Monday, November 11, 2024
The Importance of Functional Movement Training
Functional movement focuses on movement patterns that are essential for day-to-day activities. Some of these patterns can include squatting down to pick something up, lifting heavy equipment at a... ...
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Body Comps: The Pros & Cons
Have you ever wondered what body composition tests are, and why they play a role in our services at Body Basics? Body composition tests are assessments that measure the proportion of fat, muscle,... ...
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
Protein: Why Do We Need It?
The Importance of Protein and Its Benefits Proteins are large, complex molecules that play critical roles throughout the body. In fact, every cell in the human body contains protein. In order for... ...
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
Creating A Cleaner, Healthier Lifestyle
Living Clean Living clean is a funny phrase. It sounds a little too sterile, and it definitely sounds boring. In my years of experience as a personal trainer, nutrition coach, mom, and auto-immune... ...
Tuesday, January 30, 2024
An Alternative to Intermittent Fasting
As a certified nutrition coach, my clients come to me with questions about the latest weight loss technique they just heard about. Over the years, it’s ranged from the paleo diet, carnivore diet,... ...
Wednesday, October 4, 2023
Getting Hired as a Personal Trainer
Maybe you like exercising or refuse to be stuck at a desk for the majority of your day. Maybe exercise changed your life, and you want to help others find what you found. Whatever your reason, being... ...
Thursday, July 20, 2023
Staying Fit While You Travel
This year, My family and I have been traveling more than we ever have. Partly due to helping our son look for colleges, but regardless, we’ve been on the road a lot. Since my wife and I have owned... ...
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
Tips on Choosing the Right Personal Trainer for You
Being in the health and fitness industry for over 24 years now has given me exposure to some awesome group fitness instructors and personal trainers. I have trained in smaller fitness clubs, big box... ...
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Our Protein Shakes
What is in your protein shakes, and how can they be beneficial? Our protein shakes offer approximately 20 grams of protein and are comprised of protein powder and other shake ingredients (see... ...
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
Physical Therapists and Certified Personal Trainers: When and Why You May Need Them
Has your back been hurting for the past three months and that expensive back massager you purchased online just isn’t cutting it anymore? Have you gained a fair share of belly fat and that extra... ...
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Local Restaurant Recommendations
Going out to eat with friends, family, or independently is inevitable. It’s going to happen and probably some time soon! Your health and fitness goals do not have to take a back seat when eating at a... ...
Wednesday, August 3, 2022
Can You Still Get Fit and Look Tone After 60?
At Body Basics, we have a lot of clients in their 60’s. In fact, our main clientele is between 50-70 years old. I would estimate 90% of our clients would say they want to improve their overall... ...
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
10 Ways to Live a Healthy Life
Our team at Body Basics have been working on these health principles for a while now. It is not easy trying to narrow down all the healthy lifestyle habits to just ten, but we think we did it (for... ...
Friday, January 21, 2022
How Old Is Too Old To Workout?
In the 1970’s my grandparents, Jim and Carolyn Kling, helped start what is today a multimillion-dollar international health food and supplement company. I grew up going to meetings in Holiday Inn... ...
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Taking Care of Yourself During a Pandemic
Well, suffice it to say, most of us have never been through anything like a pandemic before, and it’s taking its toll. Our bodies, minds, emotions, and relationships have all been affected in some... ...
Wednesday, May 26, 2021
Looking at a Plant Based Diet?
As a gym owner and nutrition coach, we encounter a lot of clients who are interested in a plant based diet or who are already eating accordingly. With the release of the Netflix documentary “Game... ...
Friday, February 26, 2021
Planning Ahead
The challenge is about to end, and you’re facing a decision of what to do next. Some of you may be excited to continue your progress and keep moving forward, while others may be ready for it all to... ...
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Sleep Well. Live Well.
Let's face it, everyone loves a good night’s sleep! But most of us have so many demands on our time—jobs, family, errands—not to mention finding some time to relax. To fit everything in, we often... ...
