Jun 06
Research has shown that strength training helps people be more productive, live in less pain, and mitigate the detrimental effects that aging may have on the body. Adhering to a consistent and effective form of resistance training can be beneficial to humans at any point in their lives. Whether it be a young child …
May 30
A mad dash from the Narita airport, figuring out how to turn on the network and Wifi connection on my phone, and hoping that we don’t get lost on the way out to find our private driver to our hotel triggerd my body to produce a bit of stress hormone to circulate throughout my blood …
May 24
A few months of telling clients, fellow coaches, and friends that I’d be leaving the continent for three weeks to embark on a much-desired trip to a faraway land have finally come to fruition. Being fortunate enough to be able to travel and take a hiatus from my normal daily work life has been a …
Apr 25
Before the time chairs were invented and humans needed to get up and down from the ground, in the time when dinosaurs roamed the Earth, I would assume that activities requiring a flat surface, sitting, and sleeping mainly happened on the ground. I’m sure cavemen and cavewomen probably had the sense to use rocks to …
Apr 19
“My joints make some exciting noises when I get out of bed in the morning,” commented one of our personal training clients, Natalia. “See? Watch this,” Natalia added as if demonstrating a magic trick. Natalia bent down to pick her exercise mat off the ground, and a few grinding and popping sounds could be heard …
Apr 11
Acquiring a membership to a local gym, attending small group fitness classes, or signing up for personal training has proven time and time again to aid in refining an individual’s health and fitness. Building muscular strength, redistributing fat mass to lean muscle, enhancing mood, staving off risk factors for metabolic disease, managing stress, and contributing …
Mar 21
The small bones protruding from the ends of our hands meticulously function throughout our everyday lives to perform tasks with remarkable dexterity and precision, beginning first thing in the morning and maintaining their efficient productivity until the last moments before our heads rest on a pillow and we transition into a deep slumber. These little …
Mar 14
What inspires you? What motivates you? What makes you excited? These questions can help us get up in the morning and get the most out of the time and energy we dedicate to activities throughout our day. How? If we answer these questions in a few sentences, perhaps we can either remind ourselves of what …
Feb 28
Hobbies, traveling, completing weekend projects, and spending time with friends, family, and significant others require the ability to move and interact with the environment around us. Retired and career-driven populations looking to start a family or who are already raising children depend on efficient human movement. Whether it be working on refinishing a side table …
Feb 19
The never-ending hamster wheel of stress hits us from all angles in portions of our lives where we spend most of our time. An example might include spending eight to ten hours per day devoting our time and energy to our jobs, whether on our computers, phones, commuting in the car, or parked in chairs …
