Contributed by Dustin Gonzales Health & Fitness Professional New Year’s Resolution Fail? No Problem! What are the reasons for making a new year’s resolution? Is it simply weight loss, building strength, or increasing endurance? Have you been successful yet? If not, what’s the deal and why aren’t we making any progress? Some resolutions just aren’t …
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Suns Out, Guns Out!
Contributed by Bethany Reynolds Health & Fitness Professional Suns Out, Guns Out! With Spring right around the corner, you know tanks and short sleeves will be trending and in South-Central Texas, the trend will be around until Thanksgiving. I bet you have been walking, squatting, and planking all winter. Keep up the good work and make …
upLIFTing: Can Strength Training Help Decrease Anxiety and Depression?
Contributed by Kimberly Black Health & Fitness Professional upLIFTing: Can Strength Training Help Decrease Anxiety and Depression? It’s time to start thinking about your strength training as more than just physical. It’s also a huge component in our mental health and wellbeing. Think about it, what are some things you might do when you’re stressed …
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Tabata Training
Contributed by Dani Barbosa Health & Fitness Professional Tabata Training Traveling? Short on time? No equipment? NO PROBLEM. Tabata is the workout style you never knew you needed. Tabata is a variation of HIIT training designed in the late 1990s by a Japanese research team seeking to find a more efficient training method for Olympic …
Why Do Our Muscles Cramp Up at Night?
Why Do Our Muscles Cramp Up at Night? Muscle cramping is an over-activation or contraction of a muscle. Although it can happen anywhere it typically occurs in the calves because these are the muscles that use the most energy in the body. While it’s easy to know when you’re having a muscle cramp, it can …
Fun on the “GO-GO”
Fun on the “GO-GO” HOW TO STAY HEALTHY & CONSISTENT WHILE TRAVELINGContributed by: Amanda Albiar, B.S., NCSF-CPT Summer and work travels does not have to mean that you completely do away with your clean eating habits and exercise goals….you simply compromise.If you live non-stop in your world that’s one thing, but to take it on …
Cure Your At-Home Workout Boredom
Cure Your At Home Workout Boredom Contributed by: Ciara Floyd, M.S., NSCF-CPT, NSCA-CSCS There is no shortage of body weight exercises and workouts that can be done at home. These are very attractive because there is no equipment needed and can be done anywhere and anytime. But sometimes doing the same workout day in and …
Scale Stuck? How To Get Over That Weight-Loss Plateau
Contributed by: Dustin Gonzalez, M.S., NASM-CPT Scale Stuck? How To Get Over That Weight-Loss Plateau You’ve been doing all the right things to get fit: eating clean and mindfully, counting calories and steps, busting your hump at the gym. And it worked for a while, as pounds steadily melted away. But now the number on …
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Burning Calories. Everyday!
Contributed by: Amanda Albiar, B.A., NCSF-CPT Burning Calories. Everyday! Fall weather might mean packing on the pounds for some, but don’t let that be you. Just because you wear heavier clothes and put on more layers, doesn’t mean you need to skip a workout or eat a huge meal. Did you know that by simply …
Do My Core Muscles Build Better Balance?
Do My Core Muscles Build Better Balance? Contributed by: Bethany Reynolds AFAA-CPT, CI-GEL The core muscles are arguably the most important muscle group in your body.They occupy areas in your lower back, hips, glutes, and of course, the trunk.Everyday living requires constant use of the core muscles and they are vitalto common movements, such as …