By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer I have some good news and bad news: YOU are more in control of the health of your metabolism than you think! How could that possibly be a bad thing? Because having control also means having responsibility. It means you are directly responsible for what you put … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer Etch this in the deepest part of your brain so that you don’t forget it, and so that you believe it and live it every day: How much you weigh is not a measure of your worth and value as a human being, nor is it necessarily … SEE MORE

 
 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