In our continuing series, La Jolla Sports Club offers up some ideas on how to deal with the holiday stress. Hint: Meditation. Our stomachs and livers survived Thanksgiving, but we still have about four weeks until we can hit reset on the year. Black Friday, Aunt Edna, Christmas wishlists, Aunt Edna (again), recitals, rain (which has […]
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To close out our theme on generational fitness tips, we thought it would be fun to round up a few success stories across the generations we covered this month: Millennials, Generation X and Baby Boomers. These motivational stories are great examples of conquering fears and overcoming personal, social and nutritional obstacles. One of the common themes from […]
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Vinny Gambini: It is possible that the two yutes… Judge Chamberlain Haller: …Ah, the two what? Uh… uh, what was that word? Vinny Gambini: Uh… what word? Judge Chamberlain Haller: Two what? Vinny Gambini: What? Judge Chamberlain Haller: Uh… did you say ‘yutes’? Vinny Gambini: Yeah, two yutes. Judge Chamberlain Haller: What is a yute? […]
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Because we’re feeling wild and crazy, we decided to really let our hair down and choose this article based on La Jolla Sports Club Personal Trainer, Meditation instructor and all-around great guy, Bram, flipping a magazine to choose the topic. Call TMZ. Last week, in our #Marchmallow post, we talked about the benefits to a […]
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Two days from now September will be behind us. On paper, it doesn’t seem like that big of a deal, but to be living it, it seems absurd how quickly the time has gone. Don’t worry, this is not a wistful look at the past. More a celebration of life, actually. We have a good time here […]
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Imagine if pizza was just pizza, and not a stress reducer. Guess what? It’s not. It’s just pizza. Now, imagine if that ice cream, those cookies, the bag of potato chips and those burgers with fries were just, well, food, and not mood enhancers? Guess what? They’re not. They’re just food. The trouble is […]
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Yep, that’s right. Gratitude is medicine. You’ve seen the, “Exercise is Medicine” campaign offered up at www.exerciseismedicine.org, the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Medical Association and supported by many health and fitness related organizations notably among them, the American Council on Exercise, www.acefitness.org. The goal of this initiative has been to make […]
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Take a quick snapshot of your life and you’ll probably see your work, your family, your friends and yourself. Now ask yourself this simple question: what are you achieving and enjoying? Not an uncommon question, since many ponder these two concerns during our daily activities—“What in the world am I really achieving by spending time […]
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Henry David Thoreau once shared that he had three chairs in his home, “…one for solitude, two for friendship, and three for society.” Doesn’t that provide you with remarkable insight about the value of a chair? Chairs provide comfort, stability, relaxation, style and for Thoreau, “…solitude, friendship and society.” A leader in the fitness […]
Read MoreBy: Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D Fitness Psychology San Diego See those club members who look like they can’t make up their minds on the treadmill, recumbent bikes, elliptical machines, and other cardio equipment? Fast, slow, on the treadmill running as fast as they can, then jumping to the side and barely able to catch their […]
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