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  5 Jun 2023

  San Jose Personal Fitness Trainers Share: 5 Ways to Love Your Heart and Stay Healthy

  Prepare to have your mind blown by our San Jose personal fitness trainers! Do you have a tennis ball nearby? Grab that tennis ball and give it a hard squeeze. That’s about the same amount of force your heart uses to pump blood through your body… And it does that about 100,000 times a day (35 million times a year)! Pretty wild, right? That’s a LOT of work! With heart disease being the top cause of death globally, it's time to prioritize your heart health. That said, here are 5 simple steps from our San Jose personal fitness trainers that you can start doing TODAY to protect your heart and show it some love: 1) ....

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  2 Jun 2023

  Muscle Mastery: Unlocking the Power of Strength for a Fit and Fabulous You

  Let's have some fun and break the mold of how we typically think about our muscles. Sure, they might not be on your mind until you need to lift something heavy or unleash your inner superhero, but here's a mind-blowing revelation: Building muscle is about more than just looks. It's a key factor in your overall health and plays a crucial role in the aging process. So, let's dive into why flexing those muscles is the coolest thing you can do for yourself! Here are 7 reasons to build more muscle, starting right now: 1. You start losing muscle around the age of 30. Yes, you read that right. On average, people lose around 3%-8% each decade… and then it ....

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  29 May 2023

  8 Real-Life Habits to Become More Resilient

  We’ve been talking a lot about resilience and taking personal responsibility for our health and fitness here on our blog this month. Today, we’re going to get REAL on the mindset, habits, and actions you can take to become more resilient. One thing we love about these habits is that they just plain FEEL good — and when you stack them together, you feel unstoppable. 8 Real-Life Habits to Become More Resilient Practice mindfulness. Examples: meditation and deep breathing. Start with just 1-2 minutes and build up to 10 once or twice a day. Create “down” time. Examples: make time for activities that help you relax, like hobbies, ....

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  26 May 2023

  Los Gatos Personal Fitness Trainers' Guide to Managing Stress

  Our Los Gatos personal fitness trainers want to know... how many kinds of stress are you dealing with right now? (There are SIX major types of it.) Stress is like a double-edged sword for our health. In manageable doses, it can actually be good for you and boost your resilience. It can motivate you to push forward to new heights and it can boost your focus and energy. It can even make your body release hormones to raise our performance, both mentally and physically. But too much stress has the opposite effect. It can affect your mood, your sleep, and your overall health. It’s linked with high blood pressure, heart disease, depression, and ....

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  22 May 2023

  Perception Is So Important (and Changeable)

  Scenario One: “Hi, how’s it going?” an acquaintance asks you on a Monday morning. “Ugh!” you reply. “I’ve got a bad case of the Mondays.” Sound familiar? I’m sure – especially if the traffic was terrible or the kids were giving you a hard time. Now try Scenario Two: “Hi, how’s it going” an acquaintance asks you on a Monday morning. “Things are good,” you reply. “I made it to work on time and I’m ready to dive in!” In both cases, you’ve had the same morning so far. Everything’s the same, that is, except your perception. How you ....

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  19 May 2023

  Campbell Personal Fitness Trainers' Favorite Tips to Strengthen Your Mental Toughness

  On our previous blog, our Campbell personal fitness trainers talked about a trait called “grit” — which is connected to mental toughness and resilience. It’s the drive that helps you see your goals through to the end. But there’s something about grit/mental toughness that we tend to forget as we get older… It’s actually EMPOWERING and FUN to build it! Remember when you were a kid and you were learning a new skill — swimming, riding a bike, jumping rope, shooting baskets, etc — and you’d challenge yourself to do just a little more? And then you’d be so proud of yourself as ....

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  15 May 2023

  Successful People All Have This In Common

  Can you guess the one surprising factor that separates West Point cadets who finish the grueling “Beast Barracks” initiation from those who don’t? It’s not strength… speed… or smarts. It’s GRIT — aka the passion and perseverance to reach your long-term goals — and it’s a huge component of mental toughness and taking personal responsibility for your outcomes. And it can play a big role in helping YOU to reach your goals, too. Psychologists were interested in what led cadets to drop out during their West Point initiation, so they ran a study that spanned 9 different classes. Now to even get ....

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  12 May 2023

  The Surprising Truth About Willpower

  A lot of people ask us about willpower because they think they don’t have enough of it. Here’s what’s wild about that: it turns out, the fact that they think they don’t have enough willpower might be why they don’t have enough. Say what? Back in the 1990s, scientists came up with a theory called “ego depletion,” which basically says that willpower is a limited resource. And, if you’re tired, stressed, or have made a ton of decisions during the day, you’re more likely to run out of it. Which sets you up for skipping your planned workouts, ordering takeout instead of eating a healthy home-cooked meal, ....

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  8 May 2023

  Stronger Than Ever: 8 Ways to OWN IT from Our San Jose Personal Fitness Trainers

  This month on our blog, with the guidance of our San Jose personal fitness trainers, we’re focused on taking BIG ACTION toward our goals by doubling down on the one thing that will help you move the needle forward in a BIG WAY… It’s taking PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY (aka practicing resilience, mental toughness, or whatever you want to call it)! These actions will step up your self-care game AND help you reach (& exceed) your health and fitness goals, with the help of San Jose personal fitness trainers. 8 Ways to Own Your Outcome/Practice Personal Responsibility Hold yourself accountable. Hold yourself accountable: As your San ....

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  5 May 2023

  7 Steps to Create Growth in Your Life This Month

  All around us in May are signs of nature growing. So, how can you take this powerful cue and create growth in your own life? Look inward. In what aspects of your life do you want to grow the most? Why is this important to you? How do you anticipate this growth changing your life? Look outward. What challenges can you anticipate? Whose support will be available? How will conditions shape your Plan A – and, just as importantly, your Plan B? Nourish yourself. This means practicing healthy habits and self-care, speaking to yourself in positive affirmations, and seeking wise counsel. And it means reading books, taking in art, and practicing mindfulness. Express ....

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