Achieve Your Goals in 3 Easy Steps Have you ever had a goal that you just couldn’t seem to gain ground on? You really worked hard at achieving it by investing the time, at least you thought you did, but it just remained out of reach? What did you do? If you’re like most, you…
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January 2019 Newsletter
Myelin: The Gatekeeper to Developing Any Skill I have a question for you. Have you ever heard the phrase muscle memory? I certainly have. In fact, I’ve used that very phrase many times over the last 25 years of coaching health and fitness with my clients. I couldn’t tell you where I heard it in…
2018 December Newsletter
2 Thumbs Up for Toys for Tots Success! Thank you to ALL of you who contributed all sorts of fun toys in support of the Toys for Tots drive. With all of you participating, we were able to fill two boxes and then some! Thank you also to those of you who joined our team…
2018 November Newsletter
Article – Breathing – Your Key to Improved Health Imagine growing up not being able to breathe well. You get winded and wheeze when running around outside with your friends. You struggle to take in full breaths at times. Yet, you strive on, insistent on doing whatever you want to do, until it happens. You experience…
2018 October Newsletter
Article – BodyBasics Mobility Circuit – “Why” to Support the “How” The bodies we possess are incredible in their design. Just watch any athletic event and it becomes clear how willing and able our bodies are to respond to just about anything we command them to do. That is, until we stop moving well. Take for example…
2018 September Newsletter
Article – Sleep Apnea, A Broken Jaw and the Transformation! I had such an awesome experience yesterday! I met up with a high school classmate name Brian Duval who had posted on Facebook two DRAMATIC before and after pictures of himself. The guy looked like he was wearing a fat suit in one and then like…
Iron Sharpens Iron
The message of today’s article is this. Iron sharpens iron. Or, in my experience, investing time and energy with another great facility owner sharpens my want to be great as well. You may recall from my last article that I mentioned several ways to become a great leader. One of them was to invest in…
Leadership Needs a Nudge
Have you ever heard someone say he or she was born a leader? I definitely have! In fact, when my daughter was all of maybe 4 years old, I was told that very thing by her preschool teacher one day when I arrived to pick her up. As I walked into the classroom my daughter…
2018 August Newsletter
Article – Acupuncture and the Treatment of Chronic Pain Written by Nicole Rasor, Licensed Acupuncturist, 1984 Olympian As a former high-performance athlete and a migraine sufferer, I have experience with chronic pain. Acupuncture in conjunction with appropriate exercise and anti-inflammatory diet, gave me migraine relief and allows me to avoid surgical interventions. My positive experience led me to…
2018 June Newsletter
Article – Healthy Bones are Happy Bones By Chris Litten Happy June to all of you! Hopefully you read last month’s article about aging on your terms and were inspired to put aside one of the six myths I discussed in replace for action. This month join me in exploring our bones. A very consistent reason for…
2018 May Newsletter
Article – Age On Your Terms: 6 Aging Myths Debunked As coaches of the boomer generation and beyond, we have heard countless individuals come into our studio already prepared to tell us what they can’t do because of their age or what limitations they have because of their age. I am here to debunk six common myths….
Quinoa and Turkey Mini Meatloaves
Gluten-free, kid-friendly and with a quinoa and turkey base….this recipe is alluring on so many levels! From a dish that is traditional and well known evolves a new dinner treat with a fun spin. In this recipe, you’ll enjoy the addition of a protein-rich and flavorful binder that isn’t egg-based: quinoa. I rate it above the lean ground turkey…
2018 April Newsletter
BodyBasics Will Be Closed Friday, April 6 and Saturday, April 7 Just a reminder for all that may not have heard, we will be closed on these dates so that all of us can participate together in some continuing education in Phoenix. Get excited! We’ll all be coming back with renewed energy and new ideas…
2018 March Newsletter
Article – Feet are Neat: Do barefoot activities behoove you? by: Nate Burrous When you take time to think about it, feet are pretty neat. The feet and ankles possess more than 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments, 33 joints and a whopping 52 bones. That is more than 25 percent of all the bones in your body…
2018 February Newsletter
Article – Eat Better to Move Better and Feel Better By: Chris Litten For most of us, the inflammation stemming from some form of arthritis is the norm. According to the Arthritis Foundation, it accounts for 44 million outpatient visits and 992,100 hospitalizations every year. Arthritis is actually a more frequent cause of inactivity than heart disease,…
2018 January Newsletter
Article – New Year, New Mindset My son loves school. Okay, not really. Let’s be honest. He knows he has no choice in the matter so he tolerates going. So, you can imagine how much Kris and I have discussed his mindset when it comes to his studying. Recently, the two of us were at our wits…
2017 December Newsletter
Article – The Real Fountain of Youth – Our Mobility There is nothing that pulls at my heart strings more than seeing someone who has lost their ability to move well because of lifestyle choices that have now caught up with them and compromised the quality of their movement. It doesn’t matter the age. I’ve witnessed…
2017 November Newsletter
Article – Tame Your Elephant With These 3 Simple Steps The other day as I was getting my morning cardio I found the nutrition coach in me in need of educating. My urge to voice started when a client to the right of me made a comment about their bodyweight when the treadmill digitally suggested that they…
2017 October Newsletter
Article – Preventing and Managing Heart Disease from a Holistic Perspective Katie Rose, NMD Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States, and its killing at a rate of 1 death every 40 seconds (1). Now, I typically don’t believe in using fear to change behavior, but those are some scary statistics. What’s even…
2017 September Newsletter
Article – BodyBasics Mobility Circuit – “Why” to Support the “How” The bodies we possess are incredible in their design. Just watch any athletic event and it becomes clear how willing and able our bodies are to respond to just about anything we command them to do. That is, until we stop moving well. Take for example…
2017 August Newsletter
Article – Bring Out Your Inner Super Hero! This past weekend, as I watched a back to school commercial in which different kids take on the persona of all of the superheroes brought to life in the theatres this summer by wearing clothes representing them, I started thinking about heart health and this article. Okay, those of…
