Did my email and post peak your curiosity about pole walking?

Pole walking is one of the fastest growing forms of fitness globally and with good reason. It's a total body workout for people of all ages, sizes, health conditions and athletic abilities. Plus it offers the same year-round fresh-air experience as running - but without jarring and jostling your joints.

Curious about the benefits of pole walking? This byte-size VIDEO CLIP captures the benefits of pole walking (compared to regular walking - without poles).

Check out all the muscles you will activate when you take up pole walking:

Take advantage of my INTRO TO POLE WALKING PACKAGE to get you started. FLASH SALE ends tomorrow.

PS: Stay tuned for tomorrow's email where I will share my real backstory behind pole walking and a little something to help you pole walk like a pro!

Keep moving forward,

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I'm writing because I have an idea brewing in my head and I can't let it go. It's got me SO excited. I'm sharing this with you because of our shared interest in walking.

Here's the backstory:

Since COVID-19 erupted, I have chosen to stay home.

I don't feel cooped up inside the house.

I prefer not to do on-demand or web-streamed exercise and yoga classes. I spend enough time in front of a computer.

I don't plan to return to my gym and yoga studio because I'd find it a challenge to work out wearing a mask.

I get outside daily to enjoy the fresh air and power walk. But not just your average power walk. I up-level my walk with poles.

Pole walking?! Curious? WATCH THIS COOL VIDEO.

I walk for the following reasons:

• For fitness and bone building benefits (I have osteoporosis).
• To stay socially connected (over virtual walk & talk meetings).
• To catch up on podcasts and webinars (how productive is that?)

I have a vision: to start Pandemic Pole Walkers, a pole...

I'm not sure if "Thank God it's Friday" is relevant at this time.

Every day feels the same. Some days I'm up working or binge watching Netflix series until 2 am and other days like last night, I'm in bed before 9 pm and up at 4 am to start my day. My routine has shifted with my two college kids home.

While this pandemic is not yet under control, the one thing that I try to control is my health. Like yoga, my self-care is a practice. It's intentional and disciplined. I practice self-care to manage my own health conditions (osteoporosis and sleep apnea) and reverse others (pre-diabetes, weight gain, chronic plantar fasciitis and anxiety).

My household practices social distancing. My escape is pole walking. Daily. I walk up to 2 hours daily (burn up to 700 calories) and use this time for virtual "walk & talk" meetings and listening to podcasts. I am finally able to fit into my jeans from my pre-USA move (almost 6 years) and lost 10 pounds.

So why am I sharing this with you?

I love...

Companies who get the MOST out of my program are usually the ones who ask the most questions.

My response: bring them on!

Because at the end of the day, I only want you to join Byte-Size Wellness Academy if:

1) Your company is committed to helping employees maintain healthy habits and stay healthy and fit from home during COVID-19.

2) You want to start planning NOW and build a vision of a healthy workplace culture that will keep employees engaged and revitalized when they return to work.

So without further ado, here are the most common questions about BSWA:

1. There is so much free content out there. What makes BSWA different?

Fabulous! That means that people are hungry for wellness-related information.

Here's the thing about free content: it creates a lot of confusion and overwhelm.

So what makes BSWA different?

• It reduces information overwhelm. BSWA cuts through the information clutter and provides clarity and evidence-based direction. No more...

You're stuck at home. Gyms and yoga studios are shut down. Schools and colleges are closed and your kids are at home too. Indefinitely.

In times of uncertainty, I know it's easy to get overwhelmed. Your daily routine is disrupted. It's easier to just stay in your pajamas or wear sweatpants all day than to get dressed.

If you're a Seinfeld fan, remember the Seinfeld sweatpants episode? The message George told the world with his sweatpants is "I give up. I can't compete in normal society. I'm miserable so I might as well be comfortable."

I want to give you a different perspective. Maintaining both physical and mental health is vital, now more than ever. The time saved from not commuting to work means more time to spend on self-care and well-being. So put your yoga / workout pants on and keep moving forward.

