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 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 …
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 …
Sep 14
Not too long ago, we had to pick up corded phones and dial phone numbers that we either memorized or obtained via our contact book. We physically wrote names and phone numbers down using a pen and paper. The necessity to carve out time in our day to venture to the grocery store at a …
Aug 10
Nerve pain can be the most challenging forms of physical sensations to explain. The compression of nerves can have many descriptions: searing, “zinging,” or irritable feelings caused by a pinched nerve. A common nerve disruption is located in the hip region featuring a disturbance around the sciatic nerve. For readers who have experienced sciatic nerve …
Jul 29
As our digital noise device projects sound waves into the air on Monday at 6:30 AM, birds can be heard performing their best Whitney Houston impression in their avian lingo. Now that the gloom of the cold Napa winter has subsided, we enter a sunny, warm, and lively May. An astounding gradient of blue, orange, …
Jul 06
The other day when I was out and about running some errands, I had the privilege to run into an old friend. We had connected earlier in the week at the pickleball courts in Yountville. He mentioned how fun the sport was and how his body wasn’t as stressed after a tennis session. He added …
Apr 25
A doctor’s appointment sometimes includes completing a questionnaire asking how many days we perform strenuous physical activities per week. Our three-by-five-inch digital leashes, known as phones, have fitness ads on any entertaining platform installed to the device. Celebrities, pro athletes, and our favorite social media icons flaunt their aesthetically pleasing physiques, making viewers think, “I …
