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Staying Positive During Tough Times
Posted by: Shera Strange, Certified Personal Trainer - January 14, 2021It’s Monday! Again! As much as we hate Monday’s, to say we’re living through challenging times sounds like a cliché and an understatement. During these past months, news about the pandemic, economic woes, and harsh political debates have triggered tremendous anxiety and sadness for many Americans. Whether you’re building a start-up, thriving in your […]
Read MoreProof in the Protein
Posted by: Carlo Varquez, M.S. - January 8, 2021Happy New Year, everyone! Are you focusing on your personal nutrition in 2021? We’ve talked about how to introduce meal prepping into your schedule in our past blogs before. If you’d like to catch up on tips for meal prepping, check out our previous blog HERE! For those that are taking their nutrition […]
Read More2021: The Year You Stick to Your Nutrition Goals
Posted by: Lorelei Sturm, MS, RD, LDN - December 30, 2020It’s the new year! The time when we look at our lives and habits and make resolutions for self-improvement in hopes of a year better than the previous one. For most of us, 2020 was not the year of our dreams, so we may be hoping for many changes in this year to come, […]
Read MoreRing In The New Year With Meal Planning
Posted by: Kim Kramer R.D., L.D.N., CDCES - December 17, 2020Have You Tried Meal Planning? Meal planning is one of the biggest secrets to success for eating healthy, but also one of the hardest things to do. Some people think about food too much while others don’t think about food enough and miss out on certain meals. Meal planning is also ideal especially now as […]
Read MorePerfecting the Lunge
Posted by: Carlo Varquez, M.S. - December 9, 2020It’s All About Angles in Lunges The lunge is a VERY good exercise to strengthen the quads (thigh muscle) and glutes. However, if done incorrectly, it is a wasted movement that causes major injury in the knee. Now, this is about the forward and backward lunges. If you hear me in class, I usually shout, “Take big […]
Read MoreTips to Minimize Holiday Stress
Posted by: Karen Bobos, MSed - December 4, 2020This past weekend, my family put up our holiday decorations. This picture is my oldest daughter, topping our living room tree with a star. We definitely deck our house from floor to ceiling as this is our family’s most favorite time of the year. While putting up the wreath on our front door, […]
Read MoreEating Healthy for the Holidays
Posted by: Kim Kramer R.D., L.D.N., CDCES - November 23, 2020Eating healthy during the holidays can be a real challenge, but it is possible. With some planning, fitting holiday favorites into a healthful eating plan is easy. When cooking foods, it is important think about easy and healthy substitutions. Here are some tips for simple modifications to holiday foods which still can be delicious […]
Read MorePush-Ups: Getting Your Full Range
Posted by: Carlo Varquez, M.S. - November 19, 2020The Benefits of Wide Push-Ups and How to Do Them The Push-Up is only beneficial if we can get our chest close to the floor. Compared to dumbbells during the chest press, our bodies are much heavier than dumbbells. Therefore, it makes sense that push–ups are generally harder. However, there are ways to improve the […]
Read MoreHow to Make Working Out a Habit
Posted by: Shera Strange, Certified Personal Trainer - November 12, 2020It’s Going to Take More than Willpower We’re all creatures of habit. On most days, we wake up at the same time to shower, eat, and get ready for work, following the same patterns every day. The holiday season is near, and the fitness, diet, and workout plans you made earlier and tried to […]
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