformation story, and this month Cait is opening up about how she managed to find self love through a healthy lifestyle! Truly an inspiring story that shows us all how small changes in our lifestyle can have a huge impact on our overall wellbeing, health and happiness. Enjoy Tell…
Travelling as stress reliever
Like many people, I love travelling! I usually don’t like going back to the same place, because I love to explore. There are so many wonderful and interesting places around the world, and every time we take vacation, I want to go some place new – this gives me the opportunity to explore new cultures,…
Should you combine various types of training – yes or no?
Pilates – TRX – Body Toning – Boot Camp – Aqua Fit – Functional training, I teach all these trainings methods in my studio in Zumikon wellbalanced.ch. Many participants ask if it is enough to do once a week Pilates, as they think that Pilates is not as strenuous as other type of workout …….
Psychology of weighing yourself
We are all very focused on weighing ourselves on a regular basis…..it is almost as if we are looking for the scale to tell us whether we should feel good about ourselves or not! I find it fascinating that meanwhile there are all these methods, machines and gadgets measuring anything from body weight, to body…
How to get out of a Motivation rut
No matter how motivated we consider ourselves as people, there are always going to be times when we are less than excited to take action. We all have those days where we just don’t feel like doing anything and morph into the world biggest couch potato. Be it in our job, our quest for health…
From Overweight to Marathon
I’ve always been doing sports since I was a kid. I started with handball and then tennis. But then, after starting studying, I had less time for my hobbies. I only kept playing tennis once or twice a week. Somehow I could keep my weight stable, maybe thanks to the Saturday nights spent dancing in…
Motivation and happiness – are they correlated?
I remember having a very heated discussion with someone a while ago about motivation, and how unmotivated meanwhile a lot of people are……especially in the corporate world. Since then I have made it a point to be a bit more aware of this term “motivated”, and be more sensitive to people being motivated / unmotivated…
Is there real danger of deficiency by vegan diet?
It seems to me that being vegan these days is very much in style! Although I am not considering myself vegan (you can read why here), just based on what I eat (or don’t eat) a lot of people consider me a vegan. So very often I get asked “if you don’t eat meat where…
The importance of surrounding our self with positive people
We are constantly surrounded by people – be it co-workers, friends, or family members! But do we ever stop and ask ourselves what kind of effect the people we are surrounded by have on us, our wellbeing and even health? Motivational speaker and American entrepreneur Jim Rohn said that “You are the average of the…
What is ToneItUp.com all about?
I have always been very active, and it is extremely important for me that I incorporate a workout in my daily schedule. Having said that I also know that my workouts used to be very one sided – focused on jogging, hiking and mountain biking. I don’t like going to the gym (was never my…