As our 2nd wedding anniversary approached, Tom and I discussed what our favorite way to celebrate our anniversary would be. At the moment, one of our favorite activities to do together as a couple is golfing. Tom and I go to the driving range, play different golf courses, play at Scratch (where Tom recently became…
Even though children and youth enjoy playing, many are not getting the necessary amount of exercise recommended daily. Fitness training for your kid(s) may be something you’ve never considered. However, it is an important activity to include in your child/teenager’s life. According to the National Academy of Sports Medicine in the Optimum Performance Training for…
Summer is a great time to focus on health and fitness. Here are a few ways to become healthier this summer: 1. Work out 3-6 days per week. 2. Drink lots of water. 3. Sleep more. Try to get 7-8 hours per night or what your body needs. (It’s probably more than you think!) Try…
I had been curious to try Bikram or hot yoga for a while. The benefits of yoga for the golfer are many: increased flexibility, coordination, balance and focus to name a few. Having tried it in the past and being a little bored after a class or two I dismissed it as not for me….
Are you going on a trip this summer? Do you want to look good in your bikini or swim trunks? Do you want to feel healthier? I’m going to give you some tips on losing weight for the summer! In order to lose weight you need to burn more calories than you consume! There are…
Alright … here’s a fun full-body workout you can perform pretty much anywhere with barely any equipment and using body weight. Perform the 5 exercises as a circuit and run through 4 times. 1. Spiderman walks – Start in a push-up position with abdominals engaged, and then reach one foot forwards. Next walk your hands diagonally…
In my Stott Pilates training, I studied Pilates equipment as well as matwork. Pilates equipment includes reformer, Cadillac, stability chair, arc barrel, spine corrector, and ladder barrel. Small equipment such as fitness circles and flex-band exercisers can be used to make mat Pilates workouts or equipment workouts even harder or provide more resistance and feedback….
It’s easier to do workouts that are exciting rather than boring. A way to keep your workouts interesting and have you wanting to exercise is to be creative and add variety to your workouts. Here are some ways to add variety and work out in all types of weather: Sunny/Warm: Walking Hiking Golf Tennis Swimming…
You join a gym and find an abundance of different fitness classes and trainers. How do you know what is the best choice for you? Are trainers really worth the expense? I’m going to give a bit of clarification on some of these questions. There are free classes at the gym, so why shouldn’t I…
You work hard exercising before your vacation so you look and feel great …then you splurge on the vacation … end up putting on a few pounds … then after the vacation work hard to get those pounds off or have a hard time getting back into your schedule. Has this sort of thing…
