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Articles by Lisa Johnson

Lisa Johnson here. I've been a personal trainer since 1997, a Pilates instructor since 1998 and the owner of Modern Pilates since 1999. I'm hoping to give you some good ideas to get or stay in shape with a healthy dose of humor and reality. Thanks for joining me.

How to Lose Weight: Trick Your Mind
July 28, 2010 – 7:54 am | One Comment
How to Lose Weight: Trick Your Mind

If we adjust our thinking, we’ll adjust our waistlines.

My Nutritionist’s Advice: 4 Easy Steps
July 27, 2010 – 7:01 am | 5 Comments
My Nutritionist’s Advice: 4 Easy Steps

I’ve been working with a nutritionist to lose 15 pounds (I’m a size 10 trying to get to a size 6 for, ahem, professional reasons). Yesterday, she laid it on me: my full nutritional plan. Here are the guidelines.

Self Care: Everything For a Healthy Body
July 26, 2010 – 7:31 am | No Comment
Self Care:  Everything For a Healthy Body

Has your life shifted lately? I’ve found with the recession that I’m spending a lot more time at home, meeting with friends in parks and living rooms, and foregoing fancy restaurants and theater shows.

My pace of life isn’t slower, though; if anything it seems faster than it’s ever been. Looming to-do lists, family obligations, the busy-ness of daily life can easily overwhelm any downtime I’m hoping to find.

The Stigma of Obesity
July 22, 2010 – 9:36 am | 5 Comments
The Stigma of Obesity

What are the best steps for addressing adult obesity? How the government, friends, and businesses can help us all.

New Study: Diet Pills Don’t Work
July 22, 2010 – 4:15 am | No Comment
New Study: Diet Pills Don’t Work

A recent study that looks at nine different dietary supplements has declared all of them ineffective.

Couch to 5K: How To Do It
July 21, 2010 – 4:16 am | 7 Comments
Couch to 5K: How To Do It

I’ve been a runner since college. Not a great one, I’ll do it for a while then switch to something else, then come back to it again. I used to do 7 minute miles but those day are distant at the moment. I’ve been around running circles for a while now. I was even once a member (very briefly) of the Boston Athletic Association. The venerable institution that puts on the Boston Marathon every year.

Choose Sunscreen Wisely
July 20, 2010 – 4:30 am | 4 Comments
Choose Sunscreen Wisely

One of the New Year’s Resolutions that I was able to keep was eliminating products containing petroleum or PABA from touching my skin. There was a bit of trial and error as I tried out shampoos, conditioners and makeup but I came up with a combination that works for me. Did you know that the average woman leaves the house after applying up to 100 different chemicals to her skin? After I read that statistic I had to change my ways and I’m glad I did.

Review: Five Fingers Performa
July 19, 2010 – 1:00 am | 26 Comments
Review:  Five Fingers Performa

I have been wearing two pairs of the Five Fingers shoes for the last 3 weeks now and I’m falling in love with them. The company sent me a pair each of their Performa and Performa Janes to test out in my studi