Psychologist by background and training, storyteller by nature, Parkinson’s patient by chance, along with my artist-wife Dianne Frost, I have the very good fortune of being an annual La Jolla winter visitor. Convinced as we are that if exercise were a pill, it would be considered a miracle drug, one of the first things we […]
Read MoreWant to train like the pros? Just follow these easy tips from La Jolla Sports Club! The Olympics are wrapping up this Sunday and the US has done pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty well. The uhhh… 33 (!!!) medals in swimming definitely helped. Soccer (nee’ football), however, has proven, yet again, to be a weaker point for […]
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Want to train like the pros? Just follow these easy tips from La Jolla Sports Club! Hot temps, loud music, dental-floss bikinis and celebrations. That’s right, we’re talking about Windansea Rio and the 2016 Olympics, folks. In honor of the Games, we are showcasing some of our La Jolla Sports Club Personal Trainers and their past (or […]
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Some of our favorite posts from La Jolla Sports Club Social May’dia has come to a close. We covered post-partum core exercises for new moms, National Foam Rolling Day and some Padres-related athletic moves. It only seemed fitting to turn the attention inward to our own social media posts to close out the month. And so, […]
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Fix your fascia and mobility, and get back to living! We sat down with La Jolla Sports Club trainer and Fascial Stretch Therapist, Matt Pippin, to answer members’ questions on Fascial Stretch Therapy, mobility and how it benefits each and every one of us. (Check out this video for a quick, in-depth intro) First off, […]
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Fix your mobility — get back to the basics! We sat down with La Jolla Sports Club trainer, martial artist, inventor and all-around good guy, Maurizio Tangari, to answer members’ questions on Primal Movement and mobility and how it benefits each and every one of us. (Scroll down for Maurizio’s favorite dynamic stretching / warmup) […]
Read MoreWant to lose weight and get ripped this summer? Want to workout with your friends or family and enjoy a friendly competition and extra motivation to eat healthy, workout hard, and shed pounds? Then Mission: Slim for Summer is a perfect fitness program for you! Sign up today and compete for a FREE weekend vacation […]
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 […]
Read MoreBy: Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. Seventy-five percent of our planet is water. Can you swim? Swimming, or aquatic exercise as it’s currently called, is a rhythmic, totally dynamic physical activity that calls on every large muscle in our bodies. It not only promotes flexibility and builds lean muscle mass, but it soothes, energizes and massages. […]
Read MoreBy: Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. With each birthday after our 39th (a nicer way of saying, “as we age”), our muscles tighten and our range of motion diminishes. Duh. This puts a damper on our activities of daily living including everything from leaning over to tie our shoes and reaching for our carry-on bag in […]
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