Get outside and walk. But... why not take walking to a whole new level by adding specially designed poles?

Walking is one of the activities that health authorities and...

If you recall from my workshop last week (May 2020) (you can catch the replay here), I talked about the 5 reasons why employee wellness programs don’t work because:

• Wellness is narrowly focused (on physical health).
• Wellness programs are delivered as one-size-fits-all activities.
• Companies value employees managing time over managing energy.
• Wellness programs are exclusively focused on using external rewards to motivate employees.
• There is a "can't do" mindset and culture about taking lunch breaks and restorative micro-breaks throughout the day.

But it's actually more simple (and fixable) than that...

A big reason why programs fail is because many companies treat workplace wellness as an EVENT.

• Biometric screening. Check.
• An annual step or weight loss challenge. Check.
• An annual health fair. Check.
• A lunch & learn. Check.

This is what I call being addicted to the status quo.

Companies masquerade occasional programs as comprehensive employee wellness...

Coronavirus is invisible but we all feel its presence. We're living in a time of great uncertainty where working from home and searching for different ways to exercise, prepare meals, and maintain daily habits is challenging.

Staying home gives you the gift of time. There is no better time than now to take your health in your hands to boost immunity and vitality so that you come back stronger and fitter post-COVID-19.

Here's my gift to you: a COVID-19 Self-Care Survival Kit to help you eat, sleep, move and breathe your way to wellness.

If you're feeling cooped up inside the house or need a change form your repertoire of on-demand or web-streamed fitness and yoga classes, you're going to love the special section on pole walking inside the Kit.

CLICK HERE to learn about my pole walking and total wellness workout packages.

If you're interested in joining me as a founding member (monthly membership fees will be granted and maintained at the...

Last week I listened to NPR while driving yesterday and learned about this new type of insomnia for the digital age: orthosomnia.

Step trackers. Calorie trackers. Now sleep gadgets and trackers to help us fall asleep and track the quality and quantity of our sleep. The irony about being fixated on achieving the "perfect" sleep or improving sleep scores is that we're literally losing sleep over it!

I'm by no means an orthosomniac. Admitedly, I've had sleep challenges for many years, since starting grad school: insomnia, restless leg syndrome, and sleep apnea. Sleep hygiene has become an integral part of my self-care practice. Here are my sleep solutions, which I now adhere to nightly:

• Blue light blocking glasses (I wear while working at my computer or watching TV at night)
• Wireless charger station - outside my bedroom (on another floor of my house)
• Apple HomePod - in the bedroom - as my alarm (Siri wakes me up in the morning)
• Weighted blanket (I love my blanket!)
• CPAP machine...

Happy Valentines Day!

Self-care is the best Valentines Day gift you can give yourself. Because, if you take care of yourself and love yourself, you will be better able to love, take care of and support others.

If you like these wellness tips, there's hundreds more inside BYTE-SIZE WELLNESS ACADEMY - a self-guided online self-coaching program focused on 5-steps to high-level wellness: SELF-CARE, EAT, SLEEP, MOVE and BREATHE.

Have a look at the VIRTUAL TOUR of BSWA.

I'm booking Zoom video calls until the end of February to give you a private tour and answer any questions you may have.

Or hit "reply" and ask me anything. I'll personally respond ... I'm just an email away.

I'm here to help you figure out if BSWA is the right fit for you and/or your workplace.

Yes, I'm all about byte-size wellness. But don't be shy about booking a Zoom call ... I don't "byte."

Be well,

What happened?

You checked out information about Byte-Size Wellness Academy, clicked on my virtual calendar, but you haven't scheduled a call with me ... yet.

Got questions?

I'm booking Zoom video calls until the end of February to give you a private tour and answer any questions you may have.

Or hit "reply" and ask me anything. I'll personally respond ... I'm just an email away.

I'm here to help you figure out if my online wellness self-coaching program is right for you and/or your workplace.

Yes, I'm all about byte-size wellness. But don't be shy about booking a call ... I don't "byte."

Be well,