Dude. Feet on the Fly this past Saturday was a touch brutal. Dave, Sara and myself all embarked on what was normally a challenging and beautiful journey throughout Buena Visa park. Um, yee-ouch. By the time we got to the top, Dave and I felt like we were going to hurl. Sara thought she was out of shape…and frankly so did Dave and I…until we started smelling campfire.

The air is major stank out there, people! It’s not healthy. Take it inside this week or until they get the fires under control. If you’re outside, I would suggest power walking or light jogging and nothing inverted (pushups, plank pose) – anything where your head is level to or below your heart. You could get light headed or even pass out.

Just pretend it’s indoor recess. And if you get bored, let me know and I can give you some indoor exercises to do – and I have two jump ropes if anyone wants to borrow them! Hah! I know those are your favorite…just watch out for the coffee table.

The best thing we can do is listen to our own bodies. So if it’s telling us to halt, we must listen.

From Friday’s SF Gate

I always see summer as the “social” season of the year. We all go to picnics in the park, bbq’s, vacations, beach time (ok not in sf) and take advantage of quality time with friends and family. So, this summer Feet on the Fly is offering the “Bring a Friend” promo. You bring a friend, they get a free class. If they purchase a punchcard, you get a free class.

Good people know more good people, so let’s keep the positivity flowing at FoF. A great workout and great fun is sure to be had by all, so come on out and bring your friend!

photo courtesy of George Szakall. www.flickr.com/balmes

Feet on the Fly Sunset Run
Thursday | June 19th | 7:30 pm-8:45
Meet at the cannon on Lyon and Lombard
we will end at the Final Final for…popcorn

I don’t know how much of a sunset we’re going to see due to it being “summer” in San Francisco. BUT! I do know that a run in the fog is great fun. It’s like nature is giving us a cooling summer facial – people pay good money for mist like that!

Join us for Feet on the Fly and afterwards we will mosey over to the Final Final for some adult beverages & popcorn.

Yeeehaawww! Hope to see my flyers there!

Hey, I’m doing a talk on Ayurveda tomorrow night | 6:30 | Sports Basement (Potrero Hill) | between 15 & 16th @ Bryant. If you are curious, please join us for an introduction to this ancient Indian healing science.

To get the most out of your workouts whether it’s resistance training, practicing yoga, pilates or other core work, let’s remember to “hug our muscles to the bones.” This is a simple phrase that helps you to remember to keep your muscles active. For example, if you are doing bicep curls and you have flip-floppy-quick-arms, you are only using momentum which won’t make the muscles stronger. Same thing with core work. If you are scrunching up your neck and hunching your shoulders for a crunch or sit up, you are using neck muscles and back muscles (not in a good way) and you will probably be sore in those places from doing the exercise incorrectly.

Using weights/resistance and doing the correct moves is only part of the game. Since mind and body are linked, you will find that when you are focused and mindful of the muscle groups you are working, the muscles respond much quicker.

Let’s keep our muscles strong, our bodies elongated and hug those muscles to the bones. Practice daily (I just straightened up in my chair at work). You can do it at work, in the car, watching tv, doing dishes, or in a nice mountain pose. Let’s be mindful of our bodies to keep them strong and working nicely for us.

And remember no matter what, roll your shoulders up, back and down. Always holding an open chest. Open heart = open mind.