By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer Here’s a hard truth you must accept in your fitness journey: You will never reach one set point in your body weight and stay there in a linear, constant manner. Probably not what you want to hear, but you know the old saying that the truth hurts … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer We are all human and aren’t perfect, especially when it comes to attempting new endeavors, trying to improve ourselves and changing negative behavior patterns to positive ones. There will be slip ups, missteps, and backslides. DON’T BE SO HARD ON YOURSELF We often preach how important it … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer Today’s society is filled with messages inundating us with the notion that we can, should or should strive to do it all. That we should want to achieve success in every single aspect of our life, and that our life should be structured around doing just that … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer We’ve probably all heard by now that motivation isn’t what is going to help us achieve our goals. It’s discipline, right? But what if you aren’t very good at discipline? Maybe you would even consider yourself pretty bad at it – like if self-discipline were a class … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer We pretty much know by now that an inactive lifestyle is not good for you and could lead to a host of health and quality of life issues that no one wants to deal with. In contrast, an active lifestyle can resolve existing health and quality of … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer I don’t know about you, but as soon as the calendar turns to August and kids go back to school, I start thinking about the holidays and how I am going to plan to stay on track around any family gatherings, parties, big meals, mini vacations or … SEE MORE

  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