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Exercise Before Your Brain Turns On

Agendas in our lives require a substantial amount of bandwidth made up of our thoughts, feelings, and actions.  From waking up in the morning to making breakfast and getting spruced up for work, to figuring out what’s for dinner at the end of the day, we have many obligations that need to get done before …

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Strong Hips Makes for a Strong Life

“You know my hips don’t lie” is one of Shakira’s most recognized lyrics in her iconic song written in the early 2000s, “Hips Don’t Lie.”  Shakira is known for her elite demonstration of moving her hips in an athletic display of artistic Latin dance.  Not only are Shakira’s performances and music videos an example of …

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Fitting Enough Protein in your Diet

Building strength, reinforcing the structural integrity of connective tissue holding our bones together at the joints, or improving human performance in our everyday quality of life are just a few goals commonly sought out by individuals investing their time and energy into a dedicated fitness program.  A widely understood concept in today’s knowledge base of …

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Sciatica: What a Pain in the Butt

The trials and tribulations of every day life present themselves in various ways from the moment we wake up to that restful point in the day when we close our eyes for a good night’s sleep.  Getting to work on time, ensuring the kids have enough money for lunch at school, or completing the latest …

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New to Exercising, Shoulder Injury Prevention

The third month of the year is coming to an end.  For those of us who have embraced the tactic of consistently adhering to a new fitness routine and refining our health as a New Year resolution, the results of exercising regularly are probably starting to show.  Following ninety days of exercise one to three …

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Eat the Right Foods at the Right Times

“Six packs start in the kitchen,” Felix told me as I was gulping down my protein shake after a two-hour training session and I waited for my dad to pick me up from the gym at seven o’clock in the evening.  One-hundred-pound dumbbell chest press, fifty-pound dumbbell curls, and five-hundred-pound leg presses weren’t an unusual …

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A Brief Tour of The Core Muscles

The nuts and bolts holding together the framework of houses and buildings create a strong structural integrity to stay upright for a very long time.  Looking at the oldest building in Napa, the Old Adobe building has a framework that lasted well over a hundred years.  A building that was built back in the mid-1800s …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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