Kirstie Alley
Here’s a recent article with helpful tips on nutrition from Laurie, our Lite for Life director at Los Gatos Health & Fitness club. Laurie writes about some of Kirstie's recent eating habits during her very public struggle with weight loss and weigh gain in the spotlight. I caught a re-run of Oprah the other day featuring guest star Kirstie Alley. Kirstie was bringing Oprah up to speed on her weight loss battle and various TV projects. Oprah asked about a typical day of eating and Kirstie went into what she described as “monoeating.” Apparently, this refers to eating mostly the same ...
Owning Your Life
It’s your life – Own it! ”True freedom begins and ends with personal accountability.” - Dan Zadra “It’s not my fault - if only I had grown up living with both parents, I wouldn’t be the way I am.” “If only I had more education, I would have gotten that promotion at work.” “I don’t have good genes – so there’s nothing I can do about my weight.” Sound like excuses? All of us at one time or another make similar comments, usually to justify a situation or a place we are in our lives. To say that you can always control situations is certainly ...
9 Strategies for a Fit & Healthy You
Here’s a great article from Tanya Stroh, an online personal trainer, fitness professional and of our Twitter and Facebook friend’s too. Tanya sent us 9 helpful strategies we can use to help us reach our health and fitness goals. Here it is below... Weight loss and exercise; 9 Strategies for a Fit & Healthy You Yes, you can achieve your fitness goals. In the beginning, it might not be easy. You might hate it, and you may feel like quitting - but here are some strategies from those that have been successful to help keep you motivated! Remember losing weight and achieving ...
Childhood Nutrition
With child obesity growing each year in the United States, it's important to get our kids excited about eating healthy foods and having an active lifestyle. Here's a recent article with helpful tips on childhood nutrition from Laurie, our Lite for Life director at my Los Gatos Health & Fitness club. Many of my clients have young children in their lives, whether it be their own little ones or their dear grandchildren. Since most of our consult time is spent talking about the client rather than the kids, I’d like to take this opportunity to touch on childhood nutrition. With childhood ...
Personal Letter from Arnold
The world knows Arnold Schwarzenegger as a famous bodybuilder and a Hollywood action hero, but he is also a successful businessman, generous philanthropist and California's 38th Governor. As Governor, he has traveled across the country and around the world promoting California-grown products, cutting-edge technologies and the state's diverse travel destination. Using his background as an internationally recognized athlete, Governor Schwarzenegger has made restoring health and fitness a top priority. He signed legislation making the state's school nutrition standards the most progressive in the nation and continues to promote healthy habits by taking harmful trans fats out of California restaurants and ensuring ...
Brian Tracy’s Health Tips
If you have heard of Brian Tracy, then you may know that he is a Best Selling Author and Professional Speaker who has helped thousands of people achieve their personal and professional goals. He is one of America's leading authorities on the enhancement of personal effectiveness, the development of human potential, and the art of salesmanship. Brian has consulted with more than 500 corporations, speaks four languages and has shared his winning insights with hundreds of thousands of eager men and women in more than 80 countries. He is an avid reader of management, psychology, economics, metaphysics, and history. A dynamic speaker, he ...
Attitude – A Life Altering Gift
"If you don't like something, change it; if you can't change it, change the way you think about it." ~Mary Engelbreit “You need an attitude adjustment!” How many times have you heard those words or spoken them? How true they are, because attitudes are just that – adjustable! There are no set-in-stone rules that tell you how to react as situations unfold in your life. Almost always, you have the choice as to which type of attitude you will have. Suppose someone pulls out in front of you in traffic and you get upset. That person didn’t make you angry – you made ...
TIME
This past weekend, I had the chance to catch up on some of my reading. After finishing an interesting book on time management, I began jotting down a few notes on some of the tips I learned from the book. In mid-sentence, I had one of those “eureka” moments - One of those rare moments where I have total clarity in my thought process. I immediately wrote down this thought and decided I would include this in my next blog and share it with you. [caption id="attachment_3699" align="alignright" width="240" caption="photo by Sam Rohn"][/caption] Time is the ultimate equalizer among all men ...
Your Life is Now
So, I have to admit something… I typically don’t look forward to my morning cardio. In fact, it seems more like punishment then anything else. The funny thing is that I know that when I am done, I feel like a million bucks! I expected this Monday morning to be no exception, but it was. I had forgotten my book at home so I decided to put on my ipod and pass the tine listening to music. I wasn’t searching for anything in particular, just a beat that I could pedal to. I have a variety of music on my ...
Fitness Advice
Kirstie Alley
Here’s a recent article with helpful tips on nutrition from Laurie, our Lite for Life director at Los Gatos Health & Fitness club. Laurie writes about some of Kirstie’s recent eating habits during her very public struggle with weight loss and weigh gain in the spotlight. Read More →
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This workout will be about intestinal fortitude and perseverance. “Never leave anyone behind” is a belief amongst the combat military and public safety forces in America. Stick with your partner and motivate them to go beyond they’re capabilities and in 25 minutes of this buddy work out you will get your heart pumping and more importantly... [Read More]
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Last week I was able to break away from work and hit the Vegas strip. It inspired to create today’s 21 full body workout. This is a great workout to blast the chest, shoulders, triceps and work the legs. Let’s take a gamble on today’s workout and play “Black Jack“! Warm up: 15 minutes of cardio on treadmill, bike... [Read More]
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