By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer The biggest struggle for 99.9% of people striving for health and fitness improvements is nutrition. Ironically, it’s also the one that causes the most confusion with a sea of conflicting nutritional approaches and misinformation at everyone’s fingertips with Google, Youtube, Instagram and fitness/nutrition gurus galore with the … SEE MORE

 
 By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer Here’s to your health, wealth and happiness! You’ve no doubt heard that toast before in your life, or something similar to it. These are three major aspects that encompass your world that–when working simultaneously in balance–can create a wonderful, healthy, happy, fit mind, body, soul and lifestyle. But … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer When we hear the word “weakness,” we typically associate it with negativity or something we want to avoid. Most people don’t enjoy feeling weak, or having their weaknesses pointed out under a magnifying glass. We live in a world where being strong, or having strength in certain … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer “If March comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb,” as the old saying goes. This phrase is referring to weather, specifically the transition from winter (the lion) to spring (the lamb). Today being March 1st, I thought it would be fitting to … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer Today is 2/22/22! So what, right? Well, I am not big into numerology and don’t really know a whole lot about it, but I have heard throughout my life that there are some popular numbers that hold a certain amount of significance, such as the numbers 3 … SEE MORE

 
 By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer Whatever your reason for embarking on your journey toward improved health and fitness, it all comes down to one thing: muscle. The health and condition of your muscles and other connective tissue priority one, which is why strength training should be incorporated as the foundation and “centerpiece,” … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer Most people think of heart-pounding, sweat-pouring, gasping-for-air cardio when they think of burning calories to lose body fat. But cardio is so much more than a means to an energy expenditure end. February is American Heart Month (also the “month of love,” with Valentine’s Day). This month … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer Confidence is a funny thing: too much of it, and you could be setting yourself up for failure. It can lead to being arrogant or cocky, and you can lose perspective and get lost in being “full of yourself.” But not enough of it (self-doubt and insecurity) … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer
 We are one week shy of being a month into the new year, but in some ways it seems like New Year’s Day was forever ago. And maybe those goals you vowed to achieve just a few weeks ago seems like forever ago too. STOP THE FIZZLE … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer Envy kills potential. And jealousy is a skewed version of hatred born from insecurities that will stop your own success dead in its tracks. SOCIAL MEDIA PERCEPTION It can be challenging when you see others achieving success – especially with mediums like social media that can clutter … SEE MORE