Oct 15
We’ve all heard that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Waking up from a 6 to 8-hour slumber without any food, the first meal of the day is a prime time to restore the nutrients in your body. Optimal sleep is one of the most beneficial practices to ensuring the body manages …
Oct 08
We all want to become a fitter version of ourselves. Who wouldn’t want to lose a few pounds, gain some lean muscle, recover from an injury and reap the benefits of becoming a more healthful version of ourselves to live a longer, happier life? The answer is should be obvious. There’s one problem here, we …
Oct 01
“It’s really tough to eat healthy when my job requires me to go out to business lunches and drink wine.” Sound familiar? As life time fitness coaches in one of the most successful food and wine meccas in the world, this is not an uncommon struggle that we come across with our personal training clients …
Sep 24
Exercise adherence to maintain health and fitness is just as important as fending off the flu. When we experience flu like symptoms, we must take atrocious tasting cough syrup to fend off flu like symptoms. Surely, Nyquil does not taste like a milk shake. My 12-year-old son would rather pull weeds in the backyard that …
Sep 16
Having confidence is one of the most powerful tools to perform at an elite level in our every day lives. A confident mindset helps us excel at our jobs, day-to-day interactions, and our decisions involving the future. When beginning a program with our personal training and life time fitness coaching clients in Napa, we interview …
Sep 09
Living a healthful, happy and disease-free quality of life requires a balanced understanding of food choices. During our nutritional consultations with our personal training and life time fitness coaching clients in Napa, a common deterrent to achieving weight loss goals is the amount of excess sugar present in their daily food intake. One of the …
Aug 28
Stress puts us in a confined state of mind in which we feel like we have nowhere to go and we stay stuck in stressful states of anger, depression, anxiety. We can find ourselves feeling stagnant at work, sitting or standing for hours. Similar to the way our bodies adapt to become stronger after weeks …
Aug 19
Personal Training is a service sought out to refine health and fitness. Popular interests in acquiring personal training services include losing weight, gaining lean muscle, and becoming stronger. Creating solutions in developing a fitness program that supports life time fitness goals and avoids injuries is a common reason to reach out for personal training. Maintaining …
Aug 10
Weight loss is one of the leading factors for individuals to begin a fitness program. A common theme is to “burn” fat by performing cardiovascular routines. Our personal training clients in Napa frequently ask the question “Do I need to do a ton of cardio to get rid of fat?” This statement is usually identified …
Aug 06
Adult onset Diabetes is a common occurrence impeding society’s health due to the consumption of sugary foods and decreased physical activity. High glycemic index foods such as breads, crackers and “on-the-go” breakfast bars contribute to the insulin spiking effects that can develop into Diabetes. Lack of physical activity from sedentary professions and stressful lifestyles cause …
