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 …
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Mar 17
Physical Activity is the Natural High
“Wow, I actually feel better than when I walked in,” exclaimed an individual concluding a training session. Geno had just finished his initial consultation, in which we conducted a physical assessment and gathered information to build a customized fitness program. As Geno exited the studio, the weather presented an ominous gray, gloomy, and rainy day. …
Mar 02
Improving Sedentary Behavior
Society has evolved into an innovative community, mastering the ability to manage our everyday affairs through electronics. Along with phones, computers, and tablets offering instant gratification comes a position where we physically conform our bodies to a resting position requiring little to no movement. In other words, we sit a lot. In fact, six to …
Feb 16
Core Muscles-Like the rings in the trunk of tree
Many moons ago, I participated in a class curated by an accomplished gentleman possessing his PhD in Botany. His life’s work was to s engulf himself in studying redwood trees. Our class was fortunate to take a field trip to Armstrong Woods park. This area outside of Guerneville was flooded with massive redwood trees on …
Feb 10
Moving Side to Side and Front to Back
Curbs, steps, speedbumps, and roots causing sidewalk cracks have a purpose in the functionality of our society. Sidewalk curbs create a location for our automobiles to park next to as not to disturb walking patrons. Speedbumps made of asphalt and painted with white or striped yellow give the message to drivers to slow down. Otherwise, …
Feb 01
Self improvement balancing acts as time goes on
“It doesn’t get much easier.” This statement came from one of my peers who was ten years older than me. He who expressed this to me after sharing with him the knee pain I was experiencing. This knee pain was brought about by spending a significant amount of time preparing my garden for the spring …
Jan 12
Getting Fit and Staying Healthy for The New Year
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 …
Jan 05
Finding a stable relationship… with exercise
The new year brings about feelings of revolution in our lives. Two Thousand and Twenty-Two is behind us. Along with all of the time, energy, and emotions we devoted to progressing ourselves last year, those remnants of time become water under the bridge. As we dust the debris of last year off our shoulders, the …
Dec 29
New Year’s Resolution: Simple and Effective Tactics
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 22
Too Busy to Exercise? Set a timer
My baking hobby ensues at full capacity throughout the holiday season. One of my favorite baked treats I’ve mastered throughout years of trial and error is the lime white chocolate blondie. These vessels of mind-blowing lime and rich white chocolate require a refined yet simple recipe I developed throughout years of surfing the internet and …