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  18 Nov 2024

  Holiday Stress Management Tips from Your Los Gatos Personal Trainers

  Our Los Gatos personal fitness trainers want you to know that s taying healthy this holiday season means more than managing your fitness and food. It also means keeping stress from overtaking your head and your heart. The good news about holiday stress? Everybody feels it! Yep – mental health experts say 89% of us get buggy this time of year. So, you’re not alone if the thought of shopping, traveling, and dealing (again) with Aunt Minerva’s nosiness are already on your mind. Here’s what our Los Gatos personal fitness trainers have learned about managing stress during the busy holiday season. Forget FOMO (Fear of Missing Out). You ....

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  15 Nov 2024

  From All-or-Nothing to Always-Something: A Better Way to Build Strength

  There’s one mindset mistake that will make building strength and stamina so much harder… It’s not a lack of confidence… It’s not your motivation… And it’s definitely not your willpower… It’s having an “all or nothing” mindset. Why? Because when you believe that you have to be "all in" to make progress, any slip-up — no matter how small — can make you feel like you “failed”. Then you go from giving your best effort to throwing in the towel at the first sign of imperfection. But the truth is, progress doesn’t come from perfection! It comes from ....

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  11 Nov 2024

  San Jose Nutrition Coaches Share a Lazy Meal Prep Guide for Busy Weeks

  If you’re looking for a simpler way to meal prep, you’re in luck. Our San Jose Nutrition Coaches have something special for you... With Thanksgiving and holiday festivities around the corner, we're just going to guess that you want to keep cooking this month to a minimum. And we're right there with you! That’s why our San Jose Nutrition Coaches are sharing our “lazy” meal prep approach to plan for the busy weeks ahead. Not only will this method save you time, but it’ll also keep it fresh with options. Here’s how we do it: Step 1: Bake or slow cook 1-2 proteins. We like to cook one protein in the slow cooker and one ....

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  8 Nov 2024

  No More Guilt: Handling Food Slip-Ups the Healthy Way

  Ever find yourself regretting a meal choice or feeling guilty for eating something "off-plan"? It happens to the best of us! But now what? Most people will: Mentally beat themselves up with thoughts like “I always do this” or “I shouldn’t have eaten that” or “why can’t I stick to a plan” Start skipping meals to make up for the slip-up Or hit the gym like crazy to “burn it off” Unfortunately, none of those will help you improve your relationship with food and fitness any faster. In fact, some studies suggest that being overly self-critical or trying to compensate by skipping meals or over-exercising ....

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• 6 Nov 2024

  Are We There Yet? Why Patience Is Key to Reaching Your Fitness Goals – Insights from Campbell Personal Trainers

  Our Campbell personal fitness trainers want to know, have you ever started a journey and wanted to immediately arrive at your destination? Sure! We all have, like kids in the backseat on a family vacation asking, “Are we there yet?” It’s only natural to get excited about a new goal and want to reach it right away. You set a goal for workouts, or for your weight, or for developing a new skill… and before you really get started, you’re asking, “How long is this going to take???” Well, here’s the truth: It’s going to take as long as it takes. Sorry if that’s an unsatisfying answer. But if you ....

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  4 Nov 2024

  San Jose Personal Trainer Tips: Keep Your Fitness Goals Alive Through the Holidays

  The holidays are supposed to celebrate joyfulness, abundance and gratitude, right? But our San Jose personal fitness trainers know sometimes they feel like they’re just a big series of obstacles to maintaining your healthy habits. There’s so much do to… so many places to go… so much food everywhere! But don’t worry. With these 10 tips from our San Jose personal fitness trainers to stay on track over the next few months, you can enjoy the holidays confident that you won’t have any regrets in January! Make plans in your calendar and stick to them. This includes your workouts, but also parties, travel dates, and special ....

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  1 Nov 2024

  Healthy Through the Holidays: Your Guide to Staying Energized and Guilt-Free

  Can we address the big festive elephant in the room? The holidays are right around the corner, which means if you’re a busy professional juggling family time, work demands, and trying to make time for your own health goals AND you’re still working on building sustainable strength and energy… You have two choices: You can continue prioritizing the new healthy habits you’re building through this busy season… Or you can put your health on hold, promising yourself you'll "start fresh" in January. It’s going to get a little hectic, and in our experience, it’s better to acknowledge it now! The thing is, even ....

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  28 Oct 2024

  The Gratitude Factor: Enhancing Health and Fitness Outcomes

  Everybody seems hungry for quick success with diet and exercise, but here’s the thing: Long-term results should be your goal. The key to that is consistency in your healthy habits – along with a “secret sauce” that often gets overlooked: Gratitude. Studies show that being grateful helps us feel more positive emotions, enjoy good experiences, deal with setbacks, and improve health. Gratitude strengthens the immune system, lowers blood pressure, and helps us sleep better. Specifically regarding long-term goals, gratitude keeps us in the right mindset of perspective and self-care. Try this the next time you’re feeling ....

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  25 Oct 2024

  The Psoas Connection: How to Relieve Stress and Emotions Through Hip Stretches

  Now, this might sound a little woo-woo… But did you know your body stores emotions in your hips? Maybe you’ve seen someone break down and tear up in yoga class… Or maybe you’ve experienced an unexpected emotional release during a hip-opening stretch yourself. The reason is that your hips are directly connected to your fight-or-flight response by way of your psoas muscle (pronounced “so-as” if you’re curious). This muscle connects your spine to your legs, and it’s activated when you’re in a stressful situation. The problem is that too many of us spend our days sitting at a desk or on a couch, ....

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  21 Oct 2024

  Avoiding the Comparison Trap: Embracing Your Unique Fitness Journey

  Watch out! The “comparison trap” is waiting to trip you up, more than ever in the age of social media fitness. You know the feeling, right? You’re scrolling through Instagram, seeing all these fitness models and influencers with “perfect bodies” and flawless routines, and it suddenly makes you feel like you’re not doing enough or you’re not where you “should” be. Trust us, we’ve all been there. And it’s SO EASY to get caught up in it. But comparing yourself to others on social media is not the way to measure your progress. Let’s talk about avoiding the comparison trap and focusing on what really ....

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