REFRESH is a program I created in 2024 for folks that are looking to do a “refresh” for their body, mind, and soul. I like to think of REFRESH as not only a mini reset or a detox, but more of a program that provides you with the tools for a lifestyle shift. Throughout the ten day program we focus on nutrition, fitness, and mindfulness. All three of these components are essential to living and enjoying your healthiest and best life! This program was created to support others and help them understand how the choices they make in daily life, does affect their overall health.
Throughout my own personal health journey I did not always incorporate all of these components, nutrition, fitness, and mindfulness, I primarily had focused solely on fitness. I do believe that my fitness regime throughout my 20s and 30s was essential to keeping my body strong in spite of my multiple sclerosis diagnosis in 2010. Since I became a certified personal trainer I learned the importance of strength training along with cardiovascular activity. Adults should be striving for 2-3 days per week of strength training and 150-180 minutes of cardiovascular activity per week. Strength training increases our resting metabolic weight, and even after you have completed your strength workout you will continue to burn calories as the day continues.
As the years went on I was still looking for ways to improve my overall well being, brain fog, and decrease inflammation. This is when I discovered the next step in my health journey, nutrition and how important it is to understand what we consume each and every day and how that affects our health in positive and negative ways. I changed the way I ate in 2020 and within 3 months I felt an incredible shift in my body. The decrease of inflammation in my body was obvious, any orthopedic pain that I had struggled with for many years had vanished. On top of those amazing improvements, my overall mood had improved and my skin looked better than it ever had. I continue to follow a paleo lifestyle and love it! I highly suggest to look into different nutrition models out there and see which would fit your lifestyle best. When in doubt, eat the rainbow!
Last but not least, I tapped into meditation and breathwork in 2022. This was life changing for me. I had always heard that there were benefits to meditation, and I had tried it a few times many years ago, but I did not feel much difference in my mood or life. In recent years what I discovered is that having a daily meditation practice, and it does not have to be for very long even just 5 minutes, doing it daily makes a BIG positive impact on our well being. I have found meditation to help me with my patience, staying present, and my reactions/responses to situations and people. I like to use a mantra along with breathwork when I meditate. A mantra is a positive affirmation that you repeat to yourself. There are many breath techniques available like the 3-9-6 or box breath method.
I offer REFRESH periodically throughout the year to small groups. I would be happy to include you in my next program! Feel free to reach out to me directly if you are interested in learning more about the program.