Twice a year, all of our staff get together to read and dissect a book; these are usually not directly related to fitness, but instead subjects that will get us thinking. At the end of the day, though, we DO become better trainers and coaches because the topics help...
Score one for the Paleo Diet
Gluten-Free, Casein-Free Diet May Help Some Children With Autism, Research Suggests Research recently out of Penn State University provides more support for some of the therapeutic effects of a Paleo Diet - exclusion of gluten and casein (wheat and dairy protein,...
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What Do You Value
I was listening to a discussion between two strength coaches the other day talking about the excuses they hear from people regarding exercise and nutrition, and it got me thinking. What are your priorities in life and where do exercise and nutrition fit in all that?...
The Science of Healing
Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. - John Muir Last weekend I watched The Science of Healing a PBS special from 2009 that followed Dr. Esther Sternberg to a tiny village in...
Balance Your Exercise with Play
Sometimes the activities that we ask our clients here at FIT to engage in can heighten self-consciousness. For most people, going to a gym at all can be intimidating, let alone being asked to perform a complex movement such as a clean and jerk or being pushed to the...
Balance your "yang" workout with Yin Yoga
Thom has been balancing his “yang” workout routine with a weekly “yin” yoga class. Join him Tuesdays at 11:00AM at FIT’s fitness partner Yoga of Los Altos. Yin Yoga tends to be very meditative and emphasize body and breath awareness. The poses, primarily seated...
Brain and Brawn
Recent studies show that resistance training is as effective, if not more, at stimulating neurogenesis in the portions of the brain associated with memory and thinking.