Fitness After 40 – Here’s How Things Change
Here’s the cold, hard truth. Between birth and age 30, your muscles grew bigger and stronger. But after that 30th birthday, you begin losing muscle mass – up to 3 to 5 percent each ten years if you’re not active. Fitness after 40 looks different, but it’s more important than ever. This is what you […]
Why you should hire a trainer, not join a gym
We’ve written about this topic before, but we’re revisiting it today from another perspective. If your goal is to lose weight, improve health, build strength, or any variation of that theme, you’re better off hiring a trainer – not just joining a gym. Here’s why. On the surface, it may seem that joining a gym […]
How to Commit to Your Health Resolutions in 2017
After a holiday season of too much food and not enough exercise, it’s little surprise that so many New Year’s resolutions involve a renewed focus on health and wellness. But motivation only gets us so far, and just three weeks into the new year, most people will have already given up on their goals. If […]
Three Reasons to Hire a Personal Trainer in Reno – or Anywhere
Almost 70% of Americans will begin some sort of fitness program. And in less than three months, 80% of them will have already quit. The same percentage of Americans have gym memberships that they don’t use. But 85% of all people who have a personal trainer maintain their fitness routine. Interesting, no? Here are three […]
The New Year’s Resolution Curse
With a fresh new year nearly here, many of us begin thinking about resolutions to improve our lives. A common theme in New Year’s resolutions relates to health and wellness. It’s what prompts so many people to join a gym, buy new workout clothes or a pair of athletic shoes, and pick up a container […]
Three Easy Ways to Stay Healthy (And Sane) this Holiday Season
We’re well into the holiday season now, so watch out, because here comes the seasonal junk food at the office. Here come the New Year, New Me slogans. Here come the holiday parties and the holiday drinks. Here come the frantic gift searching, and the “I’ll just put myself on hold until the New Year” mentality. […]
Macronutrient Calculations – Where to Begin
This post is part of our nutrition series. Read the first and second installments, How Important is Nutrition to Exercise and Your Health and Planning your Nutrition? Start Here. When creating a change in one’s health and fitness level, becoming aware of food intake is very important. Macronutrients are best defined as the large components that make […]
What Seniors Should Know about Fitness & Target Heart Rates
Many of us are confused about the topic of heart rate zones for cardiovascular conditioning, and nowhere is the information more vague than for our senior population. This is what seniors should know about fitness and target heart rates. Target Heart Rates It has generally been believed that the formula that is most practical for […]