Oct 26
“I’ve been busy” Is a common term in response to the question “How’s life been?” Our everyday lives include a plethora of activities that keep us occupied. Whether it be the busy life of a parent, forty-plus hours a week of dedication to our jobs, or a sleep-deprived student staring at a pile of assignments …
Oct 20
Light gray clouds brush across the sky during the brisk, damp winter mornings of Napa as we enter the year’s closing months. “This year just flew by,” can be heard from our peers when Halloween concludes. Following the celebration of dressing up in creative costumes and as the trick-or-candy hits the clearance rack at grocery …
Oct 04
Engaging with the numerous methods of electronic entertainment is a prominent part of our culture. Our phones, tablets, computers, and televisions have become integrated into a uniformed presentation of digital media so that we look at a variety of screens present in our lives at any location and circumstance. Whether it be watching a series …
Aug 31
Food serves its purpose in many ways to benefit our overall functioning and productivity in our society. The various foods we consume aid us in strengthening our bodies’ muscular and internal organ systems, fending off illness, and fueling our bodies with sufficient energy. However, while food is significant to the functioning of our bodies, the …
Aug 21
“You don’t know what you got ‘till it’s gone.” It couldn’t have been said any better than when I listened to the 80’s hair band playing this song out of the Alpine speakers in my stepdads car on the way to school many moons ago. When I have a headache, upset stomach, or a bad …
Aug 02
The resident mockingbirds camping out in the neighborhood trees can be heard performing a symphony of bird songs. Your bedroom window is slightly cracked, allowing the crisp and refreshing morning summer air to flow over your face as you slowly regain consciousness from a good night’s sleep. As you notice the light becoming brighter shining …
Jul 06
Shedding a few pounds to prepare for a desired aesthetic appearance before a beach trip to the Amalfi coast in a few months, increasing lean muscle mass, or decreasing circulating cholesterol or insulin levels because the doctor said so, making a trip to the gym covers a lot of ground to enhance a human’s overall …
Jun 22
Calories present themselves in many scenarios in our lives. On the back of any container or package of food at the grocery store, you’ll find the nutrition facts displaying how many calories are in a serving size of the container’s contents. After consulting with a doctor about our BMI, our doctor might ask us what …
Jun 08
“Wait, stop. Can you hear that?” Standing at the end of the quarter-mile hike up to the peak of Westwood Hills in Napa, my friend instructed me to halt my steps and listen. A wide-eyed look of bewilderment formed on my face, “Hear what?” I replied. She looked at me with a smile of satisfaction, …
Jun 01
It’s my first time visiting Denver, Colorado, for a continuing education trip to enlighten a few of my fellow coaches and me to become smarter, more skillful, and better informed on the best practices in the cutting-edge research being presented at the ACSM fitness conference. Honing my skills as a fitness professional, mentor, and consultant …
