While visiting my brother, SIL and their family last week I signed up for the Butt’nUp class at the gym in The Mansion House in Vineyard Haven. Right before the class, without telling me, my brother mentioned to the manager/instructor Brenda, that I am  a fitness instructor too.  Now armed with this information, Brenda is either going to kick my tush or hold back on her really special signature moves. *here’s what I’ve...

When I was in Montreal last month I signed up for a pilates mat class offered at a fitness club. Btw, Montreal is very bi-lingual, literally everyone speaks French & English. However I guess there was something lost in translation . . the pilates mat class was really yoga (ugh) and taught by a delightful instructor who doesn’t speak a word of English. I was so tempted to leave as soon as I saw that I was not in the right class and...