Dave & Deb Brown, NSCA Certified Personal Trainer Working with a certified personal trainer can provide multiple advantages over just working out on your own. This article will discuss the top ten reasons to work with a certified personal trainer, whether you have been working out for a while or are just starting a fitness …
Dave Brown, NSCA Certified Personal Trainer, NASM Corrective Exercise Specialist I recently returned from our annual Dad/Girls trip. These are annual trips I take with just my daughters, Katelyn and Abby, that allow me to spend focused time with just them without life’s distractions. Deb does the same type of trip in July. This year we …
Deb Brown, NSCA Certified Personal Trainer and Certified Wellness Coach As the New Year approaches, many of you will start to think about weight loss. One area that you may not include in your planning is how you will manage the stress in your life. You can have the best of plans, but if you …
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Deb Brown, NSCA Certified Personal Trainer and Certified Wellness Coach Many people start the New Year with high hopes and a list of goals for self-improvement. Often, what starts out as a positive effort, ends in failure and frustration a few months later. By taking some extra steps and analyzing why and how you want …
Deb Brown, NSCA Certified Personal Trainer and Certified Wellness Coach I have been struck recently by the number of people I know who have high stress jobs and how it is negatively impacting their health. Alternately, I am impressed with how some people can keep their health a priority even given the demands of the …
By Deb Brown, NSCA Certified Personal Trainer and Certified Wellness Coach Is your fitness routine getting boring? Do you find your motivation to get into shape and stay in shape flagging? If so, consider registering for an event that will take place in Spring or Summer. It could be a 5K walk or run, a …
Dave Brown, NSCA Certified Personal Trainer Keep moving forward as there just might be magic at the top. A few months ago I was running at Flying J and at the usual spot, about 3 miles in, my legs started protesting. This is pretty typical, as running doesn’t come easy for me. I was not …
Deb Brown, NSCA Certified Personal Trainer and Certified Wellness CoachAs we head into Fall and the coming holiday season, many people want to focus on eating for optimal health. So, as this issue is dedicated to food, we thought we would share some ideas on how to eat a bit healthier over the next few …
Dave Brown, NSCA Certified Personal Trainer The term “five minutes a day” sparks visions of the latest ab lounger or the latest supplement de jour. Believe it or not I’m not referring to a product and it costs absolutely nothing. What it does require is honesty and dedication, for when eating doesn’t go exactly as …
Dave Brown, NSCA Certified Personal Trainer One evening a number of weeks ago it was about 7pm and I was finishing up with clients. I was hungry, freezing (gets cold in the Studio for the trainer), and, frankly, worn out. I hadn’t done my own workout yet. It would have been really easy to just …
