Tag: Weight Loss Napa

Eating Healthy for Lower Physical Activity Days (COVID-19)

The saga of staying in doors and practicing social distancing as the COVID-19 progresses.  The majority of society has seen a decrease in normal, everyday physical activity.  While we are recommended to take brief walks while distancing ourselves from others while Shelter is in Place in effect, fear of rainy weather and disease transmission is …

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Shelter in Place Napa: Staying Fit While Staying In

Napa is experiencing one of history’s most trying times with the introduction of a new virus that I’m sure readers are all too familiar with.  This new development has urged government and health officials to keep citizens inside their home, only being allowed to travel outside for “essential” obligations.  Until we arrive to the other …

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Food and Wine: Too Much of a Good Thing

Food is something the Napa Valley is truly blessed with.  Alongside our delicious food comes delightful pairings of beer, cocktails, and wine.  We feed our glutinously hedonistic approach to setting our taste buds to lightspeed by pairing the Napa Valley’s award-winning wine with our world class food.  It can be irresistible to ignore such culinary …

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A Balanced Visit to the Supermarket

The turning and skidding of tires in the parking lot fills ears with caution.  Humming car engines ominously traveling behind patrons passing through cross walks and exiting their vehicles on to the asphalt.   Curbs, steps, and trash find themselves in front of fellow shoppers as they step onto uneven surfaces.  Gazing forward, you observe people …

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Healthy Plant Based Breakfasts

There can be a rumbling heard in our midsection after waking up from a 6 to 8-hour slumber.  Reasonably so, the body is yearning for sustenance.  As we sleep, our body breaks down cells to promote hormone rebalance.  With the various chemical balancing acts our body endures throughout our slumber, the first meal of the …

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Napa’s Local Gyms: Ease Into Going to the Gym if you’re a Newbie!

The term “working out” conjures thoughts of a gym-like setting.  This visual can include gym regulars dressed in tank tops, Yoga pants, and sporting headphones.  Resistance training machines are uniformly lined up like parked planes in an aircraft bunker.  The sounds of the bass from hourly aerobics classes can be heard down the hallways as …

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2020: The Year of Decreasing Pain

The first of the month of the year is underway.  One of the most popular fitness trends every new year is weight loss.  Refining dietary habits and ensuring to fill the activity rings on your preferred wearable fitness tracking technology are great tactics to help lose weight.  However, with all of these numbers and devices …

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Decrease Shoulder Pain: Warm Up!

Over the weekend I had the privilege to attend a regional pickleball tournament in Rocklin, CA.  I not only got to participate in my new healthy addiction, but I also saw how such a simple form of physical activity and fun catalyzed movement of individuals with different skill levels, athletic backgrounds, and fitness levels.  As …

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Muscle Soreness is a Good Thing

There’s no better feeling than finishing an exercise session that challenges your patience and will.  Exercise routines such as resistance training, Pilates, or Yoga put demands your body that take true perseverance to complete.  The sweat, increased body temperature, and heavy breathing feel good after devoting an hour of valuable time to improve our lifetime …

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Regular Exercise Helps Us Avoid Surgery

Car accidents, unexpected injuries, and overuse injuries can lead to corrective surgeries to remedy painful conditions limiting production.  Corrective procedures via surgery are important to fixing physical ailments that affect our lives.  Doctors and surgeons promote orthopedic corrections to repair bones, joints, and muscles when connective tissues are damaged.  We also put our bodies in …

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