Friday, February 12, 2021
Stress Management—Have Fun!
Boy! What a week! So far it’s been quite the ride… my eBay account was hacked and my identity stolen; I cleaned a huge, disgusting spill in our fridge (sparing you the details); my tax deadline for... ...
Thursday, February 4, 2021
Veggies: The Why and How
IT IS VEGGIE WEEK!! So, what’s the big deal with vegetables? Some of you grew up having your mom tell you, “Eat your veggies!” … Here is the why behind it all: Vegetables are LOADED with so many... ...
Thursday, January 28, 2021
Protein… The Word on the Street
Protein! It’s that infamous word that is getting so much attention these days, and we plan on shedding some light on it ourselves… It will be next week’s focus for Week #4 of our New Year’s Challenge.... ...
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Thursday, January 14, 2021
“NO” to refined sugars, “YES” to natural sugars
Sugar! It’s known to be as addictive as cocaine…. Americans just can’t get enough of it! This sly little devil can be heavenly to taste but has MAJOR consequences if consumed too often. We all know... ...
Friday, January 8, 2021
30 Minutes of Exercise
30 minutes of exercise… Sounds pretty simple, right? It is the minimum requirement for us daily, and yet, somehow, it is so hard to achieve sometimes. Hopefully, we can provide you with a few ideas... ...
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Body Basics Remote Personal Training
Since March of this year (2020), Body Basics has been going strong with the help of a new service—Remote Personal Training. We are offering two types of remote services: Anytime Training & Real-Time... ...
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Goals: achievements vs. failures
I just turned 40 years old. Depending on how old you are, you might remember when you turned 40 or can only imagine what it will be like to be that old! In any case, it’s a big milestone. Personally I... ...
Wednesday, July 29, 2020
The Quick Transition
The last week of March 2020 was a traumatic time for many of us business owners. It was the time when our doors closed per the government’s orders due to the COVID-19 virus at hand. “True colors are... ...
Friday, April 24, 2020
Why Adolescents Don’t Always Make The Best Decisions & Why They Need Your Help!
Exercise is one of those things that our bodies were created to do. Our bodies were made to move and work—not sit for hours upon hours. Unfortunately, in this day and age, we are seeing a significant... ...
Tuesday, March 17, 2020
COVID-19: How to Keep Your Immune System Thriving!
Right now in our world and country we are dealing with the pandemic of COVID-19. It’s a stressful and fearful time for many. Keeping our immune system thriving is of upmost importance. Here are some... ...
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
4 Keys to Achieve Any Goal in Life
Early on, when my wife and I bought Body Basics – a personal training studio in Boise, ID – a well-meaning client told me I couldn’t maintain my schedule for more than 6 months. She was predicting my... ...
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
New Year’s Weight-Loss Resolutions: 7 Important Factors
The New Year has come, and many of you have made New Year’s weight-loss resolutions. You might be crushing your goals, or you might be struggling. Statistics have shown that only 10-20% of you are... ...
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
An Alternative Weight Loss Strategy to KETO
If you’re reading this, you’re hopefully looking for a healthy way to lose weight. You may have also tried KETO and decided it’s not for you. In this article, I’ll give you some tools that will help... ...
Monday, September 9, 2019
How I Healed Indigestion with Food
For whatever reason, my body experiences indigestion about once or twice a year lasting a good several weeks or month. I’m thinking mine is either due to stress, a weird bacteria like H.Pylori, or... ...
Wednesday, May 29, 2019
7 Ways to Help Keep Your Kids Active
If you have been given the privilege of gaining the title of Mom or Dad and you still have children at home, this article is for you! Since summer break has arrived, this leaves us with the great... ...
Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Hashimoto’s: My Road to Healing
(This is Part 2 of my Hashimoto’s Blog. You can find Part 1 here.) Hashimoto’s Disease. I’d never heard the name before—it sounded so strange and yet, here it was—a part of me. I was honestly... ...
