Thrive with Jen Sinkler

As part of my annual great escape from Minnesota winters, I spent a week in Arizona doing yoga with two of my good friends and peers in the fitness industry, Neghar Fonooni of Eat, Lift & Be Happy and Jill Coleman of JillFit Physiques and Metabolic Effect. Besides having a marvelous time sweating it out in the desert, we found ourselves [...]

I recently lost three hours of my life staring at a wall. Specifically, I was in a single room of the American Museum of Visionary Arts in Baltimore last Saturday afternoon, poring over the fabric panels sewn by Polish Holocaust survivor Esther Nisenthal Krinitz. In her 36-piece collection, Krinitz describes the six-year saga that began at [...]

Still immersed in a daydream, I had just finished pumping gas outside of Berkeley, California, yesterday morning when a car pulled up and stopped next to me. I heard, “Excuse me, Miss?” I turned, expecting the usual request for a donation of a couple bucks to fill an empty tank. Instead, the driver said, “You [...]

February was the something that’s cold. (At least it was in Minnesota.) The something that’s new, on the other hand, ranged from poaching my first egg to standing on one leg while brushing my teeth with my nondominant hand, and from eating in different restaurants to learning brand new skills in the gym. (I’m going to this Evolution Kettlebell Groundwork workshop in [...]

A few years back, I was in Hawaii to celebrate the new year and a good friend’s milestone birthday. While out exploring the sandy little town we were staying in — I’d gone jogging, which had lasted all of five minutes — I wandered into a metaphysical shop and struck up a conversation with the [...]

Jill Coleman stands out as a positive force in the fitness community. She’s both funny and insightful, if you follow me on Twitter, no doubt you’ve seen me retweet her pithy wisbits ranging from Rumi quotes to fitness straight-talk gleaned from years of experience. For those who haven’t yet been introduced, she is founder and [...]