Tag: Napa Valley Fitness

The gym isn’t fun

The other day when I was out and about running some errands, I had the privilege to run into an old friend.  We had connected earlier in the week at the pickleball courts in Yountville.  He mentioned how fun the sport was and how his body wasn’t as stressed after a tennis session.  He added …

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Digital Detox

The term detox can be defined as: a process or period in which one abstains or rids the body of unhealthy or toxic substances.  The one-hundred and thirty-eight gram, three by six-inch device the majority of the population wields in their hand every day have unquestionably revolutionized humanity.  Anyone can absorb knowledge from their phones …

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Fear of the Gyms

As the weather gets warmer, daylight fills the sky longer, and the first quarter of the year concludes, people begin to settle into new habits.  New jobs, a fest set of classes at school, and new hobbies start to be ingrained in people’s lives.  Along with new year habits, exercises are usually a new tactic …

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Strength Training for Bone Health

The human body is comprised of a collection of skin, blood, muscles, nerves, and organs vital to our sophisticated interaction in our environment.  The supporting infrastructure holding these organs together are the complex collection of bones making up our skeleton. Bones are considered connective tissue along with our skin, muscles, ligament, tendons, and fat. Connective …

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Exercise the muscles you don’t use

The human body is made to adapt to the stresses imposed on it.  Climate, physical labor, and tasks requiring mental capacity are a few examples of the jobs we endure throughout our everyday lives.  Two prime examples of categories of professions include construction workers and desk jockeys. For example: construction workers lift heavy boards over …

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Relationship with Exercise

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 …

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Reasons To Do Push Ups

Possessing a developed upper shoulder, chest, and triceps region means more than having the ability to sport a tank top on a seventy-eight-degree, sun-filled day in northern California.  The musculature of the upper extremities has many valuable functions.  In particular, the muscles responsible for arm extension are at the top of the list of essential …

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Consistent Healthy Decisions for Weight Loss

One of our personal training clients was preparing for a ten-day vacation to the beaches of the Algarve in Portugal.  As the aquamarine water surrounding cities threaded with historical roots awaited her arrival, she mentioned she wanted her body to feel and look spectacular for this monumental adventure.  Shedding ten pounds and trimming up her …

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Staving Off Illness

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.  …

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Modification over Replacement

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 …

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