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Original post written by Chad Pittenger, Dallas Personal Trainer There are many theories about what motivates people. In actuality, you are motivated by both internal and external factors, as there is always a mixture of reasons why you do, achieve, behave, learn and react. Personality and self-concept often determine whether or not you will be intrinsically or extrinsically motivated. If you understand the distinction between intrinsic and extrinsic motivational factors, you have a greater probability of motivating yourself or others. Every behavior has a underlying cause, and understanding the cause of behavior and motivating factors is key to changing or ...
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Cody Wescott is a Certified Personal Trainer in Austin, TX. Get to know this week’s RightFit Personal Training featured trainer, Cody Wescott. He newly relocated to Austin, TX from Washington, DC. and is happy to bring his brand of fitness to Austin! He grew up an athlete, playing baseball, basketball, golf, and rugby. Currently, he is devoting his time to learning the sport of Crossfit and he hopes to compete on a high level very soon. Why did you become a personal trainer? Passion for Fitness and the life changing effects a healthy lifestyle has done for me and others ...
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Original post written by Austin Nicoson, Houston Personal Trainer If I asked you “How do I go about losing weight?”, I’m willing to bet you’d say something like “just exercise more and reduce your calorie intake...duh!”. And you wouldn’t be wrong. BUT, there’s a crucial element to weight loss that so many people forget or completely underestimate; your metabolism. It’s time to uncover a major factor for your weight loss success and discuss the specific habits you can implement to increase your metabolism and your overall success for weight loss! What is Your Metabolism? The term “metabolism” encompassess all of ...
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Kenzie MacKenzie is a Certified Personal Trainer in Houston, TX. Get to know this week’s RightFit Personal Training featured trainer, Kenzie MacKenzie. He is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer and has 7 years of experience designing programs for a variety of different clientele and goals. He can help with everything from weight loss and management to people with chronic illnesses. Why did you become a personal trainer? I went through my own fitness journey while learning to manage my diabetes. After feeling I had been successful, I wanted to spread that knowledge and hope, learning how to design programs for ...
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Original Post written by Libby Creagh, Certified Personal Trainer in Tampa, FL As a yoga teacher of 10 years and practitioner for over 20, I often find myself having this conversation: "Yoga, huh? I've always heard that's good for you. I could never do it, though." My response is, "Oh? The only thing you need to be able to do yoga is to be able to breathe. You can do that, right?" There's a lot of great reasons to start a yoga practice. Yoga reduces chronic inflammation, increases body awareness, can reduce chronic pain and increase mobility, along with increasing ...
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We all know moms are amazing. To celebrate Mother's Day, we are featuring some of our RightFit moms. In between their busy personal training schedules and personal lives, they still find time to raise their children. Get to know three of our awesome RightFit moms and see how they balance their personal training business and being a mom. Cristina Panagopoulos Being a working mom is no joke. Both are full time jobs. I am fortunate enough to have a flexible schedule and have my husband to help. I work very early in the morning and try to finish up by ...
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Original Post written by Bridget Bulmer, Certified Personal Trainer in Chicago, IL Yoga is a workout for both the body and the mind. Practicing yoga will, no doubt, help you look and feel incredible. Yoga is the art of mastering meditation, focusing concentration and allowing more freedom into your life. I have categorized the benefits of yoga into 5 reasons that nobody can deny. Yoga forces you to breathe and is a natural form of meditation Meditation increases blood flow to the prefrontal cortex and decreases the secretion of Cortisol, the primary stress hormone. Meditation has been known to decrease ...
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Original post written by Bree Turner, Houston Personal Trainer When people think of Houston, fitness is probably not on the top of their minds. We are a unique, diverse, fun and laid back city with delicious food on every corner. But fit and healthy is not really something that is associated with Htown. Maybe if more of us jumped on the fitness bandwagon, we could change that. The bandwagon won’t just get us to “fit city” status, it’ll help us more fully enjoy what Houston has to offer. Becoming Fit to Enjoy the City I know that sounds like a ...
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