Oct 17
Last Saturday, I capped off a productive work week with a ninety-minute pickleball practice session with my friend Nico. After smashing a ball at each other, laughing, and exchanging light-hearted banter, we tapped paddles and commented on the amazing cardiovascular workout pickleball offers. As two gentlemen entering our forties, it felt good to carve out …
Oct 10
A recent trip to Tulsa, Oklahoma, gave me the opportunity to connect with rarely visited distant relatives and experience the state’s iconic features. Along with learning that the scissor-tailed flycatcher is the state bird, whose silhouette is featured on most license plates, I became familiar with the state dish: chicken-fried steak. This was on almost …
Oct 02
As the Napa Valley enters October, we see a few leaves on the trees beginning to transition to shades of amber, brown, and yellow, and fall to the ground. Sounds of leaf blowers and rakes start to fill the air. The hills begin to morph into a darker green and brownish hue as the trees …
Sep 26
The body’s connective tissue has structurally significant properties, enabling humans to function effectively throughout their everyday lives. Ligaments hold bones together. Tendons attach muscles to bones. Muscles act as motor units to move bones closer or further away from each other. Bones act as the internal framework that allows our body to move through various …
Sep 19
“The Foundations of Playing Pickleball,” mentioned Goliath as he pulled out a book from our book collection in our Napa Tenacious Fitness library. Included in this book collection is a shelf featuring titles that cover musculoskeletal anatomy, coaching and cueing techniques, healthy eating cookbooks, and a few other sport-specific books that coaches can reference to …
Sep 12
Lower back, knee, and shoulder pain rank among the top contributors to hindrances to functional movement and participating in physical activities we enjoy. Sitting at desks all day or mustering through routines of manual labor can cause us to ignore our body’s pain points. After logging off the work scene, physical pain from previous injuries …
Sep 04
“I do ten push ups every morning after I wake up and ten push ups before I go to bed. Is that good?” Asked Feldo, one of our personal training clients, who was in his mid-teens. As a human maturing through adolescence and venturing through a state of discovery in the world of dynamic social …
Aug 28
Our spines are comprised of five unique sections of bones called vertebrae. Starting from the top of the head and travelling down to the base of our hips, the sections of the vertebrae are the cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, and coccyx. These collections of uniquely shaped bones offer specific features allowing for movement in particular …
Aug 15
The challenges of everyday life hit us from various angles. Whether it’s the stresses of work life, a struggle in an interpersonal relationship, or the worry of a health problem, stray thoughts that stimulate worry, anxiety, or any other undesirable emotion consume a significant amount of energy. While electronic devices that are meant to connect …
Aug 07
Balance can be defined as the ability to stand on one leg, regain one’s center of gravity after losing it, or walk in a straight line. Depending on specific circumstances, balance can significantly impact a person’s quality of life. Sometimes, people in deconditioned states of fitness find the seemingly simple act of getting up from …
