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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Engaging your core Improving core strength is a common goal for anybody looking to move and feel better, but how can we get stronger if we don’t know exactly what we are trying to strengthen? Let me break something down for you, endless crunches and side bends WILL NOT build a strong functional core OR …
Is Building muscle your goal? Then don’t… When you bend your arm for a bicep curl you are contracting your biceps. The goal is to build muscle so when exerting a force, like lifting a dumbbell up against gravity, the primary goal is the lift. In Eccentric training you focus more on controlling the speed …
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5 Yoga Techniques to Get You Through the Holidays Contributed by Kimberly Black E-RYT200/RYT500, YACEP It’s that time of the year again! You’ve got Holiday parties every other day. You’re still trying to find the perfect gifts. Maybe you have to travel and deal with busy airports. Baking cookies, family pictures, decorating, wrapping gifts, …
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Written by: Julia Karlstad, M.Ed., CSCS, SFN-ISSA In the spring of 2017 I received a call from Ulysses Press asking if I’d be interested in writing a book about fitness specific to the bariatric population. Considering that I told myself and many others after the authorship of my first book in 2009, Rx Fitness for …
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Try Soba Noodles Made from Buckwheat…It’s Not Wheat! Provided by: Amanda Albiar, NCSF-CPT I enjoy a healthy change in my eating regimen and thus try to bring variety into my eating plan. One of the ways I do this is by paying attention to how a chef prepares a certain dish when eating out or …
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3 Steps to Quiet Your Anxiety Contributed by: Ciara Floyd, M.S., NSCF-CPT, NSCA-CSCS Anxiety and worry affect everyone in different ways and different situations. You may worry about your family’s safety, whether you did something wrong if a friend didn’t text you back, or if you made the right decision about the new job you …
Learn to Enjoy the Little Things Contributed by: Dustin Gonzalez, M.S., NASM-CPT What’s so great about the little things in life? They are what we will remember and appreciate when we reflect on days gone by. A little thing may be a fun evening with friends. It may be the joy of learning something new. …
Essential Oils for Cold, Flu, and Sinus Congestion Relief Contributed by: Kimberly Black, 200YT Cold and flu season is upon us and if over the counter medications aren’t your thing why not try a natural remedy? Essential oils are a fantastic and natural way to combat sinus infections, cough, colds, flu or just those winter …
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Take Charge of Your Health Contributed by: Michael Devon, B.A., NASM-CPT If you feel like trying to eat healthy and working out regularly are too hard in today’s society, then you would be correct. As technology continues to save us time by making everyday tasks, like driving to work instead of having to walk, easy …
