by Coach Sarah, FNP-BC, MSN | Mar 9, 2021 | Blog
When focusing on improving your diet an important factor to consider is fiber. But what is it? Fiber is counted in the category of carbohydrates, so it is a sub-macro of sorts. “Fiber” describes the indigestible carbohydrates that we consume. Portions of plants, like...
by Coach Mauricio | Mar 8, 2021 | Blog
When you reach a certain age, you start to notice some things. Things like your ache-y and tired body when you wake up in the morning. How necessary those cups of coffee become. How many days you’re sore after modest activities that used to be nothing. Tweaks and...
by Coach Mauricio | Mar 5, 2021 | Blog
I still remember my first time in a weight room. It was part of my 9th grade PE class at Skyline High in Oakland (Titans!). I remember seeing someone — who I later learned was another young man named Jamal from the football team — bench pressing 185 lbs...
by Coach Sarah, FNP-BC, MSN | Mar 4, 2021 | Blog
The last piece we are going to address in this series is probably one of the more complex subjects of all of the topics discussed so far. Your mental state greatly influences your physical health and therefore, your blood sugar. This means your levels of stress, your...
by Coach Mauricio | Mar 3, 2021 | Blog
We left off last time with “the good life is good because it keeps you healthy, functionally independent, happy, and free for a long time.” It is time to break down what that means, and get as practical as we can about it. Healthy: Not trying to get too formal here,...
by Coach Sarah, FNP-BC, MSN | Mar 2, 2021 | Blog
Sleep. It’s gotten a lot more attention in recent years, but it can be an elusive thing for some people. The culture in the United States of ‘working until you make it’ or ‘sleep when I’m dead’ has made sleep’s value a low priority and even correlated it with being...
