Life Begins at the End of Your Comfort Zone
I simply love to teach yoga and movement. Even in my position as an Exercise Physiologist in our local hospital's Cardiac Rehab department, my favorite part of working with our patients is educating them on how to either return to or begin adding regular exercise and...
Finding Symmetry on Three Legs
Six weeks, one boot and a crutch equals a loss of symmetry and balance in my body. I was hanging from my pull-up bar this morning, grateful to have the opportunity to let most of my joints literally hang-out for several minutes. Just to recap: As of writing this blog,...
Bunions and More…
I have written at least a couple of dozen blogs since my last entry many moons ago. And they are all in my head! Time to put thoughts on a computer. At this very moment, I am semi-reclined with my left foot elevated and iced following surgery a week ago. My hapless...
Nutrition: Take Small Bites
In the early 80's, while studying Exercise Physiology at the University of MD and teaching aerobic dance classes (as they were called back then) at an upscale Georgetown exercise studio, I was always munching on plain, oversized bagels between or after classes. Cream...
The Devil
I do enjoy a homemade chocolate chip cookie on occasion. A REAL chocolate chip cookie, with both white sugar and brown sugar. The traditional recipe. It's true. I am a firm believer in the 90/10 rule (I upped it from 80/20): 90% of the time, make the healthy, yummy...
Living with Pain Is Like Living with Another Person – A Miserable Person!
If you deal with chronic pain (or PAIN, as I like to write it), you may feel like you live in a fog. It's not a good place to be. In 2008, a very capable neurosurgeon just about had me on the table for back surgery to deal with chronic pain from spinal misalignment,...
To Blog or Not to Blog… That is the Question
I've been struggling with this one for a while now. And here I am answering that question with a resounding, "Yes." My name is Lisa Federico. Following a relatively recent move from Connecticut to New Hampshire, I am reinventing my health and wellness company, now...