Tag: Weight Loss Napa

Piriformis Syndrome, What a Pain in the Rear End

The multitude of chores involved in our everyday lives can be challenging to muster up the gumption to complete.  The walnut tree in the backyard may have sprinkled its leaves on the ground throughout the winter rains and need to be raked up and stored in the compost bin.  A few chipped-off pieces of paint …

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New Years Fitness Routines for Beginners

The holiday season features a multitude of cultural festivities centered around spending time with loved ones, taking time off to be thankful for what the world has granted us, and enjoying holiday-themed treats is coming to an end.  The new year 2024 is just around the corner and symbolizes a fresh start to many important …

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Muscles of Scapular Stabilization: Take Care of your Shoulder Blades

Gymnasts have some of the most impressive body mechanics in the athletic world.  Standing on top of a thin beam with their arms projected out elegantly, their legs are positioned in a precise manner to ensure an undisturbed sense of balance, their back maintains an upright position demonstrating anatomical alignment, their head sits atop their …

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Returning to Exercise After Getting Sick

Enduring a bout of sickness is one of the least desirable states of existence to be in.  Whether it be food poisoning, a bout of the latest strain of the coronavirus, or the newest edition of the flu floating around in the air, coming down with an infection that hinders our physical well-being affects our …

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Staying Active to Reduce Stress

“I’ve been busy” Is a common term in response to the question “How’s life been?”  Our everyday lives include a plethora of activities that keep us occupied.  Whether it be the busy life of a parent, forty-plus hours a week of dedication to our jobs, or a sleep-deprived student staring at a pile of assignments …

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Building Exercise Routines: Never Stop Playing

The never-ending, perpetual downward scrolling of Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok douse our minds with stimulating content like the velocity of water coming out of a ruptured fire hydrant valve.  As we scroll through our social media feeds, peering down at the three-by-six screen of our cellular devices, we have the privilege to view whatever content …

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Fun Exercise Equals Consistancy

Engaging with the numerous methods of electronic entertainment is a prominent part of our culture.  Our phones, tablets, computers, and televisions have become integrated into a uniformed presentation of digital media so that we look at a variety of screens present in our lives at any location and circumstance.  Whether it be watching a series …

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Visits to your Local Gyms, Don’t Forget to Warm Up

Most towns have local membership-driven gyms.  Exercise participants can simply approach the front desk associates upon entry, zap their gym cards, and waltz into a vast ocean of gym equipment strewn before them.  Our society is fortunate to have this resource available.  Local gyms offer an exercise environment where participants can enter at their own …

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Physical Activity and Motivation: Set a goal and get it done

Weeds.  Once described to me by a dear friend and mentor as “something in which its intrinsic value has not yet to be discovered.”  Seeing as both my back and front yards quickly became overwhelmed with wild weeds that sprouted and proliferated, I fully-heartedly agreed with this statement.  If I happened to be a deer …

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Calorie Counting and Portion Size

Food serves its purpose in many ways to benefit our overall functioning and productivity in our society.  The various foods we consume aid us in strengthening our bodies’ muscular and internal organ systems, fending off illness, and fueling our bodies with sufficient energy.  However, while food is significant to the functioning of our bodies, the …

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