Category: healthy

Halloween Calories Can Be Spooky

The amount of extra calories people consume during the Halloween season can definitely sabotage any health and fitness program. Consider this: An average bite size candy bar is between 70-100 calories and that can quickly add up during the festivities and the days before and after. If you really want to get scared, understand that…

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Fitness In Between The Feasts

We all just enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving Feast and in one month, we’ll be back at it during the Christmas and New Year’s dinner, get-togethers and parties. It’s easy to see why Americans gain so much weight during this time of year. The holidays can be a stressful time trying to keep up with the…

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“Turn Over a New Leaf” and “Fall Into Fitness”

Kids are back to school!  Yahoo! Oops, did I say that out loud?! September is a very busy time in the fitness industry, only second to New Year’s Resolutions. Summer holidays are over, school is back in session and now it’s time for YOU! Take advantage of this natural tendency to turn over a new leaf,…

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Halloween Trick or Treat & Move Your Feet!

I was shopping at Target this weekend and my son was begging me to buy Halloween candy. One thing I’ve learned over the years, in this case, is that procrastination is the best approach to curbing the temptation to sneak a few pieces, wind up eating all the candy and being forced to re-purchase. Instead…

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Back to School, Back to YOU!

HAPPY LABOR DAY!!!! Now that kids are back in school, it’s a great opportunity to focus on you and your health and fitness.  At Northwest Personal Training, we know that…. ……committing to a health and fitness program is as much mental as it is physical. Setting up your lifestyle to promote success is key. Figuring out…

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Strengthening Your Heart and Lungs

I’m going to give you a little Exercise Physiology lesson today…all about strengthening your heart and lungs! The cardio-respiratory system or the heart and lungs is responsible for the distribution of oxygen throughout the body. Oxygen, the gas that makes up 21% of the air we breathe, is critical to life. In fact, tissues will start…

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