Pressed for time? No time to work out? Fitness hacks can be found anywhere if you keep your eyes open to them and set your Reticular Activating System on alert to notice new opportunities. Here’s just one Xample to get your own brain juices flowing.
Read MoreDid you know that walking while talking is an amazingly effective therapy? If someone is having a hard time, talking about it while walking will bring out more feelings, openness, and honesty because the brain lets down walls and feels more comfortable being vulnerable when it’s getting oxygen and outside stimulation. Walk and talk therapy…
Read MoreAll it takes is 21 minutes, twice a week, to achieve Xtraordinary fitness, using X Gym’s Xtremely safe and effective Xercise methods developed by PJ Glassey, X Gym founder and exercise scientist. Working out has never been easier, thanks to the new X Gym fitness app. Follow the pre-built workouts or build-your-own workouts from the…
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John is my main guinea pig because he’s an Xperienced Xgymer and always game for anything. We meet most Sundays for “Sunday Funday” where we experiment with new exercises and fitness approaches. When the club is closed, we work together to Xperiment with Xercises and come up with new, Xtreme, and safe functional movement patterns.…
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Here’s the NY resolution timeline and how they typically play out for most people. January 1st: Wonderful goals are set and NY resolution plans made to get healthier and fitter. January 3rd (after the January 2nd hangover wears off): To the gym! January 4th: “Wow, I’m sore!” January 7th (second workout): “This is a bigger…
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Yes, you can eat certain foods while “fasting.” The foods listed here are “negative calorie” foods (to a point) that won’t break your “fast” or interfere with the benefits of fasting. This list is also great for those times when you aren’t actually hungry but need to eat for “emotional” reasons (and we ALL have…
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An emotion is basically a pattern. Breaking your pattern can be enough to break a negative emotion or even a crummy state and achieve a healthy mood. When we are in a crummy state, we are rarely productive, and if we are productive in spite of that, it’s forced because we have to and therefore,…
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Beth talks about her X Gym online training Xperience to design a travel Xercise routine for her vacation, with no Xercise gear or equipment needed! See xgym.com for more info on our Kirkland club, online training and Xercise phone App.
Read MorePeople usually start their fitness diet out saying the word “can’t” when they begin a new diet or habit change, with phrasing like, “I can’t eat _____ anymore because I’m on the _____ diet.” That’s OK too, to get started, but the word “can’t” is restrictive in nature, so if it’s used for too long,…
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Here are the top 7 internet searches from people looking to research their own health questions from natural or alternative health sites such as Mercola.com, instead of merely doing what they are told by Western medical practitioners. Researching your own health issues and looking at both sides is the only way to find your own truth.…
Read MoreAll it takes is 21 minutes, twice a week, to achieve Xtraordinary fitness, using X Gym’s Xtremely safe and effective Xercise methods developed by PJ Glassey, X Gym founder and exercise scientist. Follow the pre-built workouts or build-your-own workouts from the Xtensive Xercise video library. You will also receive X Gym’s Xclusive health and fitness…
Read MoreOur location in Kirkland Washington is where the locals go who want one-on-one personal training, but if that’s not convenient, we do live online one-on-one training with clients all over the world too! If you are wondering how X Gym online personal training works, just click the video below. If you already know how it…
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Most people make New Year’s resolutions and 97% fail; which is why I’m here with the top 4 New Year’s fitness resolution tips that will help you in your journey. Resolutions are great. They really do work if they are implemented properly and the goals are set correctly, but the brain usually gets in the way.…
Read MoreHave you ever missed a workout for one reason or another that could have been solved if you had the option of training where you were, instead of having to drive the X Gym? We can now help you with that through online training! Clients have found this useful for: Xpected bad traffic (i.e. construction…
Read MoreI’ve learned a lot since starting the X Gym in 1998. Since then, and even before that, I’ve averaged about 2 hours per day studying research in exercise science and nutrition science. And then, since the year 2000, when my mom was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, I threw myself into studying brain science as well.…
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