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

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer Pain is, well, just painful. There is no way around it. It’s crazy to think that my clients pay me to put them through pain (the good kind of pain), pushing them to the brink of almost unbearable lactic acid burn. Why? Because it is very difficult … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer Saying ‘no’ to things in general is not always easy. In fact, it can be one of the hardest things for people to learn how to do. But when it comes to sticking to your physique goals, being able to say ‘no’ can be one of the … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer T-minus TEN DAYS until Christmas Eve (gulp!) and if you haven’t been able to finish your shopping, need ideas for stocking stuffers, or just need to hint to someone else (wink, wink!) a few things to add to your fitness collection, then look no further! We’ve broken … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer Making changes to your lifestyle–permanent, consistent changes over a long period of time–is probably the most difficult aspect of striving to improve health, fitness and overall wellness. But that, essentially, is the journey: small, consistent, incremental healthy changes over the course of the rest of your lifetime. … SEE MORE

  By Naomi Rabon, NW Fitness Team Trainer Stress! Ahhhh!! Hair-pulling, teeth-grinding stress. Especially this time of year, right? Pile on the stress, pile the food on the plate, pile on the pounds. ALL ABOARD THE STRESS TRAIN We often hear so much about how stress is a factor contributing to why we aren’t reaching … SEE MORE