Posts Tagged ‘personal training’
Prepare for Resolution Barriers to Stay on Track
2017 is underway and you’ve made changes to begin taking better care of yourself. Many are still thinking and talking about it, but you’re actually doing it! Good for you! To encourage your great moves let’s look ahead and prepare for barriers so you can push through it and reach your goal. Barrier #1: Finding “New…
Read MorePlan for Great Activities During Christmas Break
“Oh no, my kids are home for 2 weeks and I have no idea what to do with them and all their energy!” First…..breathe. Second….prepare for fun instead of opting to park them in front of a screen. Children can be destructive when cooped up without the opportunity to burn-off energy. On the other hand, …
Read MoreKnee Health 101
Knees like many of your body parts are rarely appreciated when they’re working great, but if they are hurting or under-performing they will define your day or even life. Most of us at some point will have some level of new discomfort so let’s take a closer look at those amazing joints to see how…
Read MoreBO Christmas 2016 Fit Gift Guide
I don’t like to skip Thanksgiving and jump right to Christmas, but you’re thinking about shopping more than “ways to manage Thanksgiving over-eating” right? Call it a hunch. So, let’s get to my Fit Gift Guide for 2016! For the beginner One of your favorite people just got started this past Fall or is planning…
Read MoreTricks for managing Halloween Treats
I like the costumes, and I like the jack-o-lanterns, but I love the candy!!! Yup, I’m human and I have my favorite treats too. Halloween is a rare time when I don’t flip the package over and read the nutrition label to check out the contents; and if I did, it would steal the magic.…
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…
Read MoreI’m sick. Should I workout?
I just recovered from the worst cold/flu I’ve EVER had. Through this 2 week process, my fellow gym-goers observed that I had changed up my routine and began asking questions about working out while having a cold. Here are some of the questions and my answers First, I am not a doctor, and I do…
Read MoreNo Sleep = No Results!
Sleep is important. While the recommended amount of sleep every evening is 8 hours, few of us accomplish this goal. And we can live with that…or at least choose to get by with less sleep. But what does it cost to miss out on this rest? It’s more expensive than you may think. What is…
Read MoreProactive Steps to Keep You Stepping
The recent bad press involving Vibram’s Five Fingers running shoes and how people’s feet are getting beat up in them got me thinking: it is big deal to have sore feet. It completely defines your day! Active folks rely on their feet to feel good (or at least neutral) in order to care for their…
Read MoreKnow Your Own Strength
My wife is strong. It would be easy to underestimate her. On one such occasion at the hardware store, she yanked a bag of salt off the bottom shelf and set it on the cart…like a boss. It made a “little” noise when it landed and the employee next to us said, “Whoa. You don’t…
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