Apr 17
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 …
Apr 05
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 …
Mar 06
Completing a full-body resistance training exercise session introduces a plethora of benefits toward everyday functionality. Movements featuring productive exercise-induced stress on the lower extremity, core, and upper extremity have historically demonstrated how they assist in optimizing the ability to move more efficiently, avoid injury, reduce physical pain from previous injuries, and bolster the interactions within …
Feb 21
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 …
Feb 14
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 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 …
Jan 24
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
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 04
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
“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 …
