Train for Life

Category: Tips to Stay Active and Keep Moving

  • Stay on Par at the Fitness Bar

    The holiday season has begun, but your fitness progress is not all done.  Are you making progress with your health goals? Certified Personal Trainer and ACE Coach, Luke Andrus discusses 5 strategies to keep your health goals goals on track and look beyond weight; it is not all about that dreaded number on the scale. Chip Away at a Bad Habit Find a…

  • Workout Wednesday

    How to Stay Consistent with your exercise routine in midst of the holidays. Some movement is better than no movement! Exercise for thy mind and thy body will follow. – Self

  • Happy 4th of July!

    BBQs, S’mores, and Festive Cocktails… On my! Summer has begun! But, how will I continue to be active and healthy and reach my fitness goals? Run along the beach? Hike the trails? Swim in a lake? It does not take much! Keep your body moving and filled with colorful, nutrient-rich foods. Make your plate festive and…

  • Workout Wednesday

    Are you struggling to lose those last 5 pounds to reach your goal weight? Do you have much more weight to lose and just can’t seem to maintain a consistent healthy, active lifestyle? Are you seeking ways to simply feel good and be happy? 5 Simple Tips to Lose Weight, Keep It Off, and Reach Happiness Move—and then move some more. Exercise routines are…

  • Workout Wednesday

    Do you often say to yourself, “I am at the gym… Now, what should I do?” First, do not focus on what you should do; focus on what want to do.  Do what feels good to you today. To get you started and stay motivated… I have compiled a “list” of 5 basic movement patterns to include during each gym session.  Push Movement Examples:…

  • Workout Wednesday

    You have-to go to the gym… But, you do not want-to. Do these words sound familiar? Make fitness FUN. Be a kid again! There are countless games and activities to play at the gym to embrace your inner child, jump rope, hopscotch, four square, and dodge ball, to name a few. Another activity to try is crawling, or Bear Crawls.  Crawling…

  • Workout Wednesday

    Do you think there are not enough hours in a day to exercise? Do the words “I don’t have time to go to the gym” sound familiar? Time is not an excuse. Terry Echmann, PhD, provides effective tools to help you reach your physical goals and establish new neural connections. These tools focus on N.E.A.T. What is N.E.A.T.? Non-Exercise Activity…

  • Workout Wednesday

    Are you new to exercise? Did you just join a gym today and do not have a clue of what to do? Are you fearful of the gym environment? The gym can be a scary place for anyone at first: big unusual machines, loud grunting muscle men, and the pushy personal trainer trying to make a sale, to name a…

  • Holiday HIIT

    Have you missed one, two, three, or more workouts this past week? Have holiday parties or end-of-the-year deadlines replaced your workouts? Do you need more energy to end 2017 feeling happy and alive instead of fatigued and overworked? Today treat yourself to only 20 minutes and power through the following bodyweight exercises! What’s more? They can be…

  • Workout Wednesday

    Do you have time to watch a 1-hour episode of Dancing with the Stars? Do you have time to browse your Facebook or Twitter News Feeds during a 30-minute lunch break? Do you have 10-minutes to play a silly, brainless mobile app game? You have time to exercise. Prioritize your health. Exercise: It does not take much. The National Guidelines for Physical…