By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer I want you to ask yourself a pretty straight-forward, direct question. And I want you to answer honestly – as honestly as you can: are you able to detect when you’re “B.S.-ing” yourself? In other words, are you aware of your own excuses you tell yourself, and … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer “I don’t have enough time to workout.” How many times have you said this, thought this, or heard someone say this? If you are someone who has thought this or said this, have you ever looked at how much time you spend on social media per day? … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer You may not want to hear this, but hey, I’m a personal trainer and a large percentage of my job is telling people what they don’t want to hear, or getting people to do things they really don’t want to do, lol! This may come as a … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer You’ve undoubtedly heard the idiom “you’re only as strong as your weakest link,” which usually means whatever is not your strongest suit, or whatever you are least good at or pay the least attention to, can possibly be your downfall – or, at the very least, be … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer One of the main reasons I started pursuing a healthy lifestyle in my late teens/early 20’s was, well, to be as healthy, fit and strong as possible while on this Earth living inside this fragile but resilient human body. Not going to lie, I also wanted to … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer When we’re talking about our heart, we are generally referring to two things: • Our physical heart, that hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation. • Our emotional heart, our feelings, such as love (I heart you) or … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer We all know the old saying “What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger.” This statement couldn’t be more accurate when relating it to our weightlifting sessions. Though I would rephrase it something more along the lines of “What Doesn’t Break You Makes You Stronger.” THE SECRET TO … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer I saw an excerpt on the news recently claiming that the majority of New Year’s goals are put by the wayside within the very first week of the new year. I am aware that people typically stay motivated to reach their goals at least a few weeks … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer If my mind can conceive it, and my heart can believe it, I know I can achieve it. mantra/saying by Jesse Jackson By now you are probably fully aware that you can convince yourself of almost anything. And our brains can conjure up some pretty crazy stuff, … SEE MORE