By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer Living in the social media-centered world we live in today can be both a blessing and a curse. On one hand, scrolling through fitness-related IG accounts can be incredibly inspiring. But on the other hand, it can be overwhelming and can even cause us to lose sight … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer Are you just getting back into a fitness routine after being in a rut for a few months, or a few years? Or are you just trying to start exercising and eating healthier for the very first time? It can be overwhelming and discouraging more often than … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer What drives you? Is it reading about success stories from other people who have overcome difficult situations and triumphed over adversity? Learning about struggles and the brink of defeat only to turn things around and achieve success against all odds? Or maybe motivation for you is being … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer Behavior change – including habit changes, changing thought patterns, associations, etc.) is probably the hardest aspect of adopting a healthier lifestyle. How can you change your attitudes towards and perspectives of eating healthier and incorporating regular exercise so that it becomes part of your everyday life if … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer Do what they say, say what they mean. One thing leads to another. You told me something wrong, I know I listen too long, but then one thing leads to another, yeah, yeah, yeah. You might be too young to remember the song, but in 1982 (I … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer I was born in 1977 and grew up in the 1980’s and ‘90’s when there was a fitness boom that swept across the nation. This physical fitness craze included aerobics classes, jazzercise, exercise videos and more both aimed at burning as many calories as possible (think Jane … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer We all know that living a sedentary lifestyle can lead to a host of health and quality of life issues down the road. We also know that an active lifestyle can resolve existing health and quality of life challenges, as well as prevent possible future health struggles … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer The dads in our lives might be our best friend, our superhero, our protector, provider, mentor, teacher and our rock. TAKING A TOLL With mental, physical and emotional health issues and diseases becoming more of a problem and taking more of a toll on overall quality of … SEE MORE