Is the way we think about movement affecting how our bodies actually move? After catching myself making “cranky, achy man noises” every time I stood up, I decided to test a simple mindset shift—and discovered some fascinating insights from some medical professional friends about motor patterns, sitting and the mind–body connection.

Besides ensuring you have proper shoes and support, warming up the 33 joints and 29 muscles in each of your feet is a must. This is especially true before a run or if you are starting to hear the whispers of plantar fasciitis, shin splints or tendonitis (or if you just want to avoid those issues!). So spend just a few minutes (literally) doing some basic and effective foot warm ups. In this quick clip from a longer video with Guy Delia, PT, DPT, COMT of Renew Physical Therapy. Guy walks me through what have become my daily quick and easu go-to drills for keeping my feet, joints and all my tissues happy.

Clients are sending me pictures of Trader Joe’s ready-to-eat protein pancakeswith 20g of protein thanks to cottage cheese, along with countless easy-to-make recipes like this one and this one. (Cue my best Carrie Bradshaw voice.) I couldn’t help but wonder… is cottage cheese the new Greek yogurt? There’s also a Heated Rivalry joke here waiting to be made. #meetmeatthecottage