Train for Life

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  • Top Foods to Give You Energy and Increase Happiness and Overall Health and Well-Being

    Try incorporating these 7 alkaline foods into your meals this week!   And… Yes, you can have your chocolate too –  in moderation!   Eat Well! Be Active! Be Healthy! Be YOU!    

  • Foods to Boost Your Energy

    It’s the start of a new week… Here are some healthy bites to increase your energy levels and get you through the week with ease!

  • Get Bigger, Bolder Shoulders with this Shoulder Strengthening Circuit!

    Here’s how to get bigger, bolder shoulders! An added benefit to performing shoulder exercises is becoming less injury prone.  Our shoulder muscles are important muscles to strengthen because these muscles are responsible for stabilizing this joint during all shoulder movements (flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, and internal and external rotation).  Strong shoulder muscles help prevent shoulder dislocation…

  • Amp Your Attitude – Ways to Create a Positive Mindset for Your Future Workout Sessions!

    What You Do Right Now Is the Most Important Thing in the World Every single action you take toward your fitness goals is important, but unless you make each step the most important thing in the world, you will never get the results you are capable of getting.  Adopt the mindset that as you exercise,…

  • 5 Principles to Create an Effective Exercise Program

    Incorporate the exercise principles below into your workouts this weekend! 1. MAKE A DECISION AND BEGIN Get started now! If you are starting out for the very first time, start small with simple choices and goals.  Develop a “master plan” for later when your body is ready for a well-developed, more complex exercise plan. Remember:  Decisions are not…

  • 30+ Reasons To Go To The Gym!

    There are no more excuses! Get Up, Get Out, and Get to the Gym! Your body will thank you! Here’s why: You will wake up feeling motivated, not deflated. Your clothes will fit better. You will keep up with your kids (or pet dog) is easier. You will get rid of lower back pain. You will have more…

  • Let’s Train Those Abdominals – Ready… Set… Go!

    How to train your abdominals without performing abdominal-specific exercises? 1.  Deadlift Stand holding the middle of a barbell (or two dumbbells in each hand) in front of your body. Perform a standard deadlift while holding the weight level.  Bend forward at the hips, keep knees straight (but avoid locking-out your knees), keep back flat,  draw-in…

  • Thirsty Thursday Drink Recipe!

    As this Thursday comes to an end, here is a tasty and healthy drink recipe that can be served cold or hot.  It is a perfect winter drink for those typical chilly nights or atypical warm, sunny days! Apple Cider Smoothie Ingredients 1/2 Lemon 1 cup  Water 3 Green Apples (diced) 2 handfuls Spinach 1 inch…

  • Daily Workout #11 – A Quick Full Body Circuit!

    Daily Workout #11  When you are short on time, here is a quick circuit that will hit each major muscle group and challenge your stability. Lat Pulldown on Stability Ball 2 x 12 Pec Fly on Stability Ball 2 x 12 Squat with Shoulder Press 2 x 12 Tricep Extension (“Scull Crushers”) on Stability Ball…

  • The Ultimate Guide to Good Posture – Office Edition

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