Health Coaching

The other day a friend of mine was shocked to learn I get up at 4AM. "How can you do that?" One simple answer. PURPOSE over PLEASURE. I say this because I have a clear purpose bigger than myself.

There are blessings about every season in Minnesota, but FALL is by far my favorite. The marathon. The cooler temperatures. Shorts and sweatshirts. Crisp cool mornings and warm afternoons. No mosquitos. The trees. And more trees. Beautiful vibrant colors everywhere you look. Eye catching leaves on trees. Crunchy leaves carpet the ground. School buses, kids at recess, people walking dogs, apple orchards, pumpkin patches, and excellent photo opportunities. The list goes on.

So often when we feel a tight muscle we default to stretching. We've been told over and over, feel tight? Get stretched. The problem is, the muscle never gets any looser and remains locked up. What was it Albert Einstein said? "The definition of insanity is continuing to do the same thing over and over and expecting a different result." Your muscles are governed by your central nervous system which prioritizes protection over performance. As you age, you tend to challenge your muscles less and less. They get weaker and weaker.

Summertime is officially here in Minnesota. Everyone is outside doing all the outdoor things Minnesotans love to do....hiking, fishing, camping, boating. One of my favorite summertime activities is mountain biking. I'm blessed to have Lebanon Hills, one of the top mountain bike courses in Minnesota, right by my house. This course is a mountain biker's dream. Great trails, hills, tight switchbacks, and rocks...lots of rocks. I've learned many lessons on my mountain biking journeys. These trails not only make for a great workout, they challenge me mentally.

Last week was Father's Day and I was grateful for the love I got from my family. Being a dad fits the Army slogan "It's the toughest job you'll ever love." It's an important role and I take it seriously. Proverbs 22:6 says "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it."' This passage makes me think of a conference I was at several years ago. Famous author/speaker Andy Andrews said "it's not up to us to raise good kids. It's up to us to raise good adults." This really stuck with me because I realize as a parent, my job is to develop my kids as best as I can so they are able to function in the real world.

At Puravida Fitness, we not only train and do nutritional coaching with our clients both in our gym and online but also manage their fitness and nutrition plans using effective systems and technology to keep them accountable to their goals. Over the last few years, our success has been driven by happy clients who have given us referrals and written positive reviews about our services. While quality is something that we value at Puravida Fitness, we also strongly believe in gratitude. Through this post, we want to highlight clients who have assisted in building our successful reputation and portfolio by referring us to others.

Don’t have the time and energy to maintain consistency in your workout regime? Or lack the proper knowledge to put together effective fitness plans that will keep you motivated? Cause both consistency and knowledge are the keys to healthy weight loss. If you are struggling with weight loss, that may be because of certain habits that are missing from your lifestyle. Hiring a fitness coach can save you from putting your body through unnecessary and excessive pain. To help you avoid some basic errors that could prove to be costly, Puravida Fitness has put together a list of the most common mistakes people make with weight loss.

Isaiah 43:18-19 says: "Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert." I have a friend who always talks about his "glory days"

Running a gym through the pandemic was likely the toughest thing that we worked on. There were various challenges with getting through the process, and most of our clients could no longer come in and had to work remotely.