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24 Jan 2022
Los Gatos Fitness Trainers' 3 Tools to Make Results Easier

Our Los Gatos personal fitness trainers have got three super important tools you need for your "Results-Getting Toolbox". These three tools can help you build MOMENTUM so that you become UNSTOPPABLE as you move toward ALL of your goals (not just health & fitness goals). Ready for them? Let’s dive in... TOOL #1: A Proven Roadmap for Success Want to write a book? Learn to speak Chinese? Heal your gut? Lose body fat? Our Los Gatos personal fitness trainers want you to find out how other people reached that same goal, choose a plan that resonates with you … and then follow the plan. This one seems obvious, but a lot of times (especially ....
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21 Jan 2022
Campbell Fitness Trainers' Tips to Reset Your Day

Our Campbell personal fitness trainers want to know... How are you doing today? How did you sleep last night … have you gotten in any workouts this week … are you focusing on whole foods … and how is your mood? We're asking because all of that is RELATED. Our Campbell personal fitness trainers see it all the time and have experienced it first hand. When just one of those things is out of whack, it can throw everything else out of whack right along with it! A bad night of sleep can throw your hunger hormones out of balance, making you feel hungry … even if you’ve eaten enough A stressful day can leave you exhausted and craving ....
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19 Jan 2022
One “Holiday” You Don’t Want to Celebrate

Today is a big date … It’s January 19 – aka “quitter’s day.” The company that runs Strava (the fitness tracking app) says that’s the day by which most people who set New Years fitness and wellness goals end up quitting. You do NOT have to be one of those people! In this blog, we're going to talk about one of the MOST IMPORTANT reasons people give up on their goals. It’s because: They didn’t have a plan for when they slipped up. And by slip up, we mean when they missed a workout, ate foods they weren’t “supposed to eat,” stayed up too late, or somehow “failed” ....
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17 Jan 2022
Protein-Packed Snacks from our San Jose Nutrition Coaches

Our San Jose Nutrition Coaches have got a real treat for you – 3 healthy snacks that can help you make it through the mid-afternoon slump. After all, mid-afternoon is one of the most popular snacking times! That's why our San Jose Nutrition Coaches recommend planning ahead so you have something healthy on hand when the "slump hour" sneaks in. These snacks are surprisingly satisfying and so tasty you’d never guess they’re actually GOOD for you. PLUS, our San Jose Nutrition Coaches love all of these snacks because they are high in protein and low in sugar, so they’ll easily tide you over till dinnertime … AND keep you on track with your ....
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14 Jan 2022
Where Recognition Grows Results!

At Method3 Fitness, each of our partners is invited to be part of our online community. In our private Method3 Fitness Partners Facebook Group, our partners can take part in weekly challenges, share recipes, ask questions, cheer one another on and more! One of our favorite weekly activities in the group is called "Bright Spots Fri-YAY!", where we encourage partners to share a highlight from their week. Now, you may think this is just a silly Friday tradition but did you know our Method3 coaches actually have a scientific reason for doing this? It all boils down to what researchers have dubbed as "The Progress Principle". This principle is generally used in the office place to ....
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10 Jan 2022
Is This Robbing You of Results?

You know we're all about POSITIVE ACTION, right? Basically, focusing on the actions that will move you toward whatever it is that you want. Well, today we're going to get a little <gasp!> NEGATIVE. It’s time to take inventory of the things that are getting in your way – the hurdles between you and your vision of success. These hurdles drain your energy … resources … confidence … and make the journey from where you are NOW to where you want to BE longer and more challenging. Here’s what we're talking about. Let’s say you have a goal of finally loosing those extra pounds or being fit enough to ....
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7 Jan 2022
San Jose Personal Fitness Trainers' Top Tip to Achieve Your Goals

Our San Jose personal fitness trainers hear it every year... one of the oldest jokes in fitness is about how gyms are always packed in January but clear out by February 1. Get it? So many people rush in to start the new year “right,” but then get frustrated and quickly give up. Well, this year might be different, given the ongoing pandemic and latest variants, but the point remains: It’s funny because it’s true. But our San Jose personal fitness trainers don’t want you to let the joke keep you on the couch. This year, turn it upside down by making smarter choices about how you’re going to attack your goals. Moderation is good. Slow starts ....
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3 Jan 2022
It’s Not Just About Your Goals

Welcome to 2022! If you’re not already feeling FIRED UP for SUCCESS … this mini mindset exercise will help you get there. (And if you are, it will take it to the next level!) Chances are you’ve set quite a few goals in the past... Just the fact that you’re reading our blog is a pretty good hint that you’re focused and goal-oriented. Well today, we’re going to crank that up a bit. What if this year, we expanded the idea of “goals” into something even BIGGER – a vision of SUCCESS. Think about what would make 2022 a successful year for you. What would you look back on in amazement, pride, and excitement? We're ....
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31 Dec 2021
Los Gatos Fitness Trainers' Tips For Finding Time in 2022

Our Los Gatos fitness trainers want to know, do you have friends who just can’t get enough of watching sports? The ones who watch every minute of every game? We do! And often, they can’t believe we're not doing the same. Think about it…that’s an average of 4 hours spent in front of the TV – some game time, lots of commercials. And you know what? Most people do. The Nielsen Co. says the average person watches more than 4 hours a day. And that doesn’t count how much time we spend staring at our phones or laptops – hours more for most folks. Our Los Gatos fitness trainers' point isn’t that screen time is bad and ....
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27 Dec 2021
5 Important Questions to Ask Yourself

We’ve got a GREAT mindset exercise that’ll help you: S et amazing new goals for 2022, and even more importantly, Give you the power to reach them. FACT: almost all of us have had New Year’s resolutions at one point or another ... that we gave up on just a few short weeks later. Want to know one of the main things that separate those who quit and those who don’t? It’s engaging in regular REFLECTION along the way. And a lot of people do it the wrong way. True reflection is a PROCESS that helps you recognize what’s working … and what isn’t … by asking yourself specific questions. Questions that can help ....
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