Episode 34: Smart Habits for Making Movement and Exercise a Priority With Eva Stabenow

Smart Habits for Translators

In this episode, we invited a special guest who’s not only a fellow translator but is also qualified to share exercise-related advice!

Eva Stabenow is an ATA-certified English<>German translator focused on translating, writing, and adapting consumer-facing medical and health content. She holds a graduate degree in Conference Interpreting and has served the American Translators Association in various roles ranging from division administrator to mentor to certification exam grader. She is also a past president of the Southeast Chapter of the American Medical Writers Association.

If you’re an ATA member, you may also know Eva from attending the Mindful Movement sessions during the Annual ATA conference or from her presentations on healthy desk habits and “movement snacks.” Eva was also was a guest on the Speaking of Translation podcast in 2019. Look for the episode entitled “Staying Healthy When You Work at a Desk All Day.”

Eva is a comprehensively trained, nationally certified Pilates teacher for fitness, rehabilitation, and neurological conditions. In 2018, she opened Sunroom Pilates, where she teaches group classes and 1-on-1 sessions to help others move better, feel better and live better. Since the pandemic, she has offered daily online classes to build not only sustainable health and fitness while having fun, but also create a sense of community. In addition to fitness-based Pilates classes, Sunroom Pilates offers affordable 30-minute classes in Back Care, Mindful Movement, Balance and Functional Mobility.

Here’s a summary of our conversation with Eva:

• How and when she started her freelance translation career, how it has evolved over time, and how she started teaching Pilates

• What her typical workday looks like, managing both her translation business and Pilates studio

• What smart habits help Eva draw boundaries between work and personal life

• What smart habits have been crucial in her career

• What aches and strains are common for translators and how to avoid or prevent them

• How to consistently make time for healthy movement during the workday

• How to consistently care for ourselves without feeling guilty about what we “ought to be doing” instead

• Tips for freelancer parents who may struggle to find time for exercise and self-care

• What “movement snacks” translators should consistently do each day

• Our webinar on marketing in unexpected ways on January 22, 2021 (join our email list below to get a discount code!)

• Eva’s translation business: Wordplay Translations

• Eva’s Pilates studio: Sunroom Pilates

o Follow Sunroom Pilates on Facebook and Instagram

o Schedule Pilates classes with Eva

• Eva’s interview on the Speaking of Translation podcast: “Staying Healthy When You Work at a Desk All Day”

• Our popular Episode 6: Healthy Exercise and Nutrition Habits for Translators

• Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art by James Nestor

• Overball: Pilates exercise ball

• Plexus Chirp Wheel

• Our email subscribers will receive Eva’s downloadable PDF with some sample exercises and a code for a free online class with her

For a full list of resources, visit the show notes page for this episode: https://smarthabitsfortranslators.com/podcast-episodes/34