One of the leading causes of weight gain and metabolic disease is the misconception of understanding what proper foods are made up of and how consuming them affect the functions of the human body. Some examples include overeating, consuming too many carbohydrates that effect insulin resistance, and making detrimental food decisions by choosing poor sources …
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Apr 04
Losing Weight by Limiting Over Eating, EAT MORE…Salads
The issue of how to lose weight properly can be handled in many ways. One such technique that is commonly understood to lose weight is to eat less food. Not only is managing the amount of food that you consume very useful, but choosing the type of calories that you put into your body affects …
Mar 13
Have a RAD Day! (Reduced Alcohol Day)
Ahhh yes, alcohol. The beloved beverage that creates a time of relief, joy, excitement and just serves as that catalyst of having a good time. There’s beer, wine, mixed drinks…your Moscow Mule, Cosmopolitan, Dark and Stormy, Whiskey over the Rocks. How many times have we heard, “Wow, that sounds like a stressful day. Here’s some …
Mar 04
Don’t Split Hairs when you Have a Forest to go through… Adhere to Physical Activity 3 times per week!
Some important aspects of a life time of happiness, strength and health are: “Do I exercise at least 3 times per week? “Am I properly hydrated?” “Do I get enough sleep throughout the week.” Sometimes when we see advertisements on different programs that are targeted to decrease weight loss in 30 days, improve your diet …
Feb 25
4 Pillars of Life Time Fitness: Wellness, The Fitness Continuum, Nutrition… and PLAY!
Improvements in Life Time Fitness include focusing on some major categories that will significantly help benefit one’s health through a regular fitness program. Something that we promote with our Personal Training clients here in Napa, is to focus on something we call The 4 Pillars of Life Time Fitness. Within these pillars, we feature 4 …
Feb 19
Perform Resistance Training ONCE per Week= Fountain of Youth!
About every 3 months there is a new health trend in being promoted and spoken about. I hear clients, friends, and family talk about the newest latest health theme. Sometimes it’s intermittent fasting. It can be The Whole 30 Diet. Or doing the P90X or Insanity workout package. These are all great! However, what I …
Feb 07
The Benefits of Exercise over Alcohol to Improve Confidence!
The benefits of exercise remain a critical component in improving our wellness in life. Progression in staying healthy and injury-free, improving ones overall fitness, and improving overall quality of life is a clear byproduct of putting in time and energy to a structured exercise routine. One technique for improving Life Time Fitness that we do …
Jan 27
Putting Yourself First: Wellness as a Priority!
The category of Wellness has to do with staying strong, healthy, and happy emotionally, mentally, and physically. A critical component to staying “Well” is putting yourself first by taking time aside to exercise, set goals, and partake in your hobbies. Everyone has families, but you won’t be able to take care of your family and …
Jan 13
30:3 Sit-to-rest ratio! Stand up Every 30 minutes at Work to Improve your Fitness
Our Personal Training Clients that we manage at Napa Tenacious Fitness have careers such as busy executive, event coordinators or managers in which their day can include anything from doing administrative work, to being a writer, to sitting down and having meetings all day. The drawback of sitting all the time means that the potential …
Oct 14
Healthy Salads! Simple Staple Ingredients for Awesome, Delicious Salads!
A great staple to anyone’s diet is to include salads into their weekly snack, lunch or dinner food choices. Why? Well, by choosing a healthier salad option, you can positively promote positive life style choices in a path to maintaining a healthy weight, gaining healthy vitamins and minerals through raw whole foods, and getting nutrients …