Weight loss, injury prevention and building full body strength are popular fitness goals Napa gym goers frequently pursue. There are obvious benefits to our everyday lives in obtaining an optimal fitness level. Looking and feeling better, thinking clearer, and being more productive are some of the many facets of pursing life time fitness goals that …
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Feb 24
Life Time Fitness “To Do” and “To Don’t” Lists!
A critical factor of sustaining success in our life time fitness is to prioritize healthy daily practices. These healthy practices can come in the form of eating healthy, having plenty of physical activity and adhering to a positive mental outlook. A useful technique that we teach out personal training clients in Napa is hash out …
Feb 14
Injury Recover Prescriptions
Aches, pains, and injuries occur as we age. We can consider ourselves diagnosed with arthritis at age 30. Arthritic symptoms such as pain in the neck, shoulders, back, hips, knees and wrists are prevalent in our society. Overuse injuries from poor posture in our everyday lives can affect the health of critically significant joints in …
Feb 05
Alcohol and Life Time Fitness: Pick you Poison
Living in one of the most beautiful areas in the world, wine is embraced a unique part of the Napa Culture. One of the benefits Napa locals have within arm’s reach is our world class wine and food scene. Having a drink with friends or at a networking event is an entertaining experience for many …
Jan 30
Giving yourself permission for sustainable exercise
The final first month of the new year is coming to an end. New year’s resolutions are thriving in abundance with the gym goers of Napa becoming happier and fitter. As the first month of the new year finally wraps up, there is still 11 motivating months to make our lives happier, healthier, and stronger. …
Jan 14
Balance in Nutrition: Foundation Before Supplements
Nutritional research reveals diets rich in plant-like foods offer a multitude of benefits to the wellbeing and longevity of the human body. A diet with a strong concentration of fruits and vegetables helps decrease metabolic syndromes, offers cancer fighting properties and supports proper balance of vitamins and minerals in the body. We are seeing more …
Jan 09
Mission to Motivate: Doug Ernst
Doug Ernst was a local veteran writer for the Napa Register passed away recently from ALS, a degenerative neurological disease. I considered Doug a friend, peer and mentor because of the presence imposed to on an audience not only in his writing but speaking in front of a room. Additionally, Doug was responsible for helping …
Dec 14
Avoid the “Chore” of Exercise
Losing weight, getting a toned body, decreasing blood pressure, and because the doctor “told you so” are all reasons why we start to exercise. Perhaps there’s a wedding coming up that triggers the motivation to slip into a wedding dress for that special day. Maybe it’s your 40th birthday with a trip to the Caribbean …
Nov 27
Safe Exercises for Joint Health
Stiff, achy and nagging joint pain is something we all deal with in life. It’s uncomfortable, inconvenient and annoying. Elbows, hips and knees start to ache as the colder seasons approach. People even say they can tell when it’s about to rain because of the pressure increase in the air due to the tightness in …
Nov 19
Staying Fit During the Holiday Season!
Catching up with family, traditional holiday food, and bright lights decorating your neighbors’ houses are a clear sign that the holiday season is in full effect. With 2019 waiting for us around the corner, the holidays bring one last hurrah before new year’s resolutions are established. Along with the holiday rituals, the days get dark …