A Morning Routine For A Winning Day
Your morning routine sets you up for a day of success. Some of the most successful start their mornings with a few of these activities: Mindfulness/Meditation/Breathing: Check out the yoga classes if you need some ideas on this. Journaling: Even if it is only 10 minutes the practice of getting your thoughts out on paper […]
How To Improve Productivity: Do More By Doing Less
Have you heard that multitasking can be a detriment to our productivity? When our brains have to constantly shift gears, it creates higher levels of cortisol. This causes more stress to your body and brain. Although you may feel as though you can juggle twenty things at once, those tasks won’t be done as well […]
3 Simple Ways To Get Up & MOVE
How much time do you move during the day? A sedentary lifestyle takes a huge toll on the body. Risks of sitting for extended periods of time are linked to: – Wear and tear on the spine & back muscles – Limits intake of oxygen to blood and brain – Excess body fat in the […]
What Are You Fighting For?: Welcome To Women’s Health Month!
Everyone talks about how joining the gym changes your life. You become confidant, stronger, healthier, happier, and so much more. We fail to notice or realize the support we receive and how close we become to the people we train with daily. That realization came to me the day I received my diagnosis for breast […]
The One Thing That Makes SBG Coaches Unique
At SBG you will always find coaches who have walked the same path as you. You will always find coaches who have fought the same battles that you have with training, dieting, improving habits, learning from mistakes, or the let down of not medaling in a tournament. Not only that, but even when your coach […]
How To Raise Your Child to Be Bully Proof
The hardest part about dealing with a bully is learning how to keep your cool in the face of adversity. The bully makes threats that feel scary to the other person, comments that are deliberately hurtful or threats of physical harm. The bully’s words and actions are intended to trigger powerful emotions such as fear, […]
PRESS RELEASE: SBG Taking The Fight To Choke Out Cancer
KALISPELL, MT, September, 1, 2017 At SBG our fighters know what it means to put everything on the line for a fight, and this year for Breast Cancer Awareness Month they will be using those skills to #chokeoutcancer. Beginning September 1st and continuing through the month of October, SBG athletes across the world will sport […]
PRESS RELEASE: SBG’s Conor McGregor Makes History Again
LAS VEGAS, NV, AUGUST, 26, 2017 To fans of boxing, the historic match between MMA’s top fighter, Conor McGregor, and boxing legend, Floyd Mayweather, may look like a loss. Mayweather beat McGregor by TKO, when McGregor fatigued in the 10th round. But fans of MMA know that McGregor won a much bigger fight than a […]
PRESS RELEASE: SBG Athlete Opening Bigfork’s First Martial Arts School
Bigfork, MT – AUGUST 15, 2017 Bigfork is about to see it’s first ever martial arts school. Town locals Cody and his wife Mya Bessette are opening up the newest facility of Straight Blast Gym, which specializes in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for kids and adults. For now, SBG Bigfork will only offer kids martial arts, […]
SBG Bigfork Head Coach Takes Double Gold In Seattle IBJJF Open
SEATTLE, WA, AUGUST, 5, 2017 – Seattle International Open IBJJF Championship Straight Blast Gym’s Cody Bessette dominated the Seattle International IBJJF Championship in Seattle. The local athlete took gold in both the Masters 2 Medium Heavy and Masters 2 Absolute division. Bessette said of the experience: “The biggest emotion I felt after my performance was […]