Reducing feelings of isolation This quarantine life is really isolating and depressing! If you are also feeling this way, we have a solution. In last week’s at home workout blog post we mentioned the reduction of stress hormones with regular, moderate exercises. Did you know that exercise also causes your body to release endorphins that improve your mood? When you exercise on a regular basis these endorphins can also reduce…
Many of you are experiencing either mandated or self-quarantine. But if you are COVID-19 symptom-free, exercise can help manage stress, increase immunity, and keep you from putting on extra weight during these turbulent times. Coach Fola has created this second week at home workout for all of us to stay fit and healthy while we self-quarantine to flatten the curve.
The majority of us are currently feeling displaced from our normal routine because of COVID-19. Not only are many of us working from home in not so ergonomically sound workspaces, we have our children there with us as well, we are watching the news of growing presumptive positive cases, and it all increases our stress levels. In weeks and months prior, we might have released our stress at the gym, or by going for a run. With gyms here in Colorado closing like many other cities around our nation, that anxiety might just be building. But at home fitness, whether practiced alone, with your partner, or as a family, can help reduce stress and relieve tension as well as increasing mental health.
The idea of fitness always tends to be focused on the physical aspects of the body. How many miles can you run? How much weight can you lift? However, a key component to reaching your physical fitness goals is to equally prioritize mental fitness. This is where meditation comes into play. Mindfulness can support your mental health, reduce stress, and show some surprising benefits toward your exercise routine. And best…
It’s that time of the year again. The gyms are starting to thin out as the New Year gets underway and people start to lose motivation with their far-fetched goal of losing twenty pounds in one month. This might have been you in the past, and that’s okay! But the question is, how do you make a change that helps you stay on top of your fitness resolutions this year? Here are some easy tips to make your exercise goals stick.
It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving is here. This is the dinner-table event that marks the full transition into the holiday season, but it’s also right about the time that weight loss plans, fad diets, and fears of overeating seem to pop up everywhere. How are you supposed to enjoy the holidays without feeling bad about every little bite you eat or every minute that’s not spent negating calories…
