After our magical wedding, when Tracy and I were in Terranea for our “Minimoon,” we each enjoyed our customary hour and a half massage before lounging at the spa pool looking out at the clear-blue sky and pacific ocean, snacking on some crostini with edamame hummus. And in order to make the most of the […]
In honor of the French national football team (not soccer) winning this year’s World Cup just about a month ago and fact that tonight, Tracy and I will be celebrating our nuptials at Mar’sel, Terranea’s five star French restaurant, overlooking the Pacific Ocean, Body Designs 215: French Fare explains the why and how the French […]
Good Morning and welcome again to the Body Designs website. Body Designs 214: Irritable Bowel Syndrome…Symptoms, Strategies and Solutions, may not be the most palatable topic to start the day. However, it is an important one; as many of my clients who suffer from it have mentioned it to me. Furthermore, I believe that many […]
As you know Body Designs West is LA’s Personal Training Studio that offers fitness programs tailored to your goals and abilities. Tracy and I are so committed to help you achieve success, we offer this blog in order to educate, encourage and entertain you on your fitness journey. Today’s installment…Health and Fitness Benefits of Flowers […]
Good Morning and a Belated Welcome to 2018 You Nuts! If you are wondering why I have waited until the last weekend of January to write a fitness article when most other fitness “journalists” would opt to seize the opportunity to motivate current, past and potential new clients on the first day of 2018 in […]
Good Morning You Non-Smokers (and others): Now that we are down to the last six installments of Body Designs, I want to address the same group of readers that got us started on this journey in the first place. Who, you may ask, got this party started? Well, without naming names, and you know who […]
And a Bloody Good Morning to you too! As tomorrow (Memorial Day) marks the official celebration/observance of those who have fallen in service to our country, today’s Installment focuses on how each of us can do our part to help others in times of need. At one time or another in each of our pasts, […]
Good Morning Potential Patients: For years I have been avoiding getting a Seasonal Flu Shot because the one time I did (1999), I came down with the worst case of it in my life. I really thought I was gonna die! This year, the Flu has already claimed the life of three people in California […]
Good Morning Designers and Good-Bye 2012: Well, another year is about to end and I for one can’t believe it has gone by so fast. In some senses 2012 has come and gone faster than others of recent memory. But now, as we all are about to turn yet another year older – thankfully I […]
No matter what the goal or gender of a trainee, resistance training is one of the “must have” components of a fitness routine which provides countless health benefits. Unlike doing aerobics, yoga or Pilates, lifting weights on a re-gu-lar basis causes muscles to hypertrophy, aka grow. And when muscles hypertrophy, the body experiences an increase […]
