Injuries are no fun. They occur from unexpected moments and can put us on the sideline of activities we enjoy. Many of our personal training clients in Napa seek out our guidance on how to efficiently recover from a muscular or joint injury so they can return to their normal extracurricular physical activities. A common …
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Mar 25
Struggles with Motivation: Finding Motivation to Exercise
While playing 3 hours of Pickle Ball, one of my favorite forms of physical activity, I met a gentleman who came to scope out what the game was all about. He had his toddler with him enjoying the beautiful weather of a bright, sun-filled Sunday late morning. My fellow Pickle Ballers invited the gentleman to …
Mar 22
Take it Easy: Exercising when you’re Sick
Participating in our favorite exercise activities helps us stay in shape and have fun while we’re at it. Getting a workout with one of our companions at the local gym, attending a group fitness class or performing a home exercise routine will improve our balance, coordination, strength and our overall mindset for the future. While …
Mar 13
Nutrition: How much food is too much in one sitting?
The food we choose in our daily diet is a critical component to maintaining a healthy weight, staving off diseases, and optimizing the growth of lean muscle and bone strength. A diet made up of higher concentration of plant-like foods will offer significant benefits to the functions of the body. Plant-based foods improve the immune …
Feb 28
How to Address Fitness Plateaus
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 …
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 22
Full Body Exercise for any Fitness Level: The Plank
While having a conversation with a computer tech colleague, he inquired about what exercises would be best for him to receive benefits to his health and wellness without having to devote a lot of time to exercise. The first thought that came to my mind was an exercise we recommend to our personal training clients …