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 […]

PRESS RELEASE: Women’s Free Self-Defense Seminar Makes Women Into Warriors

KALISPELL, MT, OCTOBER 28, 2016 – Straight Blast Gym of Montana and SBG North celebrate Women’s Health Month every October to help educate and motivate women in the Flathead Valley. SBG provides free classes, inspiring content, community events, and advice from experts on how to enrich their lives and stay healthy. To culminate the month, […]

Tip for Student Success at the Gym: Find Your Friends

Many of the SBG Montana Coaches recently traveled to Berkeley, California for our annual fall camp. At the Q&A session on the last day, instructors from all over the world answered student questions on a panel. One of our new students asked what one piece of advice each coach would give to a student that was […]

Ask the Expert: Osteoporosis

What is so bad about osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a disease where our bones thin and are at risk of fracture. It is important to know about because once our bones have osteoporosis, we can have fractures that occur randomly or from light stresses such as coughing and sneezing. Most often, we hear about osteoporosis fractures […]

Aging Parents: the Tougher Conversations

Last year I spoke about my experience with my aging mother, someone who has planned and prepared for her passing, not just on paper, but also has given a lot of time and attention to her health and mental/spiritual happiness as she ages. That doesn’t mean that her aging is “easy”, but it allows us […]

Building a Better Self Image

In my line of work, I come face to face on a regular basis with women and men who suffer from an array of challenges that are based in an inaccurate view of their bodies. From disordered eating to over-exercising, the behaviors are sometimes veiled by their efforts to “get in shape” or “eat healthy”. […]

This Is What Natural Beauty Looks Like

Our natural beauty – our beauty when we are not primping ourselves and being honest – is stark, and the real is the most moving. With that said, it is kind of fun to primp! Some of us like to do it often, while others reserve it for special occasions. I especially like to indulge […]