October 2008
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Holistic Body Treatments: Neti Pot
I thought my 93 year old grandmother had lost it when she told me about the Neti Pot nasal rinse technique for proactively treating allergies and sinus infections. I thought it was even crazier when 50 year old Dona bent down to do push-ups during one of our training sessions and water drained out of ...read more
Ski and Snowboard Conditioning
Sol Fitness Adventures Melanie Webb will be instructing a conditioning class specifically geared toward preparing skiers and snowboarders for the upcoming ski season. Taught for members and non-members alike at The Sports Club/LA on 22nd and M Street in Washington, D.C. The six week course is designed to safely challenge fitness levels while improving muscle ...read more
Holistic Body Treatments: Personal Training
Continuing with my theme of holistic body treatments, it’s time to give a shout-out to my profession of personal training. Many think of holistic as being synonymous with ‘Eastern,’ or ‘woo-woo,’ as friends like to call my unconventional methods of staying balanced and connected to my body. One might question why I would include training ...read more
Hiking Old Rag
I leave for Morocco in 1 month, which means it’s time to amp up the cardio training to get ready to hike Mt. Toubkal. It’s fall and the leaves are beginning to change, so Jen and I hit the road early to beat the crowds to the Skyline Drive in the Shenandoah’s. Driving further into ...read more
Holistic Body Treatments: Rolfing
Have you ever met someone who’d just been ‘rolfed?’ Well now you have. I’ve discovered my new favorite holistic approach to healing the body: ROLFING. Dr. Ida Rolf began the body alignment technique over 50 years ago. The process of rolfing re-organizes and re-shapes the body by releasing tension and changing the destructive effects of ...read more
Water: Bottled vs. Tap
I’ve always had a guilty conscience when I buy and toss a plastic bottle of water, but it just got worse. Beverage Digest reported that U.S. consumers spent $16.8 billion on water in 2007. The report also stated that 60 million plastic bottles a day are sent to landfills, where they will sit decomposing for ...read more
