Category: Exercise and Sleep

A Day in the Life of Shelter in Place in Napa

Enter the next chapter of social distancing, shelter in place, and for some us, unusual work-from-home hours.  Some of us are fortunate to continue normal work without the restrictions of.  Others are not so lucky.  For the population who are not used to being at home, we co-exist with other family members and housemates in …

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Eating Healthy for Lower Physical Activity Days (COVID-19)

The saga of staying in doors and practicing social distancing as the COVID-19 progresses.  The majority of society has seen a decrease in normal, everyday physical activity.  While we are recommended to take brief walks while distancing ourselves from others while Shelter is in Place in effect, fear of rainy weather and disease transmission is …

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Shelter in Place Napa: Staying Fit While Staying In

Napa is experiencing one of history’s most trying times with the introduction of a new virus that I’m sure readers are all too familiar with.  This new development has urged government and health officials to keep citizens inside their home, only being allowed to travel outside for “essential” obligations.  Until we arrive to the other …

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Easier to Stay in Shape than to Get Into Shape

The start of 2020 marked a great experience.  I took a trip to Hawaii for the first time in my life.  As I flew into the Honolulu airport in awe of the sapphire blue water, diamond dusted beaches, and amazing jungle foliage, I knew I was in for a monumental trip.  The first few days …

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Maintaining Fitness Outside of the Gym

A new membership to Planet Fitness, weekly scheduled walks with friends, a season of recreational physical activities such as volleyball, pickleball, golf or hiking.  The resources needed to stay involved in our lifetime fitness journey seems simple enough to use as tools to improve our everyday lives.  The convenience of entering a local gym to …

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Food and Wine: Too Much of a Good Thing

Food is something the Napa Valley is truly blessed with.  Alongside our delicious food comes delightful pairings of beer, cocktails, and wine.  We feed our glutinously hedonistic approach to setting our taste buds to lightspeed by pairing the Napa Valley’s award-winning wine with our world class food.  It can be irresistible to ignore such culinary …

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Healthy Plant Based Breakfasts

There can be a rumbling heard in our midsection after waking up from a 6 to 8-hour slumber.  Reasonably so, the body is yearning for sustenance.  As we sleep, our body breaks down cells to promote hormone rebalance.  With the various chemical balancing acts our body endures throughout our slumber, the first meal of the …

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Napa’s Local Gyms: Ease Into Going to the Gym if you’re a Newbie!

The term “working out” conjures thoughts of a gym-like setting.  This visual can include gym regulars dressed in tank tops, Yoga pants, and sporting headphones.  Resistance training machines are uniformly lined up like parked planes in an aircraft bunker.  The sounds of the bass from hourly aerobics classes can be heard down the hallways as …

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2020: The Year of Decreasing Pain

The first of the month of the year is underway.  One of the most popular fitness trends every new year is weight loss.  Refining dietary habits and ensuring to fill the activity rings on your preferred wearable fitness tracking technology are great tactics to help lose weight.  However, with all of these numbers and devices …

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New Year’s Resolution: Be Kind to Yourself

Year 2020 is underway, and the new year resolutions are in full force.  What better way to make a new year’s resolution than focusing on the health of your body and mind?  Eating healthier foods, staying away from sweets, laying off booze, and making it to the gym are all fantastic methods to reinforce the …

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