Why This Exercise Deserves a Spot in Your Workout
The Dumbbell Lateral Lunge Most people train in straight lines. We squat up and down, lunge forward, walk forward, run forward, and for a lot of us, lean forward at a desk during our work day. But everyday life—and most sports—require us to move through multiple planes of movement. That’s why I’m a big fan of the dumbbell lateral lunge.…
Tech Life with Taino: Why You Need to Stop Multitasking
The Hype of Multitasking Going to my first job interviews 15 years ago, I often got the question “Can you juggle multiple tasks at once?” I enthusiastically answered “Yes!” Hiring my first employees 10 years ago, I often asked the question “Can you juggle multiple tasks at once?” I enthusiastically got the answer “Yes!” Multitasking has been a trait to…
How to Stay Consistent with Wellness Goals
For fitness enthusiasts balancing work, family, and a real desire to feel strong, wellness goal challenges can start to feel personal. Motivation dips, time gets tight, nutrition advice feels loud and conflicting, and social media pressure turns self-care into another performance. Add the fear of injury or burnout, and many people either push too hard or stop altogether, even when…
Tech Life with Taino: Disconnect To Connect
Connect = Bind Together The word “Connected” comes from the Latin con (together) and nectere (bind). One definition is [associate or relate (something) in some respect], and another is [bring together or into contact so that a real or notional link is established.]. In everyday usage, connected simply means reachable, connected to the internet. But consider that... when we connect…
How to Integrate Winter Olympics Sports At Home
On a trip to Europe a few years ago, I multisported all over and around the city of Cortina in the Italian Dolomite Region, climbing mountains and via ferratas, biking in the Alps, hiking, and even kayaking and swimming on the not-far coast. Multisport is two or more human-powered sport modes combined and done in bouts together. Home to the…
Building Resilience When the Future Feels Unsteady
Resilience—the capacity to adapt, recover, and keep moving forward—is a mental skillset that matters more than ever in a world defined by rapid change, economic uncertainty, and constant information overload. For people who feel anxious about what lies ahead, future-proofing the mind isn’t about predicting outcomes; it’s about strengthening how you meet whatever comes next. A Quick Orientation Before We…
The Body Mind Connection: A Stoic Approach to Well-Being
As a licensed clinical mental health counselor, I’m very much aware of how common it is for people to experience worry, heaviness, and a sense of being overwhelmed. Much of this worry centers on control, wanting certainty in uncertain situations, and reassurance in a world that constantly changes. Clients of mine often feel caught in routines that leave little room…
Shifting Your Teen’s Relationship with Social Media
As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and author of the book, Calming Teenage Anxiety: A Parent’s Guide to Helping Your Teenager Cope with Worry, I am frequently asked about the relationship between adolescent anxiety and current social media use. While it is near impossible to disregard the impact of social media on teen mental health, I do not recommend prohibiting…
The Wellness Reframe: The Strategic Power of Doing Nothing
I used to think rest days were for quitters. Then plantar fasciitis—and too many injuries—taught me otherwise. In a fitness culture that glorifies the grind, doing nothing feels like giving up. But what if your rest days are the most important training days of all? Rest isn't weakness. It's wisdom. Learning About Recovery the Hard Way Mid-40s. Marathon training. Convinced…
Tech/Life with Taino: How to Create Resolutions That Stick
Given up your New Year resolution yet? A majority of people have given up on the habits from their New Year resolution by February. Whether it is around 50% as some studies indicate or as high as 80% does not really matter. What matters is that we can change it. Let’s start by looking at what a habit is. Habits…
The Resilient Athlete: Training For The Long Game
There comes a point in every athlete’s life when the question shifts. It’s no longer “How much can I squeeze out of myself?” but rather “How do I keep doing this well for as long as possible?” That moment usually arrives sometime after 40 (for some as early as 30). Not because the love for sport fades – if anything,…
