Nov 03
“If I’m going out, I’m going out riding a dragon.” This is one of my favorite quotes regarding dedicating a day of treating myself to my favorite “guilty pleasure”: decadent food. After a week’s worth of clean eating, practicing healthy lifestyle habits, playing competitive pickleball three times per week, and participating in meticulously designed exercise …
Sep 09
It’s normal to strive for a little bit more of something. After a long day at the office, a top by the local fast-food joint or order from Door Dash seems like the simple solution. Sitting on the couch and turning on the ball game while scrolling through text messages and social media sounds enticing. …
Aug 25
The scales of deciding to indulge in decadent foods and maintaining a healthy functional body continue to be an act of checks and balances for society. Humanity has developed an array of resources to acquire delicious food at our fingertips. As five o’clock PM hits, and we depart from our jobs or pick up our …
Jul 23
Some of us don’t realize how vital lower back health is until an accidental injury debilitates us. Quick tweaks to the back can occur from the simplest motions throughout our everyday lives. From lifting up a bag of groceries, to chasing around our kids, to the simple act of getting out of the car can …
Jun 05
“How much water should I be drinking?” After completing a seventy-five-minute training session, one of our personal training clients, Ken, asked. “How much do you normally drink each day?” I replied. “Oh, about two of these.” Ken said after holding up a twenty-ounce portable water container. Before delving in further to a conversation covering advanced …
May 26
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 …
May 12
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 …
May 05
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 …
Apr 25
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 …
Apr 17
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 …
