As the winter solstice nears, the days grow darker. Along with these dimly lit times, the weather cools down and brings rain. Fog shows it’s face and lack of sunlight to leaves dampness on the ground from the previous night’s precipitation. With lack of light in the evenings, we humans don’t have the nighttime vision …
Category: Napa Fitness
Nov 26
Regular Exercise Helps Us Avoid Surgery
Car accidents, unexpected injuries, and overuse injuries can lead to corrective surgeries to remedy painful conditions limiting production. Corrective procedures via surgery are important to fixing physical ailments that affect our lives. Doctors and surgeons promote orthopedic corrections to repair bones, joints, and muscles when connective tissues are damaged. We also put our bodies in …
Nov 17
Stay away from the pharmacy line: EXERCISE IS MEDICINE!
It isn’t a surprise that regular exercise benefits our society. Multiple studies support evidence that at least 150 hours of exercise per week fends off significant illness such as cancer, diabetes, psychological and emotional disorders leading to depression, and an assortment of cardiovascular diseases. When we go to the doctor with symptoms from a threatening …
Nov 14
Plans to Keep Moving when Sick and Hurt
Unexpected injuries and unwelcomed illnesses hold us back. Heart conditions, the appearance of cancer, as well as upper and lower extremity injuries hinder people’s lives and their ability to perform normal physical activities. These cases are emotionally scarring because physically active recreational sporting activities and extracurricular social experiences become limited. Not to mention that recovering …
Oct 26
Success Story: 4 years= Pull Ups!
A success story occurred recently for one our Napa personal training clients. After many trials and hard work, this exercise participant was able to perform one complete pull up. Let’s call this exercise participant who works out at our fitness facility Arnold for confidentiality purposes. While making our way through a weekly training session, Arnold …
Oct 16
Taking Walks in the Fall
Another warm and beautiful Northern California Summer is coming to an end in Napa. Grapes have been harvested to make some of the world’s finest wines. New restaurants and tasting bars have been opened in downtown Napa to showcase how our amazing wines pair with world renowned cuisine. The breath-taking summer climate in the Napa …
Oct 02
Injury Intervention: Research, Professional Help, and Movement
Just like getting a flat tire while driving down the highway, injuries can happen when you least expect them. Unexpected injuries hurt, decrease our strength, and serve as a inconvenient distraction in our everyday activities. Being sidelined due to injury is discouraging as well. Injuries can occur anywhere from poor posture while sitting, unexpected accidents …
Sep 23
Just like turning over crops, rotate your exercises
Growing up a gym rat and studying to be an exercise physiologist, I would never consider myself a farmer. However, I do see similarities between the two. Driving down to Monterey recently, I noticed the abundance of artichoke orchards scattered along the side of the freeway. To my surprise, there would be random plots of …
Sep 03
Attention to Detail: Injury Prevention
Maintaining fun and interesting physical activities are important to our everyday life. Failing to stay active results in deterioration of the human body as father time continues tick his clock. Optimal doses of physical activity might include hobbies and projects around the house, recreational activities, or regular exercise. Golf, Pickleball, Tennis, or swimming are common …
Aug 28
Maintaining Fitness on the Road!
For all of you who are in a routine in your lifetime fitness journey when your firing on all cylinders on your path to happy and healthful life, the fitness community of Napa salutes you. Perhaps you’re exercising consistently at the gym or a small group fitness class 3-4 times per week. You hit all …