Category: Napa Fitness

Shoulder Injuries- Core Exercise Modification: Swiss Ball Dying Bug

Shoulder pain from overuse or previous shoulder injuries can impede an individual from performing certain exercises in the prone position.  The prone position or “face down” position is where the arms are posted out underneath their chest or where one must hold their body weight over their elbows.  A great alternative to utilizing the core …

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Desk Worker Lower Back Injuries: Solutions

Back injuries for office workers and any sort of job that requires you to sit for a prolonged period of time such as being a teacher, delivery driver, or any other desk jockey position are some of the most prominent cases in the “professional sitter” career. Back muscle weaknesses in the desk jockey professions that …

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Protein Shakes, How Important are They? : Weight Loss, Lean Muscle Gains, Convenience, and Healthy Alternatives

Protein shakes these days receive a lot of attention due to the high amount of protein in a very small serving size.  Protein shakes consist of protein powder which is purchased in the form of a large container of about 30 servings.  One serving is about 20 to 30 grams of protein and comes in …

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Adding Variety to your Core Training Program while utilizing the Posterior Pelvic Tilt: Eccentric Leg Lifts!

  Exercises that support your abdominal muscles in the supine position can be a very safe and useful way to train the musculature of your core and trunk region.  One of the reasons why performing a core exercise in the supine position is because you must learn to properly utilize a posterior pelvic tilt while …

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Core Muscle Endurance and Strengthening: Medicine Ball Pull Through

The Medicine Ball Pull Through exercise is a great core exercise to add into your program to develop strength in the rotary muscles of the center and trunk region of the body.  Performing this exercise will not only be a strong exercise for the core, but is a great exercise for the arms, shoulders,  glutes …

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Eating Out with Friends and Over Eating- Pick a Number and Stick with It!

Sometimes I talk to clients about the pressure of making healthy food choices when you are out with friends for drinks or some sort outing such as employee functions, family parties or other social events. When there is delicious food like buffalo wings, bread, or cheese fondue out… one wants to partake in the festivities …

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Should you take a day off from your normal training routine when you’re not feeling your best and just wait for the next day? No.

A hot topic that has been brought to my attention time and time again from clients is if they are not feeling 100% up to training on a day that they want to train should they take a day off or not.  Perhaps they had a long day at work. Maybe they had to work …

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