Having strong self-awareness doesn't necessarily mean that one possesses a keen sense of external self-awareness. A good test on if you happen to be this person is do you have a pretty good grasp on the internal part, but find yourself pushing your agenda on others around you, trying to force your beliefs up on them, and not being open to other ideas?
If you just want to learn how you can better take care of yourself, this is an awesome opportunity for you to learn a new strategy on how you can get better results
2019 just flew by. It's 2020. What are you gong to do to build on successes from last year? Need Private Personal Training in Ann Arbor? We're here to help.
So much has happened over the past year and as we're a little over half way through of year 8 of COVAL, I want to thank you all for your continued loyalty, love, and support.
My goal was to enlighten you a bit on awareness and appreciation for making educated guesses on how much we consume, the quality of the food we consume and how it impacts hunger and total food consumption
Food quality can dramatically impact how much food you consume. The volume and composition of the food forced me to slow down , chew my food thoroughly, and in the process my stomach and brain had some time to communicate and signal that I was FULL after that meal.
We want to maintain lean muscle mass. 9 times out of 10, when someone rapidly loses weight, there will be lean muscle tissue (sometimes a significant amount) that is lost. We don't want that.
For most of the population, the Dunning Krueger effect is very real when it comes to estimating the calories of their meals. In truth, even for professionals it can be difficult at times (for instance at restaurants).
Holiday after holiday, gathering after gathering I either brought my own food, opted not to eat, or ate some things, but not all things. Purely because I don't enjoy them. Slightly because they didn't match my long-term goals, but definitely because I didn't like them.
This can help alleviate mental stress, change the position of your joints so that you're putting stress in areas of your body that are more desirable and heighten body awareness.
Rather than demonize your phone though, let's figure out how we can make it work for you because there is a lot of value in having our phones within an arm's reach 24/7.
"I can’t tell you the number of females I’ve talked to who have the goal of “just one push up!” like it’s this far off lofty goal that will probably never come to fruition."
I assume that the majority of us have that one moment in our lives where we were doubted. Where we were told that we were nothing. Where we were told that we won't amount to anything. For the sake of the metaphor, that we were "Little Brother".
Someone makes outstanding progress throughout the first 10.5 months of the year. Then, Thanksgiving rolls around and they toss up two middle fingers to the previous 10.5 months and succumb to the temptations of the holidays.
This is the time of the year where most people throw up a middle finger to the previous 11 months, and with the added stress of the holidays, change in weather, and consistency of low quality food options put in front of us, we could potentially throw away a lot or even all of the progress that we've made over the last 11 months.
Inflammation gets a super bad rap though and it's very misunderstood. What most people mean when they refer inflammation to is "chronic inflammation" and yes, that is not ideal and can be driven by high levels of mental stress, physical stress to a specific area, poor nutrition, poor sleep, etc.
"Even when I have my burger today, I'm going to not get truffle fries (I love truffle fries, but I won't miss them) and will replace it with a greens salad."
I ate the whole pint of ice cream. Years ago, I would have beaten myself up over it. The next day I was right back on track and making choices that best lined up with my values and what I want out of my life.
You can either participate on your own, with a partner or with two other partners. Grand Prize: $1000 to the winner(s)! If you're currently a COVAL member and want in, then just respond to this email and let me know. There is no limit on the number of CURRENT COVAL members that can participate.
We're coming at you with 3 exercises that you can start implementing to improve your hip rotation so that you're happy with your performance AND keeping your joints healthy while doing so.
You will perform the following circuit for 2-4 sets before each round of golf. If you're a member here at COVAL Fitness, then just pop in, do your warm-up, and get this circuit in & then go play!
The point of this post is to lay down the ground work for all upcoming post on how we're going to help you improve your golf game and help you feel better
Stress can lead us to some bad habits and affect our health. Personal Training in Ann Arbor at COVAL fitness along with sound stress solutions can help!
"Mike and his team have been amazing! I get access to all of their expertise, a team that helps keep me accountable, and perhaps the most interesting aspect of the whole experience is that I feel like I’m a part pf a family. I love it!"
The most impressive thing about COVAL is their assessment process. The level of depth that they went into to find out what my physical abilities and limitations were
"Lastly, I want to thank each and every trainer that I had the opportunity to work with. Not only were they all INCREDIBLY professional, knowledgeable, and helpful, they were also just phenomenal human beings."
It can be super easy to try and focus on a million things at once when you're trying to lose weight and live a healthier life. However, what I found super effective was focusing on one small thing at a time.
"I wish everyone could see the amount of effort Harry has put into his development. Seriously, there were so many times where Harry would be at the gym at 2:00 a.m. working on his game."
"I had been dealing with hip impingement issues on top of my knee rehab, and I wasn't even able to get into a squat or hinge position. After assessing my movement patterns, strengths, and weaknesses, Mike provided me a few corrective exercises."
"I will just like to add that regardless of your level of fitness, or knowledge you have, this is the only gym you should come to. Period. If you are already strong, and knowledgeable, be prepared to elevate your game."
"Mike encouraged me and told me that we would work on one goal at a time. He told me that it would be a process but I would see results if I stuck with it."
