Nov 12
Part of my job as a personal trainer and life time fitness coach in Napa is to create and manage exercise prescriptions for our clients at our fitness studio. Overseeing numerous fitness programs per month, I also have the privilege of creating my own new and improved exercise prescriptions every 4 weeks. Just like …
Nov 05
Aging can be an intimidating term. Our personal training clients in Napa refer to how age effects their lives by saying “I may have slowed a little bit due to my advanced age” or “I might be a little behind because I’m “not as recent’”. The enjoyment of our everyday quality of life shouldn’t be …
Oct 08
We all want to become a fitter version of ourselves. Who wouldn’t want to lose a few pounds, gain some lean muscle, recover from an injury and reap the benefits of becoming a more healthful version of ourselves to live a longer, happier life? The answer is should be obvious. There’s one problem here, we …
Oct 01
“It’s really tough to eat healthy when my job requires me to go out to business lunches and drink wine.” Sound familiar? As life time fitness coaches in one of the most successful food and wine meccas in the world, this is not an uncommon struggle that we come across with our personal training clients …
Sep 24
Exercise adherence to maintain health and fitness is just as important as fending off the flu. When we experience flu like symptoms, we must take atrocious tasting cough syrup to fend off flu like symptoms. Surely, Nyquil does not taste like a milk shake. My 12-year-old son would rather pull weeds in the backyard that …
Aug 28
Stress puts us in a confined state of mind in which we feel like we have nowhere to go and we stay stuck in stressful states of anger, depression, anxiety. We can find ourselves feeling stagnant at work, sitting or standing for hours. Similar to the way our bodies adapt to become stronger after weeks …
Aug 10
Weight loss is one of the leading factors for individuals to begin a fitness program. A common theme is to “burn” fat by performing cardiovascular routines. Our personal training clients in Napa frequently ask the question “Do I need to do a ton of cardio to get rid of fat?” This statement is usually identified …
Aug 06
Adult onset Diabetes is a common occurrence impeding society’s health due to the consumption of sugary foods and decreased physical activity. High glycemic index foods such as breads, crackers and “on-the-go” breakfast bars contribute to the insulin spiking effects that can develop into Diabetes. Lack of physical activity from sedentary professions and stressful lifestyles cause …
Jul 23
Today’s general population struggles with obtaining healthy foods from the store to prepare in the comfort of their own homes. A common problem that we hear from our personal training clients in Napa is that healthy food is expensive and going to the store is drag. People are too busy to make a trip to …
Jul 16
Society’s awareness of posture when sitting and standing during everyday activities is commonly overlooked. Some common examples include looking down at our cell phones with our necks bent like a flamingo getting fish out of a pond, standing in line at the grocery store with our toes pointed out leading to the arches of the …