Wednesday, December 19, 2018
Stronger Together Challenge take-a-ways from Trainers
We just finished a challenge at Body Basics in Boise called “Stronger Together.” It was a challenge for teams of 2 people to work together and get points by doing different health and fitness... ...
Thursday, October 25, 2018
Hashimotos: My Road of Discovery
Hashimoto’s did not hit me like a ton of bricks. It was a slow and steady, sneaky disease that just reared its head in my life over a few years (if not more than that). I honestly thought my slight... ...
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Body Basics Summer Challenge
It's that time again.... Time for another FITNESS CHALLENGE! These challenges are a great way to push yourself to its limits in a quick, fun, safe way. "If it doesn't challenge you, it... ...
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Workout Ideas if You’re Staying at a Hotel
I recently went on a vacation with my family for several days. Any time I go on vacation, I wonder where I’m going to work out and what type of equipment I’ll have access to. On this most recent... ...
Thursday, May 24, 2018
T-shirt Fundraising Campaign
Body Basics is in desperate need of new shirts, and we decided to make our t-shirt sales into a fundraising opportunity!! We've been wanting to help a local organization for a while now and are... ...
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Why the Keto Diet Didn’t Work for Me
So, "Ketosis", or the "keto diet", seems to be the hottest diet right now. I see it advertised online, on billboards, on social media, and on cars around town. I had considered doing it for the past... ...
Wednesday, December 27, 2017
Staying Active Around Meal Time
One of the best ways to ward off unwanted weight gain is to be active before and after you eat. My wife is great about this. She’ll ask me to go for a brief walk with her, or do yoga for 15 minutes. I... ...
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Staying Active Throughout the Holidays
One of my family’s favorite things to do is play together as a family. My son loves to wrestle, and my wife and daughter love to dance. We’ve also found playing football, or tag, Nerf gun wars, or... ...
Thursday, December 7, 2017
4 Easy Steps to Help You Not Gain Weight Over the Holidays
One of the key steps of keeping off the dreaded holiday weight gain is adjusting calories based on activity level; more often than not, the everyday routine we maintain throughout most of the year... ...
Sunday, September 24, 2017
The Rossiter System
What is the Rossiter System? The Rossiter System restores the elasticity and looseness to the myofascial tissue in our body. The myofascial or connective tissue surrounds the muscles in our body and... ...
Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Tips for Making a Lasting Difference!
People workout for all different reasons - to lose weight, for health reasons, to get stronger, to perform a sport better, or for aesthetic reasons. One thing that is important to me is creating... ...
Sunday, May 7, 2017
Body Basics Summer Challenge
8 Week Challenge Starts June 5th and ends July 30th The cost is $100, which includes: Personalized nutrition templates Nutrition meetings every two weeks Prizes for two winners T-Shirt Body fat... ...
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Soft Tissue and Massage
One thing I have learned throughout life is how important it is to focus on whole body health. With the awesome opportunity of getting to own and operate our own personal training studio, my husband... ...
Thursday, February 23, 2017
7 Tips from FLEET FEET for Finding Your "Sole-Mate"
The following post was written by our friends at Fleet Feet Sports in meridian. They are a great resource for all things related to feet. At Body Basics, we understand the importance of having the... ...
Monday, January 16, 2017
Personal Training: Where to Begin
Let’s say you’re one of the many Americans that want to make a lifestyle change and begin to workout. You’ve decided you want to get into shape and start doing some research. You go online and google,... ...
Sunday, January 1, 2017
“Drop the Weight” 2017 Challenge
Have a reason to CELEBRATE the New Year! Starting January 15th, join our challenge to lose BODY FAT in just 8 WEEKS and create a habit for ultimate health! During our 8 week challenge, you will be... ...
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Why Personal Train?
Personal training has a gamut of benefits. No matter who you are… if you’re currently working out or not…. Even if you’re good at working out independently. Personal training is not just about us... ...
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Injury – What to Do When You are in Pain
If you’ve been alive for very long, chances are you’ve had an area of your body start hurting. Unfortunately, the more we age the more likely this is to happen. Different lifestyles can also increase... ...
