I hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and is gearing up for the new year!

Becoming healthier takes practice... in all of my years in this industry, I have heard hundreds of clients talk about how they are going to “start now” or “starting on [insert day/date here]”. The truth is, getting healthier takes effort and practice. You are changing habits and that takes a bit of time. Very few people can “flip” a switch and change everything over night and KEEP it that way. To be honest, this may not be the best way either! Why? As if it’s not enough to change your diet and exercise habits... think of all that time you don’t have to add more tasks to your day for meal prepping, and that hour long session with your trainer or fitness class.

So what do you do? Pace yourself... remember, this is a marathon NOT a sprint. I tell my clients to change one meal at a time. Let’s work on breakfast, for instance. Stop eating whatever it was that you were eating and let’s eat some oatmeal and hard boiled eggs (these are not the only healthy options). Same with the exercise. Let’s find three days out of the week to focus on exercise and create a habit. Once we can consistently handle these changes and they become part of our life (the idea is to execute these changes consistently for 1-3 weeks before adding more changes) then we will add a few more.

Don’t put yourself under unnecessary pressure and try to change everything overnight. You can do it and I’m here to help.

Shoot me an email if you need some motivation or more tips! Have a safe and happy New Year’s celebration!!

Balance University is the summation of 16 years of experience in the “field” working with clients, education and numerous certifications, years of teaching balance classes and pretty much everything else I’ve learned in my life. It has taken me two years to put the right program together. I believe, after all the revisions and feedback from physical therapists, occupational therapists, nurses, physicians and fellow colleagues whom I respect greatly, this is the best of what this community knows, put into a 10-week program. I did not want to make this book overwhelming. Instead, I chose to make the program and the book simple, easy to read, include lots of pictures and make dang sure it gets results!!

There is no doubt in my mind, this program works. I am extremely proud of it and proud of those who have helped me to develop it.

So... here goes! If you or someone you know is struggling with balance, I hope that you do yourself and/or them a favor and buy this book. I promise, you will not be sorry!