As I sit here to write my first blog I'm surrounded by my furry black lab Harry (snoring away), Sex & the City, & an eaten yogurt accompanied by a green tea....welcome to my blog, because this will probably be the regular.
Welcome to PracticallyFit, I'm your host, Ashley Austin. No really I'm Ashley Austin and let me use this first post to tell you why to read me & what I am all about.
I have a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Northwestern University and a Bachelor's of Science in Exercise Physiology from Syracuse University (Go Orange!) That's enough of the credentials let's get into the real me....I'm a bubbly 26 year old blonde who loves my husband (Colin Feehan), my black lab who you already met, Harry, & I have an insatiable passion for fitness & health. This extreme passion is what brings me to blogging.
I first thought about blogging several months ago while watching a non-credentialed famous fitness "expert" on the today show talk about the new fad fitness plan & diet. For the first time in my adult life I was angry at Matt Lauer. I thought, "really, Matt, you are going to feud with Ann and now have another know-nothing celebrity teaching our nation about fitness?!?" After my short-lived anger subsided, I thought, "well I could be that person teaching the nation about fitness and I actually know something." This leads us to today and PractiallyFit.
I have an extensive background in kinesiology, physiology, and health/wellness. During graduate school my thesis project involved health/wellness promotion to the geriatric population & basically finding out how little is done to educate our older adults. Everyday in my full-time job as an outpatient physical therapist I am astounded by how little is known about health, wellness, & overall fitness. I think I may be more astonished by where people get their info, usually it's Dr. Oz or The Doctors something like that, and come on I've seen these people do you really trust what they have to say??? I dedicate myself daily to helping my patients become aware of their bodies and what they can do to improve themselves. I love what I do and I am committed to educating people beyond my patients.
Our society is plagued with people constantly claiming to have the next best diet or exercise plan or eating regimen, but there's 2 big problems with these fads most of the time the people preaching have zero credibility & usually their "miracle diets" are BS. So I am here to give you PRACTICAL help with everyday fitness & health issues that we all have. Let's face it I'm a normal twenty-something with a full-time job, a husband, and a life, when do I have time for fitness?!?
But I do have time to be fit, I make time and commit myself to a healthy lifestyle...within reason. Hey I'm not about to pass up on that Blue Moon during the Syracuse game just to cut a few calories, but I'm also not about to sacrifice my arteries to a helping of McDonald's everyday. Being practical gets you a longggg way.
So here's my stab (this blog duh) at helping myself & all of you get a handle on how we can live life, love life & still be PracticallyFit.
Get it girl. Dr. Oz is full of it. If only we could treat and cure back pain the way he described it with a little ball!
ReplyDeleteThat clip was definitely bogus, way to short sell physical therapy.
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ReplyDeleteCan't wait to read more of your blog! Love the concept (and great background photo too, by the way!).
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