May 04
Balance is a unique aspect of our physical activity affecting many interactions in our everyday lives. For example, the ability to get up from a seated position, get out of bed in the morning after a six to eight-hour slumber, or disembark from our car seats require an impressive combination of movements occurring simultaneously to …
Apr 21
Weight loss is one of the most common fitness goals. Whether shedding a few pounds to look for good for a summer cruise, managing body weight afflicted by metabolic diseases, or simply maintaining a healthy weight because it feels good, attention to how much one weighs is essential. Usually, a doctor’s recommendation for healthy body …
Mar 02
Society has evolved into an innovative community, mastering the ability to manage our everyday affairs through electronics. Along with phones, computers, and tablets offering instant gratification comes a position where we physically conform our bodies to a resting position requiring little to no movement. In other words, we sit a lot. In fact, six to …
Feb 10
Curbs, steps, speedbumps, and roots causing sidewalk cracks have a purpose in the functionality of our society. Sidewalk curbs create a location for our automobiles to park next to as not to disturb walking patrons. Speedbumps made of asphalt and painted with white or striped yellow give the message to drivers to slow down. Otherwise, …
Feb 01
“It doesn’t get much easier.” This statement came from one of my peers who was ten years older than me. He who expressed this to me after sharing with him the knee pain I was experiencing. This knee pain was brought about by spending a significant amount of time preparing my garden for the spring …
Jan 12
As January approaches mid-month, New Year’s deals for group fitness classes and gym memberships are operating in full effect. The local gyms are flooded with current and annual gym members who put their attendance on the back burner. Newbies to the gym scene flock through the sliding glass front door of the gym, filling the …
Dec 29
The eventful, yet restful holiday season is coming to an end. The lights encompassing houses illuminating streets will be taken down. The Santa Claus, reindeer, and snowman decorations at grocery stores prepare to enter hibernation in a storage shed until next year. Holiday music and classic television shows convert to normally scheduled programming as we …
Nov 16
There are many everyday life scenarios in which we find ourselves being pushed off our center of gravity. Whether it’s a slight stutter step to the outside or tripping over an object on the ground, regaining our balance and center of gravity is frequent interaction with our environment. Activities as simple as getting out of …
Oct 27
I had the opportunity to visit our nation’s capital this week, Washington, DC. My first time in this part of the country offered picturesque views of the trees changing colors, of leaves from umber orange to crimson red. Businesspeople clad in warm coats, scarves, and beanies steadily kept a rigorous walking pace up and down …
Oct 21
Two of our full-time coaches called in sick a few weeks ago. With a slew of clients eager to achieve their weekly and bi-weekly training sessions, myself and the remaining coaches, unhindered by the season’s illnesses, put in some extra hours to accommodate our beloved personal training clients. The standard eight-hour day of coaching cascaded …
