Weight loss is one of the top subjects that drive people to improve their fitness. Increases in overall weight can lead to metabolic diseases, joint pain and other psychological factors that are detrimental to human health. As Personal Trainers who promote Life Time Fitness here in the Napa Valley, we are posed with many challenges …
Category: Rants and Ideas
May 25
Take Deep Breaths to Reduce Work Stress and Improve Concentration, Productivity, and Mental Health
Do you ever find yourself stressed out, stuck in a rut, or just too busy that you don’t know what to do next? Sometimes stress puts us in a confined state of mind in which we feel like we have nowhere to go and we stay stuck in a stressful state of something like anger, …
Nov 10
Manageable Daily Fitness Routines: How to Keep your Physical Activity in Check
Finding ways to establish a fitness routine that one can and adhere to is always a challenge. One of the best ways to adhere to a routine that will elicit substantial benefits for your body is to develop a very brief daily exercise routine. Performing at least a 30 second exercise routine everyday will help …
Oct 26
The Art of Omelet Making
Sometimes making your own breakfast can be a bear. It could be challenging to think about what some of the right items to eat would be. However, if you enjoy eggs and fresh vegetables, then this is a great post for you to read. You don’t need many items to create a healthy omelet. In …
Jun 06
Fitness with your Kids: Stay Young at Heart!
So obviously if you’ve clicked on the link to look at this blog post, you have some fascination with exercising with your children. You are more than likely either a parent, sibling, aunt/uncle, baby sitter or possibly a teacher. Well, if you clicked on this link, you’re pretty awesome at your relationship with the youngsters …
May 12
La Crosse Ball Hip Self Massage Techniques!
The hip joint can be a troublesome area for a lot of people. There are times when hip pain can really impede the progress of a person’s day. Common symptoms of hip pain can be tight hip flexors, sciatica, or tight IT bands on the sides of the leg. A great way to alleviate that …
Mar 31
Bored? Reached a Plateau? Do Resistance training and cardio equally for better results!
There is a 3 headed approach to why some people are not getting fit and trimmed and fed up with their work outs not having any results. Poor results lead to a decrease in motivation and physical activity. The three reasons are: Not enough cardio, Too much specialized training And not enough heavy lifting. One …
Dec 31
Dynamic Stretching Before Doing your Chores!
Chores. Chores around the house. Chores in the back yard. Chores in the front yard. Chores in the side yard. Dishes, laundry, sweeping, raking, picking annoying little things up off the ground that you have procrastinated doing for the last 3 weeks. Maybe the refrigerator needs to be cleaned out too? That spilled beer/milk combination …
Jul 03
Are E-cigarettes really that bad?
Are E-cigarettes really that bad? Oh the “E-cigarette…” I have heard people who use these things tell me that they are not as bad as regular cigarettes and actually may not affect the integrity of your lungs at all. The theory behind this is that the tobacco in the “E-cigarette” being boiled and the bi-product …
Jul 03
BowFlex Tread Climber…?
BowFlex Tread Climber…? So I was sitting on the couch with my laptop the other day working frivolously on my Master’s Thesis crunching numbers for statistical analysis and reviewing literature. As I went over my notes and all the data that I had collected, my fiancé was next to me watching TV. I pretty …
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