Tag: Napa Valley Fitness

Becoming Comfortable Getting Up From the Ground

Before the time chairs were invented and humans needed to get up and down from the ground, in the time when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, I would assume that activities requiring a flat surface, sitting, and sleeping mainly happened on the ground.  I’m sure cavemen and cavewomen probably had the sense to use rocks to …

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Managing Arthritis and Osteoporosis- Strong Muscles Lead to Strong Bones

“My joints make some exciting noises when I get out of bed in the morning,” commented one of our personal training clients, Natalia.  “See?  Watch this,”  Natalia added as if demonstrating a magic trick.  Natalia bent down to pick her exercise mat off the ground, and a few grinding and popping sounds could be heard …

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Health and Fitness Maintenance Throughout a Busy Schedule

Entering a career as an apprentice after trade school, acquiring a paid internship after graduating from college, or starting a company as a self-employed proprietor or independently run business are impressive accomplishments in one’s career.  The substantial investment of time and energy required to develop a valuable skill set and forge a life where talent …

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Finger Strength-Get a Grip on your Fitness Routine

The small bones protruding from the ends of our hands meticulously function throughout our everyday lives to perform tasks with remarkable dexterity and precision, beginning first thing in the morning and maintaining their efficient productivity until the last moments before our heads rest on a pillow and we transition into a deep slumber.  These little …

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Exercising for Something you Look Forward to

What inspires you?  What motivates you?  What makes you excited?  These questions can help us get up in the morning and get the most out of the time and energy we dedicate to activities throughout our day.  How?  If we answer these questions in a few sentences, perhaps we can either remind ourselves of what …

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Strong, Mobile, and Durable Hips

Hobbies, traveling, completing weekend projects, and spending time with friends, family, and significant others require the ability to move and interact with the environment around us.  Retired and career-driven populations looking to start a family or who are already raising children depend on efficient human movement.  Whether it be working on refinishing a side table …

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Going on Walking Dates for Physical and Emotional Health

The never-ending hamster wheel of stress hits us from all angles in portions of our lives where we spend most of our time.  An example might include spending eight to ten hours per day devoting our time and energy to our jobs, whether on our computers, phones, commuting in the car, or parked in chairs …

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Consistent Exercise and Pain Management Keeps the Spine Strong

Generalized “wear and tear” from enduring the stress of life for over fifty years elicits repercussions to our joints.  The articular surface of joints can get scuffed after being used for manual labor, the stresses of an athletic career, or recovering from a traumatic injury.  As the surface of joints wears down, they become rough …

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Take Care of Your Feet

The gift of existing in the world as bipedal organisms puts the human race at the top of the hierarchy in the animal kingdom. With a set of hands with opposable thumbs and the ability to walk, our body’s engineering makes us one of the most sophisticated and successful species on earth.  While the skeletal …

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Am I Getting Enough Protein in My Diet?

“It’s challenging for me to eat enough protein throughout the day,” shared Nester during his training session.  “I’m only one hundred and fifty pounds, and the doctor recommends that I eat about half a gram of protein per pound of body weight.”  This would mean that Nester must consume around seventy-five grams of protein throughout …

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