Our bodies love routines but to maintain our strength and flexibility we need to embrace change.

It always amazes me how awful I begin to feel after about a week off from my regular fitness routine. I know that it's important for me to take a break from teaching but when you're used to as much movement as I am - about 3 hours a day of either dance, Essentrics or yoga- my body starts to rebel by about day 4. My back and hips grow stiff and my energy level drops into the basement, to the point where I find myself tired after a night of sleep. Still when I'm on vacation, pa