Sean McCawley
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Feb 14
Reduce Stress by Completing the Hardest Part of Your Day
The stress and demands of everyday life can cause our bodies and minds to endure stress of various degrees. Clocking in to work for an eight to ten-hour shift, putting out a fire at your job, keeping tabs on our children’s progression in a school, or navigating through the intricate labyrinth of financial logistics to …
Feb 08
Balance to Correct Imbalances
Balance can be defined as the even distribution of weight in which an object can stay upright. A human’s ability to possess optimal balance is essential to be productive in everyday life. The skill to correct imbalance is a commonly overlooked theme when lack of balance is an issue to someone’s ability to move. Losing …
Feb 01
The Lifelong Journey of Managing Knee Pain
“It’s basically bone-on-bone and there’s nothing I can do.” said Alphonse during his initial consultation. “The doctors told me that I’m old and all my cartilage is gone. So, I’m probably going to have to get knee replacements and give up hiking, golfing, and hunting.” Alphonse reached out to utilize our personal training services to …
Jan 24
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 …
Jan 17
Starting a Fitness Journey, Take Small Bites
Our fitness center had the privilege to expand another fourteen hundred square feet this past year. The addition of a hallway, another bathroom, two office suites, and about eight hundred additional square feet to utilize for one-on-one personal training activities gave our coaching team the potential to invite more people into our business and offer …
Jan 11
A New Year of Strength… Where do we Begin?
The first week of the 2024 calendar year has been successfully recorded. For a local commercial gym employee, this could be one of the most stimulating weeks of the season. A young front desk representative is likely to observe the flood of excited humans eager to achieve their New Year’s resolution fitness goals come flooding …
Jan 04
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 …
Dec 27
Fortifying Knee Stability and Strength
“We’re pretty much diagnosed with arthritis after we turn thirty,” was a phrase one of my mentors consistently said to me, his peers, and patients throughout my internship experience. As a decorated physical therapist with an esteemed reputation in the medical community, this man who had over forty years of practicing as a physical therapist …
Dec 20
Avoid pain when sitting long periods of time
I had the privilege of attending a pro pickleball tournament last weekend in San Clemente. Along with the immaculate sixty-five-to-seventy-degree weather, cloud-free blue skies, and the view of the southern California Pacific Ocean visible from the hillside from the tournament venue, I got to see my favorite professional athletes compete in the “granddaddy” of pickleball …
Dec 15
Holiday Leftovers-Portion Control
The magnificent spread of Thanksgiving food dishes we recently shared with our family, friends, and loved ones displays an image of food akin to a celebration one might see at a royal wedding. Mashed potatoes are laced with butter, heavy whipping cream, and sour cream, and for those of us who want to apply more …
