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 …
Apr 08
Napa’s Highway 29 serves as a central transportation system for local Napans to travel north and south throughout the valley. Reasons for travel might include heading to work up valley in St. Helena or Calistoga, heading south into Napa from St. Helena to drop kids off at school, or for tourists utilizing travel agencies and …
Mar 28
Coming down with an illness is the last thing someone wants to be added to their life. If we turn on the news, we get reminded of every last number and data point of how sick our world is. A Pickleball colleague and I were practicing at the pristine Yountville Pickleball courts the other day. …
Mar 17
2022 is well underway as we venture into mid-January. Fitness and health goals are some of the hottest topics at the forefront of our minds. As individuals who live as leaders, parents, and teammates, it should be no surprise that our overall health propels our performance to get the most out of our days. We …
Mar 08
2022 brings about many goals and aspirations for the next twelve months. For example, a few enlightening and exciting goals are learning new skills, picking up new hobbies, traveling to another country, or the pursuit of losing weight and redefining our bodies through a well-rounded fitness routine. Twelve months offer plenty of time to set …
Feb 24
A new frontier of experiencing the next set of twelve calendar months is upon us. As we set out to journey through 2022, we can appreciate the successes, times shared with others, and challenges we’ve overcome from the previous year. We tack another digit onto our age. Our kids might progress to the next grade …
Jan 14
“What are the top three stressors throughout your day?” This is a question we include in our introductory paperwork we encourage our new personal training clients to complete. Not only is this topic a great way to develop a productive and growth mindset oriented in an interpersonal coaching relationship, but this also offers valuable information …
Jan 02
“Weight loss is made in the kitchen, not the treadmill.” I overheard this comment during the start of my personal training career while working at a local gym many moons ago. To a degree, this was an accurate statement. The context of this conversation referred to the logic of consuming foods aiding weight loss by …
Dec 10
Hours at the computer desk tinkering on your keyboard and mousepad. Attending class while listening and take notes at a lecture. Catching up on phone calls and texts at home. Conversations at the coffee shop or on lunch break. These activities are usually followed by a trip to our automobile where we sit down and …
Sep 20
Flexibility and mobility are terms that contribute to an efficient, pain free, and productive body. Functions such as reaching over the head to acquire objects, bending down to pick objects off the ground, or rotating the torso to get in and out of cars are common movements that require joints to be able to move …
