Author: Stephanie Hoaglund

  • Three Ways to Fight Back Against Tech Neck

    Next time you’re at the gym, take a quick look around and see how many people are looking down at their phones. Notice their posture. Most likely they have their heads tucked in and shoulders hunched, overstressing their necks. What you’re seeing is called tech neck. What is Tech Neck? Tech neck, also referred to…

  • 7 Ways to Relieve Stress

    7 Ways to Relieve Stress

    National Stress Awareness Month is in April but it’s never the wrong month to adopt new strategies to prevent and manage the day to day stress we all encounter. Here are 7 easy ways (in no particular order) to alleviate and mitigate stress in your life. To get started, pick one of these tips each…

  • Three Exercises to Dominate The Pickleball Court

    Pickleball is taking over the fitness world! If you don’t already know, Pickleball is an indoor/outdoor racquet sport that combines elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong and it’s become so popular that you will soon be seeing it broadcast on ESPN and CBS Sports! What makes it so appealing is that it’s a fun, social…

  • Exercise: A Stress Management Tool

    Exercise: A Stress Management Tool

    One of the most important things any of us can do during uneasy times (hello 2020 Pandemic) is to find ways to manage stress. And even though the causes and how we respond to stress vary, it’s clear that many of us are dealing with stress overload right now and pushing our bodies beyond what…

  • Weight Management: It’s Just a Number

    Weight Management: It’s Just a Number

    How many of you out there rely on a number on the scale to tell you that you are OK? That you are healthy and look good? Using the scale as an indicator of progress or overall health is not the most accurate way to figure out how you are doing health wise. I constantly…

  • Relieve Sore and Tight Muscles with Myofascial Release

    Relieve Sore and Tight Muscles with Myofascial Release

    Let’s talk about relieving muscle soreness and loosening up those tight muscles using a technique called myofascial release. What type of strangeness is that you ask? According to Mayo clinic, “myofascial release is a manual therapy technique often used in massage. The technique focuses on pain believed to arise from myofascial tissues — the tough…

  • Stretches to Open Your Hips

    Stretches to Open Your Hips

    The more and more I work with my clients, the more and more I understand the need to add in hip flexor mobility movements to their overall training. Hip flexors are important – they attach to your spine and pelvis, and play a big role in your posture. Many people have tight hips and the…

  • Becoming an ACE Certified Personal Trainer

    Becoming an ACE Certified Personal Trainer

    I’ve been busy going after my fitness passion! Yesterday, I took the American Council of Exercise Personal Training Certification test! If I’m being honest, I went in with very little confidence. I’m not sure why – I’ve been training people for a while now and had already gotten my CrossFit Level 1 certification years back. …

  • A Super Sports Drink for Superior Hydration

    I’m not someone who pushes health and wellness products without ensuring they fit within my health and wellness perspective and if I personally used or tried it.  So, I was pleasantly surprised when BODYARMOR Sports Drink reached out asking if I would consider sharing information about their BODYARMOR LYTE Sports Drink and SportWater. I have…

  • Healthy High Protein Breakfast

    Starting this week, I’m focusing on eating enough protein daily. I’ve struggled with this in the past. Mainly because it takes more effort and prep time to make healthy, good high protein meals and it’s a hell of a lot easier and faster to eat carbs (healthy kind or not).   My body responds really well…