Feb 15
Training to improve balance is commonly overlooked. Strong core, running, and getting steps in to fill activity rings in your favorite wearable technology are popular topics to talk about. However, presentations of imbalance pose a serious threat to populations living with previous injuries, decreased fitness levels, and advanced age. Deficiencies in the ability to maintain …
Jan 27
Our glorious holiday season has wrapped up as December shifts to the beginning of January. Historically, January offers grey and cloudy skies. Peering out the window, we aren’t granted the bright blue sky and warm days we get in spring and summer. The cold, foggy morning brings us consistent bouts of rain. Bleak wet environments …
Jan 11
“Is there anything you can do to help this pain in my neck.” This is a common request that comes from our newer personal training clients just starting one of our exercise prescriptions. This comment is usually paired with the participant turning around and showing me the spot that hurts. As they struggle to reach …
Apr 10
During holidays, we sit down with our families for a full day to catch up on a years’ worth of each other’s lives. 4-day weekends including holidays like Thanksgiving influence our culture to sit down, relax, and sleep in more than a usual day. As shelter in place restrictions influence society to stay indoors to …
Apr 04
Enter the next chapter of social distancing, shelter in place, and for some us, unusual work-from-home hours. Some of us are fortunate to continue normal work without the restrictions of. Others are not so lucky. For the population who are not used to being at home, we co-exist with other family members and housemates in …
Mar 22
Napa is experiencing one of history’s most trying times with the introduction of a new virus that I’m sure readers are all too familiar with. This new development has urged government and health officials to keep citizens inside their home, only being allowed to travel outside for “essential” obligations. Until we arrive to the other …
Mar 05
A new membership to Planet Fitness, weekly scheduled walks with friends, a season of recreational physical activities such as volleyball, pickleball, golf or hiking. The resources needed to stay involved in our lifetime fitness journey seems simple enough to use as tools to improve our everyday lives. The convenience of entering a local gym to …
Feb 04
The term “working out” conjures thoughts of a gym-like setting. This visual can include gym regulars dressed in tank tops, Yoga pants, and sporting headphones. Resistance training machines are uniformly lined up like parked planes in an aircraft bunker. The sounds of the bass from hourly aerobics classes can be heard down the hallways as …
Jan 16
The first of the month of the year is underway. One of the most popular fitness trends every new year is weight loss. Refining dietary habits and ensuring to fill the activity rings on your preferred wearable fitness tracking technology are great tactics to help lose weight. However, with all of these numbers and devices …
Jan 10
Year 2020 is underway, and the new year resolutions are in full force. What better way to make a new year’s resolution than focusing on the health of your body and mind? Eating healthier foods, staying away from sweets, laying off booze, and making it to the gym are all fantastic methods to reinforce the …
