Tag: Healthy Back Napa

Keeping Fit in a Foreign Land

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 …

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Good Posture and Keeping the Shoulder Blades Down and Back

Standing upright doesn’t seem like a task we should have to consciously put effort toward.  The ability to keep the body vertical with the head, torso, and legs perpendicular to the ground can be commonly overlooked.  That is, until the muscles, bones, and joints bracketing the supporting structures meant to keep the body in the …

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Managing Arthritis and Osteoporosis- Strong Muscles Lead to Strong Bones

“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 …

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Strong, Mobile, and Durable Hips

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 …

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Resistance Training Improves Knee Health

Walking, getting in and out of cars, going up and down stairs, or kneeling to pick up objects are common activities in our everyday lives that our lower extremities allow us to do. However, activities that seem simple enough that someone should be able to do it with their eyes closed can be cut short …

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Foundations in Health with Fitness Education

Health and fitness awareness is positively evolving society’s outlook on the benefits of living active lives. The advancements of smartwatches not only offer the properties of our beloved phones, which can be talked into, interact with for business decisions, and peer through various apps, but also track our activity levels, such as how many steps …

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Is There a Book that Tells you How to Get Old?

“I wish there was an instruction manual that told you how to get old,” expressed Selwyn as we enjoyed a cup of coffee and pastry outside of West Won Bakery.  After catching up after a few months of being too busy to meet up and conduct our usual friendly banter, something that came up with …

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Sciatica: What a Pain in the Butt

The trials and tribulations of every day life present themselves in various ways from the moment we wake up to that restful point in the day when we close our eyes for a good night’s sleep.  Getting to work on time, ensuring the kids have enough money for lunch at school, or completing the latest …

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A Brief Tour of The Core Muscles

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 …

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Reduce Stress by Completing the Hardest Part of Your Day

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 …

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