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

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer You may be among the millions of people who live with high levels of stress as part of your normal everyday life. But what exactly is stress, why do we experience so much of it, and how can it negatively impact our health and physical goals? By … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer I’m pretty sure I look stronger than I actually am. I’m talking about strength for the weights I use when working out, not life activities, such as lifting a 36 pack of water or helping to carry a heavy piece of furniture up a flight of stairs. … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer Pain is, well, painful. There is no way around it. It’s somewhat crazy-funny to think my clients pay me to put them through exercises that can cause nearly unbearable levels of pain—and they keep coming back! Why? Because people are usually unable bring themselves to a certain … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer When it comes to resistance training, most people tend to think about the force of resistance from an ‘external’ or outside perspective. ONLY HALF OF THE STORY What do I mean by this? Generally, you think of what the outside element is doing, the weight, the exercise … SEE MORE