Nine Lives Fitness

12/26/2021

Scenes from an old fashioned Christmas with Sallie’s Columbus, GA cousins.

11/12/2018

https://www.ninelivesfit.com/blog/2018/11/12/feeding-your-workout

In a previous blog, I discussed in general terms the importance of nutrition as a component of wellness and fitness training. Let’s put some meat on those bones. There are many opinions as to what you should eat before, during and after your workouts. There are no hard-and-fast rules, but there ar...

11/10/2018

Read this to save your lumbar spine...

10/26/2018

https://www.ninelivesfit.com/blog/2018/10/25/love-me-or-leave-me

As a trainer, I am often dismayed to see someone, whether or not a client of mine, “fall off the wagon”. That’s the training and nutrition wagon, of course. I try to keep my clients engaged in strength and/or cardio training as well as developing nutritional habits for at least six weeks....

10/19/2018

Two weeks to go, and Christie is still killing it!
So proud of her.

10/18/2018

https://www.ninelivesfit.com/blog/2018/10/16/what-have-you-done-for-me-weightly

So, you’re beginning to (or thinking about) weight training. (AKA resistance training or strength training).… there are many reasons to do weight training. Benefits include: ·    Staving off chronic disease …

10/12/2018

https://www.ninelivesfit.com/blog/2018/10/8/the-weight-training-trifecta

When you set out to weight train, you should have one or more specific goals in mind. It could be weight loss, lean muscle building, or maybe just quality of life fitness. Those goals will be an important factor in shaping (pun intended) the design of your workout program. Will you be working toward

10/05/2018

So proud of my client Terrill continuing to work out in her eighth month of pregnancy!

10/03/2018

https://www.ninelivesfit.com/blog/2018/10/3/i-only-have-fries-for-you

So, you’re working out now. A little cardio, a little weight training…Sure does build up an appetite. Here’s the thing, and you may have heard this before. In the battle to be fit (and to fit – into your pants) nutrition is 85% of the battle. Nutritious eating habits combined with perso...

10/01/2018

Hiking with my grandchildren in Vail. Beautiful!

09/27/2018

Blech! Read this BEFORE your next meal.

Did you know that a single hamburger may contain meat from hundreds, even thousands of different cattle? Digest more interesting junk food facts here.

09/27/2018

When a Trainer initially evaluates a client, it should include evaluating mobility and flexibility. Mobility is your active range of motion. If I ask you to raise your arms above your head on your own, mobility is the degree to which you can raise them. Flexibility refers to how high I can raise you