Monday, September 19, 2016
Pursuing Our Values
One of my all-time favorite quotes is, “the proof of desire is in the pursuit.” My dad told me this when I was young and I’ve always hung on to it. From that point on, when I heard someone say... ...
Sunday, July 31, 2016
Gluten-free Done Right - Part 2
(This article is for the gluten-sensitive individual. Those with celiac’s disease need to take a much more careful and cautious route.) Okay! So, you’ve decided to give the gluten-free diet a try!... ...
Sunday, July 17, 2016
Gluten. Why the fuss? – Part 1
Gluten is a distinct, hard-to-digest protein found in wheat, rye and barley. Sounds harmless, right? These grains have been a staple in mankind’s diet for thousands of years, but unfortunately, it is... ...
Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Tips for Enjoying July 4th Without Sacrificing Your Health!
July 4th is obviously a time of fun—getting together with friends and family, grilling out, celebrating our freedom! Fun is still possible without sacrificing your waistline and health! Here... ...
Wednesday, June 15, 2016
Couples Who Exercise Together Stay Together
I came upon this great article recently that talked about this very thing and thought it was worthy of summarizing to pass on to you. “Couples Who Exercise Together Stay Together” is obviously not... ...
Friday, May 13, 2016
12 Weeks Total Recharge: Week 11 - Play
The goal this week is to reduce stress and have fun! If I know our clients, and I think I do, this one is going to be easy! Now we can’t all be Dee Dee Smith, but let’s look at why it’s... ...
Friday, April 15, 2016
12 Weeks Total Recharge: Week 7 - Meditation
If you are following the entire challenge, by now you are hopefully rehydrating your body while flushing out toxins, getting a good night’s sleep, preventing illness and boosting your metabolism... ...
Tuesday, April 12, 2016
Don't Let Your Weekend Stop Your Progress
If you’re like me, when it comes to fitness, you stay pretty focused and work hard throughout the week. My schedule is more predictable--the food I eat, when I go to sleep and when I wake up. It’s... ...
Friday, March 11, 2016
12 Weeks Total Recharge: Week 2 - Sleep
Let's face it, everyone loves a good night’s sleep! But most of us have so many demands on our time—jobs, family, errands—not to mention finding some time to relax. To fit everything in, we often... ...
Friday, March 4, 2016
12 Weeks Total Recharge: Week 1 - Hydration
Are you feeling like your body is in need of a recharge?! Running low on energy? Packing on extra pounds? This 12 week series is created to bring your body to a place of... ...
Friday, July 3, 2015
3 Tips for a Healthier Fourth of July
Happy 4th of July, “Y'all”! If you're planning on cooking this holiday, here are a couple of tips to keep you eating a tasty but healthy meal! When buying bbq sauce or ketchup, make sure... ...
Friday, January 16, 2015
Top 10 things you can do to empower yourself for success in your Health
As we head into 2015 we seem to always start the year with setting us up for failure. We are tired of how we feel from the holidays so we decide to make redical changes. Being that I have been in the... ...
Saturday, August 9, 2014
How We Make Permanent Life Changes Instead of Fad Diets
CHANGE! To some this can be exciting, to others dread; and both are ok! We are in the business of change, why? Because as a society we are faced with increasing disease and stress while daily... ...
Monday, July 7, 2014
The Power of Positive Thinking
When I am in the gym, I hear all types of comments that clients make about their life, work, family and most importantly, their bodies; “I hate my butt, arms, fat gut, hips etc.” When I... ...
Monday, June 23, 2014
Eating Healthy While Enjoying Your Vacation
With summer fast approaching, the time of year is upon us when many of us will be taking some well-deserved vacation time. It can be difficult to maintain a healthy lifestyle while on vacation so we... ...
Sunday, March 16, 2014
10 Steps to Getting Started on Your Journey to Fitness
When I know a client is serious and willing to change I tell them it takes 21-30 days to change bad habits. The sooner that you start talking positive about your health and have come to terms with no... ...