Posts by Amber Trowbridge
Saturday Personal Training
Saturday Personal Training is back but with limited sessions. Here’s how it works… We will offer 2 30 minute sessions each week. Both sessions are offered at 8:00 am. You will work with one of the 2 Trainers serving that Saturday, and possibly a different Trainer each week offering a unique variety to your workouts.…
Read MoreSimple Tips for Packing Healthy Lunches for School
It’s time for the kiddos to go back to school, and you’re committed to packing their lunches this year. For those who haven’t packed lunches before or are getting tired of the same old stuff, it may seem a bit daunting to think about planning yet another meal each day. I’d love to help, but…
Read MorePoke’mon GO Gets Kids GOing
Pokémon GO is crazy! Kids who aren’t generally drawn to physical activity are outside, walking around town with their devices, playing this game that makes no sense to me. But see what I just wrote? Kids are WALKING around town – outside, being active instead of sitting inside, playing video games – and that makes…
Read MoreFeed Your Spirit to Achieve Your Goals
The week before Christmas is a tough time to talk about health and fitness. People are focused on the upcoming holidays and aren’t ready for the “New Year, New You” campaigns that will be arriving soon after. So, I will tell you a simple story about the human spirit instead. A few weeks ago, there…
Read MoreAre You too Comfortable?
No pain, no gain. There is some truth to this. Think back to a time when you made a hard decision. Not necessarily something life changing at the moment, but a choice that took you out of your comfort zone. It challenged you. It made you uncomfortable to even think about it; even more so…
Read MoreBoosting Testosterone: For Men’s Eyes Only
Over the past five years testosterone has become a buzz word in the medical, health, and fitness industries. For men, testosterone is very important and the recent message implies every male over the age of 35 now needs to run out to have their “T” levels checked to see if they are low. What is…
Read MorePart 2: Spartan for a day – Amazing people!
In the most recent column I gave a brief account of my experience in the Spartan Race, making light of some of the things you couldn’t prepare for until you had experienced it. This time, on a more serious note, I want to share some of the amazing people I had the pleasure to meet…
Read MoreSpartan for a Day
A month ago I participated in the Spartan Race. I had heard a lot about this event which is held across the United States, but it was finally coming to scenic Metamora, IN and I didn’t want to miss out. So I signed up this past January and began training to play the role of…
Read MoreA Program for Introducing Kids to Many Sports and Interests
My wife and I want our kids to be active. We want them to try many activities to find their greatest interests. And, there aren’t enough seasons to try every sport or academic group, so we must pick one and make them a specialist. In our search for a solution to this we came found…
Read MoreListen to Your Body When Ramping Back Up
Smell that Spring air? Getting that urge to fire up your exercise again? Me too! Yup, it’s about that time when the weather transitions out of the doldrums of winter and sparks the desire to get outside and get active. As your activity increased, your body will begin to talk to you and give you important information…
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