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Welcome, this final week of 2015, to recent Zumba Gold® and Essentrics™ Stretch class attendees whose e-addresses finally were entered into WildFire!’s Monday Morning Vitality Tip blog e-list. Each week you’ll receive a health-related email which can be read in under a minute. If desired, you can unsubscribe by scrolling down to bottom of the email and […]

Winter Solstice occurs tonight at 8:49 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. The December Solstice is the moment the Northern Hemisphere tilts farthest away from the sun and measures shortest day of the year. Even though we look forward to our days becoming longer, temperatures may stay cold into January. The coldest day of the year generally is

More than likely you’ve heard the verse…”By beholding we become changed.”  A key to vibrant longevity is to fix our thoughts on that which inspires us. Seven years ago when I was 60 pounds heavier, I cut out a picture of a physique contest winner from Oxygen women’s fitness and bodybuilding magazine and pasted a picture of

Years ago I trained at a gym which had large letters emplazoned across a wall that said Half the Battle Is Showing Up. The saying holds true for whatever exercise modality may be our preference. If changing circumstance or loss of location means finding a new way or place to move our bodies, then let’s

With Thanksgiving over… we eagerly anticipate Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and feasting associated with December holidays.  Not to be a Grinch – but isn’t now the time – to say “No” to Visions of sugarplums dancing in our heads? Maybe we can focus on having only one of the lovingly offered cookies and candies sure

According to History.com… “In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Indians shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first Thanksgiving celebrations in the colonies. For more than two centuries, days of thanksgiving were celebrated by individual colonies and states. It wasn’t until 1863, in the midst of the Civil

This last weekend when sharing time with 17 year-old granddaughter Kaeley, we took an extended walk on the Seal Beach, CA Pier and down Seal Beach’s Main Street. Our day together reminded me how companionship grows through talk-while-we-walk opportunities. Suggestion for the week then is to find someone with whom you want to strengthen a relationship and head on outdoors. WF!  

The second week in November has a lot going for it. First, we share President John F. Kennedy’s quote regarding Veteran’s Day… “As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”  San Diego is Veteran friendly; but according to a Voice of

Author Pearl Buck said the test of a civilization is the way that it cares for its helpless members. November is designated as National Family Caregivers Month. (1.) We acknowledge and thank the many former and current caregivers who attend our Zumba Gold® and Essentrics™ Stretch classes. You are appreciated for a love that elevates humanity. (2.)

One of life’s delights occasionally is to do something just for the fun of it. This week those of us participating in Zumba Gold® classes [click for Classes & Events Page] will experience good revelry. Why? The long-awaited Fancy Pants Week is here. If you haven’t been to class in a while…this may be the week