Once you decide to start a health and fitness program, sure, you can go it alone but many people report that having a group of people to work out with can provide the perfect environment for life transforming results. It’s one of the reasons for the success of the CrossFit program – Cross Fit is…
Makeover Challenge
Every year, we host a Spring Makeover Challenge for our clients to help them shed that winter layer and get in great shape for summer. Each year, I like to participate in the challenge also; first, to be right there working hard side by side with our clients; and secondly, because I too enjoy a little…
Tips To Get You PSYCHED To WORKOUT!
If you’re lacking motivation and finding every excuse NOT to exercise, here’s some tips that might actually get you excited to workout! Get a massage Set a goal that if you workout X number of times per week or per month, you’ll treat yourself to a massage! Gamble Set a challenge with your buddies and…
Bike To Get Fit
Cycling is a low-impact activity that works your heart and lungs, strengthens your lower body and burns some calories. Plus it gets you outside which is good for your body, mind and spirit! Most of us have rode and owned a bike at some point in our life so there’s some muscle memory there and…
Working Out When You Just Don’t Have Time
The number one reason people say they don’t exercise is because they just don’t have the time. It’s true that more and more people are expressing that they are overwhelmed and just don’t seem to have the time to get it all done. It was reported that many of us receive on average 150 emails…
Walk Your Way to Your BEST YOU!!
I recently discovered that one of our Personal Trainers at NW Personal Training, Jolene Nelson, transformed her body and her entire life just by walking! She posted on social media “I lost the weight from walking!!! I would walk on my lunch break, on the weekends, and after work.” Her transformation is absolutely incredible and it…
Don’t Be A Quitter
Since many join a gym and resolve to get fit at this time of year, it’s probably a good idea to examine some of the reasons why someone quits long before they’ve achieved their goals. If you’ve ever joined a fitness club and soon after found yourself wondering why you ever signed on the dotted…
New Fitness Activities To Try In 2017
Variety is the spice of life so as many of us launch a fitness program to help us get in better shape for the New Year, perhaps trying something new will keep us motivated and committed. It’s always a good idea to step out of your comfort zone, challenge yourself and meet new people. You…
Spring Into Cycling
Cycling is a fabulous low-impact cardiovascular workout that definitely will strengthen and tone your legs! And even if you haven’t rode a bike since elementary school, riding a bike is just like, well, riding a bike! However…. ……whether you cycle recreationally or competitively, cycling requires a great deal of leg strength and endurance in your…
Wake Up Call
Have you ever stopped to look closely at a tombstone? Usually it will list the deceased’s name, perhaps a few words to remember them by and then it will list the date they were born and the date they died, with a dash in between. This dash – that interval – represents their life. It’s…