Author: Irene Pastore

Hello! I am a Personal Trainer, Yoga and Pilates Instructor who specializes in fitness after 50. My service is Live Streaming. Connect with me from anywhere in the world. I look forward to helping you achieve your health and fitness goals.

Apple Pie Without Added Sugar Recipe

October 18, 2012

In your quest to reduce, or eliminate added cane sugar, you’ve probably found out how difficult it, is to avoid buying packaged food that isn’t sweetened.  The same is true for recipes.  Here’s one I found at allrecipes.com, for No Sugar Apple Pie. 

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Yoga or Pilates: What’s The Difference?

October 16, 2012

Yoga Class In Downward Dog Pose

Yoga and Pilates share similarities, but their philosophies are not the same.

  • Yoga and Pilates are categorized as Mind/Body disciplines.
  • Shoes are not worn during Yoga or Pilates.
  • Yoga poses and Pilates exercises are performed on a mat.
  • Yoga and Pilates emphasize breathing.
  • Many of the Yoga poses and Pilates exercises look very similar. Continue reading “Yoga or Pilates: What’s The Difference?”

Pectoralis Minor And Rounded Shoulders

October 15, 2012

Pectoralis Minor  Muscle
Shoulder Blades (Scapulae)

Stand sideways in the mirror.  Do your shoulders look rounded?  Are your shoulder blades sticking out?  Your shoulder blades should lie flat on your rib cage, and shouldn’t be noticeable.

Do you exercise your chest more than your back?  Do you neglect chest stretches?  Do you usually sit with your shoulders slumped forward?  These are typical reasons your Pectoralis Minor tightens up.

Muscles work together, like an orchestra.  When one isn’t doing its job, it affects other muscles and bones. Continue reading “Pectoralis Minor And Rounded Shoulders”

Quick Tips: How To Clean A Yoga Mat

October 14, 2012

When a Yoga mat gets dirty, it won’t give you the traction you need to hold your standing poses.  A dirty mat will also smell like a pair of old shoes.  During Stick Pose, the stale aroma will not be pleasant.

There are two ways to clean your mat.  If you don’t have alot of time, you can keep your mat clean with a spray bottle filled with a homemade antibacterial and antiviral solution, or purchase one already mixed. Continue reading “Quick Tips: How To Clean A Yoga Mat”

Halloween Candy Isn’t A Treat

October 12, 2012

Candy is loaded with sugar, empty calories,* and preservatives.  Don’t use Halloween, or any other holiday, for that matter, to stuff your mouth with unhealthy food that isn’t necessary for human health. Sugary food gives you a rush of energy, and then lets you down, so you’ll go looking for more.

If you have kids, or expect kids to come to your door on October 31, give them something else.  Kids don’t need candy.  It ruins their teeth, and makes them fat.

On Halloween give out non-food treats like this:

  • Stickers
  • Miniature toys
  • Bubbles
  • Small games
  • Masks
  • Plastic rings
  • Shiny new pennies or nickels
  • Whistles
  • Crayons
  • Colored pencils

Read more about Halloween candy no-no’s for kids, at Healthfinder.gov.

*Click here for an explanation of empty calories. 

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Favorite Videos: Listen To Your Heart

October 12, 2012

As an animal-lover, and vegetarian, I am posting this video, Listen To Your Heart, about Emperor Penguins, oil and gas drilling. The filmmakers are  Ruedi & Priska Abbuhl, music by Mike Rowland.  Also visit PlanetSave, and Greenpeace.

This is for all you animal/penguin/music/and general lovers of the earth.

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