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Hi there. I’m Beth and I live in Savannah, GA. I am an active tennis player and very lucky we can play year round here in Georgia. I am 54 and decided when I was 50 to have breast augmentation. Four years later I was not happy with them and just had ...  Read more

Sometimes the start of the year begins with us being hard on ourselves and judging what we should do and what we shouldn’t do and trying to take back the mistakes of the year prior to be a better person and it’s important to first and foremost…BE PRE...  Read more

Happy first Monday of the New Year! Is anyone else excited about all the possibilities that lie ahead? ⁠ ⁠ Every year I do a vision board to help manifest what I would like to come to fruition for the year but, I recently read a post from a friend ab...  Read more

A Mantra to bring you back to center and a reminder that "You are enough".  Read more

Let's finish 2021 with a bang! I'm here to kickstart any resolutions for overcoming aches and pains in the new year! Let's talk about knee pain. Knee pain is one of the most common complaints I hear with patients. Tendon pain, clicking or soreness, a...  Read more

I always feel like January gets dumped on with New Years resolutions, the stress of starting them with a good enough plan, and the question of “will I follow through this year?” As a result, the suboptimal planning for January’s kickoff sometimes res...  Read more

Have you been low on energy and need pick me up? Try using visualization (or mental imagery) to take yourself back to one of your favorite days. All you need is 10 minutes and a quite place to get the energy boost you need a find a little bit of peac...  Read more

Hey Athletawell! As the holiday season comes around and fun tools make good gifts, I often get asked if things like a vibrating foam rollers, massage gun, or other tools are worth it. The simplest answer I give is: they make nice additions to a healt...  Read more

Hey Athletawell family! Is anyone else shocked we've already made it to Thanksgiving?! Wow! As part of my own family traditions, quality time together is at the top of the list. And with me being the physical therapist in the family, I tend to encour...  Read more

Thanksgiving can be a stressful time of the year especially if you are hosting. In addition to prepping all of the food and hoping the turkey is juicy setting the table can feel stressful for some, so I am sharing a quick video hoping you may find so...  Read more

can’t miss a day of yoga and guided meditation. Makes me feel like I haven’t had a shower. Meditation is my internal bath  Read more

I heard from a friend that Athleta will accept gently used clothing and I was wondering how I could help with this. I generally donate to other charitable sites but feel that a lot of time the clothes I donate are picked over by the workers before be...  Read more

Today, I had the privilege of speaking at Athleta's annual AthletaQuest event! The last time I taught at one of these, I was pregnant with my first son, so it felt very circle being there pregnant with number two. Here's a little sneak peak of the am...  Read more

As a physical therapist, I get this question all the time. Sometimes, everything seems like it hurts. Other times, you can't seem to get a deep enough tissue massage! So, how can you differentiate? And does PAIN always mean something is "wrong" or "i...  Read more

I feel like during the day I am sooooo tired (literally dozing off tired). Then the second I get to bed to sleep, I’m wide awake. Does this happen to anyone else? I sometimes let myself nap during the day because that’s the only time I can actually g...  Read more

While I LOVE to cook for others, I really cook for myself - it's my creative outlet and my favorite thing to do after a long day. I'm looking forward to Winter and cooking soups all the time. Do you all have a favorite recipe(s)? My favorite soup las...  Read more

Hi AthletaWell friends! Happy Friday! Did you find any mindful moments during your busy week? Read my personal experience here of how transferring my mindfulness practice off my meditation cushion and into my every day life (IE deep breathing in my c...  Read more

When was the last time you offered yourself a deep conscious breath? Women are everything to so many people, that sometimes we forget to pause and take a moment for ourselves. It’s common to reach the end of the day and notice that you’ve gone the en...  Read more

I am hyper competitive. Without my professional sports career (retired 10 year soccer pro- in US and Japan) to funnel my "drive", that mentality can spin out in all sorts of crazy directions. When I am not well rested and around "like minded", positi...  Read more

Advice needed - I’m going to be living on my own soon. And as excited as I am, I tend to get bad anxiety. I’ve never been an animal person, but I’m thinking about getting a dog to live with me (looking into small or medium dogs atm; no/low shed and n...  Read more

Hi Athletawell family! So a week ago I got rear ended while at a stop exiting the freeway... thankfully, me and my car are okay. But it was still a bump and I was looking left when I got the slight whiplash and have had pain all week, especially the ...  Read more

Just here for date ideas! Because of covid, all my boyfriend and I do as of lately is Netflix and chill. We have fun and enjoy each others company, but I’d love some date ideas that are more romantic and help get some intimacy going.( + its nice to s...  Read more

Calling all Athletawell members who work at a desk or are working-from-home! Last week I shared some tips on how to best set up your workstation for optimal comfort. You can find the post here. After chatting through conversations in the Recovery & R...  Read more

Hi Athletawell family! As part of this month's physical therapy topic of Ergonomics with Working at the Desk, I wanted to continue the conversation beyond just set up. How do you take a typical desk work day, and make it healthier? (P.s. If you misse...  Read more

How is your daily 1-minute body scanning practice going? How are you tracking your progress? Any challenges, achievements, or insights?  Read more

I’m getting burned out on eating the same things for breakfast usually:\n- Eggs with TJs everything bagel seasoning\n- rice cakes w cream cheese and smoked salmon\n- greek yogurt with almonds and honey\n\nI’d love some inspiration to broaden my horiz...  Read more

Yesterday I posted (somewhat jokingly) to my Instagram story: "Hi hello, where do I sign up for the Parents of Three Year Olds" support group?" And if you have parented/taken care of a three year old—or toddler in general— you know. Right? Kiddos are...  Read more

Paying complete attention to parts of the body is one of the best ways to practice meditation. When we are paying attention to our breathing, we can help to calm our nervous system, but the same applies to paying attention to the body and our movemen...  Read more