Author Archives: sfransila

We know we have to move forward, and we will do so one step at a time.  Three months ago the fitness world shut down and we were left to do our own thing at home.  That worked for some and not so much for others.  Now, fitness and dance facilities are opening up, carefullyContinue reading “The Next Step”

If nothing eases suffering like the human touch, the big squishy grandma hug is the gold standard of human touching; and no matter how old you are, getting lost in a grandma hug soothes the body and the spirit. Why are hugs so valuable to us?  Hugs stimulate our happy hormones (dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, andContinue reading “Big Squishy Grandma Hugs”

It’s been a couple of weeks since the newsletter and website launched; and while I promised not to inundate you with messages from me, I didn’t intend for this much time to lapse between messages.  In British Columbia (Canada), most of the provincial health authorities have shut down fitness, dance, and recreation facilities due toContinue reading “Dance Fitness and the New Normal”

During the current COVID-19 pandemic, I have had time to create the LocoMotion Fitness website and plan for a bright fitness future for those of us with knee or hip replacements. Since I have had this inactive downtime forced upon me, it has given me time to plan a new focus and direction for LocoMotionContinue reading “What’s coming up this year”