The Great World Race & the Remarkable 7-Day Journey of Ellen Hunter Gans
The waiver for Antarctica was not especially comforting. In fact, according to Ellen Hunter Gans, it essentially boiled down to a simple message: if something goes wrong on the frozen continent, you're on your own. For many people, such a warning would serve as a compelling reason to stay home. For Gans, a lifelong traveler, writer, mother, and increasingly ambitious…
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…
Foam Rolling 101
A Complete Beginner’s Guide to Moving Better and Feeling Better Walk into most gyms, and you’ll find a few foam rollers tucked into a corner. For some gyms they’ve achieved a prominent location in a central location for ease of access. Some people swear by them. Others walk right past. And if you’ve ever actually tried one, you know that…
Tech Life with Taino: The Habits of a Mindful Tech-Advocate
The parent scrolling at the playground My “aha-moment” that started my journey into the digital well-being field occurred in 2018 at a playground. I was crawling around at ground-level with my kids when another child started crying. I look up to look for the parent, but all I see is the backside of a bunch of smartphones, the users scrolling…
The Wellness Reframe: Your Cardio Is Fueling Your Stress
You’re exhausted, overwhelmed, and running on fumes — so you push harder at the gym. What if that’s exactly the wrong move? When I Burned It Off and Burned Out A few years ago, I hit one of those stretches where everything was on fire. A full coaching roster with one particular client in crisis, a book deadline looming, and…
Everyday Wellness Made Simple
For busy parents juggling work and family, shift workers running on irregular sleep, and people rebuilding confidence after emotional abuse, well-being can feel like one more job that never gets done. The tension is real: stress builds, energy drops, and simple choices around food, movement, and rest start to feel harder than they should. Daily well-being matters because mental and…
Improving Air Quality Boosts Your Fitness
Beginner fitness enthusiasts often blame low motivation or a “bad week” when energy dips and workouts feel harder than they should. A quieter problem is often in the background: air quality and fitness are connected, and indoor and outdoor air pollutants can add stress to the body that shows up as heavy breathing, stubborn fatigue, and slower recovery. When the…
The Body Mind Connection: The 7-Day Lagom Challenge
Lagom is a Swedish philosophy that roughly translates to “just enough.” Sometimes referred to as the goldilocks lifestyle, lagom living means not too much, not too little, just enough. It’s a way of approaching life with balance, moderation, and intention, rather than extremes. Instead of constantly chasing more or feeling guilty for doing less, lagom encourages you to find balance.…
The Wellness Reframe: The Meanest Person at Your Gym Is You
Not the intimidating trainer. Not the guy hogging three machines at once. You. And once you know that, everything changes. Meet My Crabby Roommate I know. You were expecting someone else. The guy who takes 45-minute rest breaks between sets. The trainer who critiques your form without being asked. But no. The person doing the most damage? They live rent-free…
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…
