Jan 12
As January approaches mid-month, New Year’s deals for group fitness classes and gym memberships are operating in full effect. The local gyms are flooded with current and annual gym members who put their attendance on the back burner. Newbies to the gym scene flock through the sliding glass front door of the gym, filling the …
Dec 29
The eventful, yet restful holiday season is coming to an end. The lights encompassing houses illuminating streets will be taken down. The Santa Claus, reindeer, and snowman decorations at grocery stores prepare to enter hibernation in a storage shed until next year. Holiday music and classic television shows convert to normally scheduled programming as we …
Dec 15
“A narrow valley between hills or mountains.” “The action of eating a large amount greedily; fill oneself with food.” The term gorge can be defined in many ways as nouns or verbs. Regarding overeating and indulging in decadent food, the term “gorge” can fit our status appropriately during the holiday season. The holidays bring a …
Dec 08
The journeys throughout everyday life impose trials on our bodies and minds. Everything from sitting too much, making phone calls, or being hunched over a keyboard to the complete opposite of performing knuckle-dragging physical labor required for landscaping, painting houses, or framing doors in a home. If the body doesn’t consistently recover from strenuous bouts …
Nov 30
The other day, I talked with a few friends at Napa’s new Las Flores pickleball courts. Tyler was sixty-five years old and Todd was forty years old. They knew of my trade as a professional in the fitness industry and asked what I was doing there. I told them I wanted to get some much-needed …
Nov 21
Taking a morning stroll on one of our brisk winter mornings has been a tradition for many people as an energizing and uplifting start to the day. This is an opportunity to hang out with your spouse, family member, or friend could be a neighborhood walk after dinner. Walks are great ways to clear the …
Oct 27
I had the opportunity to visit our nation’s capital this week, Washington, DC. My first time in this part of the country offered picturesque views of the trees changing colors, of leaves from umber orange to crimson red. Businesspeople clad in warm coats, scarves, and beanies steadily kept a rigorous walking pace up and down …
Oct 21
Two of our full-time coaches called in sick a few weeks ago. With a slew of clients eager to achieve their weekly and bi-weekly training sessions, myself and the remaining coaches, unhindered by the season’s illnesses, put in some extra hours to accommodate our beloved personal training clients. The standard eight-hour day of coaching cascaded …
Oct 08
Our world offers majestic mountain ranges, azure and sapphire oceans, and unique cultures, offering us awe-inspiring food and human interactions. We have a seemingly unlimited number of options for those of us possessing a strong desire to explore the world. How people interact with each other, eat, and function in every life is unique to …
Sep 28
A few themes in life slow our progress throughout our fitness journey. Common obstacles compromising our adherence to physical activity are lack of time and distractions to our focus. Long weeks of traveling for work, making sure “little Johnny” gets to his soccer practice, or finishing a landscaping project at home require significant time and …
