Tag: Life Time Fitness Napa

Get Your Sleep and Thrive

Our everyday lifestyle habits lead to a day that uses a specific amount of energy from our human fuel tanks.  This fuel comes in the form of physical energy, emotions, and decision-making capabilities.  By the end of the day, we feel tired and are ready to wind down.  This is our body’s built in mechanism …

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Unbalanced Situations

Balance is a component of fitness that isn’t touched on until the realization that suboptimal balance affects our lives.  We need balance for many activities in our everyday lives to be productive.  Once balance is taken from someone, movement is significantly impaired.  Simple movements like getting out of the car, walking around the neighborhood, gardening …

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Unbalanced Situations

Balance is a component of fitness that isn’t touched on until the realization that suboptimal balance affects our lives.  We need balance for many activities in our everyday lives to be productive.  Once balance is taken from someone, movement is significantly impaired.  Simple movements like getting out of the car, walking around the neighborhood, gardening …

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“Dad, can you play catch with me?”

It’s an immaculate Sunday morning.  The weather has been starting off in the high 50’s and fluctuating into the low 60’s as you open your eyes and arise from your slumber.  As the summer solstice of June yields the longest day of the year over the weekend, birds can be heard performing a symphony of …

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Exercise Physiology Knowledge

Understanding the unique nature behind how muscles contract to create force during muscular interaction is beneficial to the human body.  Muscle cells have two primary proteins called myosin and actin that act like Velcro, grabbing onto each other when the brain sends a message to move bones closer or further away from each other.  These …

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Napa Valley Hiking for Fitness

The Napa Valley is graced with stunning hills and hiking trails begging to be ventured.  Outskirts of the city and trails strewn about a 25-mile radius of Napa possess overlooks of the city lights and velvet laced vineyards along the landscapes.  Pair that with the pastel gradient of blue, grey, and orange hues from a …

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Don’t Forget Where you Left off Before COVID-19

We are all aware by now that the COVID-19 pandemic has influenced people to move around less.   Weekend beach or camping trips that were normally enjoyed have been discouraged.  Youngsters can’t go to the park or enjoy their team sports to relieve their infinite lasting energy.  Due to shelter in place restrictions, grocery store visits …

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The Functional Strength of a Working Person

The local Napa gym attendees enjoy various times of for a workout. At 6 AM, dedicated fitness advocates can be seen migrating through the sliding glass doors of local gyms. Mid-morning Yoga classes are a popular event for people who might have days of throughout the week or work from home.  Small group fitness classes …

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Napa COVID-19: Curing the Sitting Disease!

Restriction put into place by the COVID-19 pandemic shunts physical activities we didn’t know how normal and important they were until they were taken from us.  Running errands and visiting the store isn’t as prevalent.  Getting a bite to eat or coffee with friends is prohibited.  Recreational team sports such as tennis, bocce ball, and …

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Staying Mobile during “Shelter in Place”

During holidays, we sit down with our families for a full day to catch up on a years’ worth of each other’s lives.  4-day weekends including holidays like Thanksgiving influence our culture to sit down, relax, and sleep in more than a usual day.  As shelter in place restrictions influence society to stay indoors to …

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