With the hot summer months upon us, let’s talk about how we can best beat the heat and continue to outdoor exercise during the sometimes brutal summer months with a smile on our faces! Your body acclimates to heat in a number of ways, and by cautiously training in the heat to improve the efficiency of your body’s “cooling system,” you will not only be able to better tolerate high temps and humidity, but you’ll also be able to continue to participate in and enjoy your favorit

Point to Ponder: What type of things are you doing to prepare your body so you can continue to enjoy iGnite's outdoor classes during the summer months? With the hot summer months upon us, let’s talk about how we can best beat the heat and continue to enjoy iGnite's amazing outdoor classes during the sometimes brutal summer months with a smile on our faces! Your body acclimates to heat in a number of ways, and by cautiously training in the heat to improve the efficiency of you

Point to Ponder: What type of things are you doing to prepare your body so you can continue to enjoy iGnite's outdoor classes during the summer months? With the hot summer months upon us, let’s talk about how we can best beat the heat and continue to enjoy iGnite's amazing outdoor classes during the sometimes brutal summer months with a smile on our faces! Your body acclimates to heat in a number of ways, and by cautiously training in the heat to improve the efficiency of you

Inspiration from the iGnite Archives Point to Ponder: Where can you exercise daily discipline so you can find greater enjoyment in your summer months? ? Several years ago when I first read the quote below it struck me – I had always thought of discipline as willful containment, or reigning in, whereas freedom represented wide-open, “the sky’s the limit” possibilities. As I pondered this quote and it begin to sink in, I realized it was absolutely spot on. Within freedom lies t

Inspiration from the iGnite Archives Point to Ponder: Where can you exercise daily discipline so you can find greater enjoyment in your summer months? ? Several years ago the quote below struck me – I had always thought of discipline as willful containment, or reigning in, whereas freedom represented wide-open, “the sky’s the limit” possibilities. As I pondered this quote and it begin to sink in, I realized it was absolutely spot on. Within freedom lies the ability for new di

Point to Ponder: How much time each week do you spend in or near water ? San Diego liv'in is good! Perfect weather (for the majority of the time at least) with access to the absolute most amazing body of water--the Pacific Ocean! However, If you're like me, you don't get to the ocean near as much as you should, but with summer around the corner that's going to change! My plan is to get to the big blue as often as possible, and if that doesn't work, we'll be at the pool. Her

Point to Ponder: How much time each week do you spend in or near water ? I think it’s safe to say summer has arrived. Unfortunately the temperatures are soaring, however and fortunately it’s the perfect time to find your way in and near water. Here’s why: Getting in water is a great way to beat the heat, but with bodies of water being part of nature and outdoor swimming pools being in nature, being in and near water has similar life-giving, detoxifying, stress eliminating and

Point to Ponder: Are you drinking at least 1/2 your weight in ounces of water each day? Hydrate, hydrate, hydrate! How many times have we all heard this? We know we should drink at least 1/2 our body weight in ounces of water each day and it’s actually more important than you may think. Over the past several years I have heard several scary stories related to dehydration. Five people in our community, ranging in ages from 16-60 lost consciousness and some were seriously injur