Mental Health Awareness May is mental Health Awareness month, are you aware of your own mental health? Everyone should be taking the time to focus on the mental health just as much as their physical health. Don’t let yourself get to the breaking point before you start taking control. Mental Health should be something you …
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Tips on keeping a fitness routine
Tips on keeping a fitness routine 1. Building a Routine – Plan your training a week in advance and adjust it to fit your personal/work schedule. – Change up your routine every 4-6 weeks. – Structure your routine specific to your goals. – Write it down and place it somewhere you’ll see every day. – …
At-home treatments for back pain
. At-home treatments for back pain Back pain is the worst! We never feel like we can go about our day properly or even feel like we are stuck in bed. Most of the time back pain is due to stress and tension in the body that is placing focus on your back. Our back …
TRUE or FALSE? Walking will improve bone density
TRUE or FALSE? Walking will improve bone density Contributed by Bethany ReynoldsHealth & Fitness Professional True- But we could build it faster if we hop, skip, or lift weights. Like muscles, bones shrink without stimulation. So standing instead of sitting can be your first step. Astronauts can lose 1 to 2 percent of their bone mass …
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Bridging the Gap Between Yoga and Fitness – Why You Should Be Doing Both
Bridging the Gap Between Yoga and Fitness Contributed by Kimberly Turner E-RYT 500, YACEPYoga & Fitness Professional While we all know how great strength training is for our health and fitness, we might be overlooking some other aspects of our training. Flexibility, mobility, recovery, breathing and meditation/mind work are all things we should also be …
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Habit Stacking
Habit Stacking Contributed by Dani BarbosaHealth & Fitness Professional Did you set any health and fitness goals this year? Most of us did, but life gets crazy and our once hopeful goals get put on the back burner for another year. Often times, when we set our goals, we tend to keep that sexy finished …
Get Online and Get Fit
Get Online and Get Fit Contributed by Bethany ReynoldsHealth & Fitness Professional You know how important exercise is for you. Let’s talk options you have to continue or even to start a fitness program. Your preference might be face-to-face training, while others may prefer online training. At JKFITNESS we offer online training that feels like …
Sleep Goals
Sleep Goals Contributed by Dani BarbosaHealth & Fitness Professional When it comes to improving and maintaining your overall health, sleep is equally as important as nutrition and exercise. Quality sleep promotes recovery, mental clarity, and contributes to weight loss/management. We’ve all been guilty of it. We operate on a few hours of sleep, drag ourselves …
Self-Sabotage: The Art of Getting in Your Own Way
Self-Sabotage: The Art of Getting in Your Own Way Contributed by Kimberly TurnerHealth, Fitness & Yoga Professional Often when we set certain weight loss or fitness goals we end up sabotaging ourselves. When we can recognize self-sabotage we can do a better job of overcoming it so that we don’t ruin our health and wellness …
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Exercising With A Face Mask
Contributed by Bethany ReynoldsHealth & Fitness Professional Summer is here and stay at home orders are easing up. We are so excited that people are eager to get back into the community and see their JKFITNESS family. The big question on everyone’s mind is: Must I exercise with a face mask on?At JKFITNESS we work …