Phil Sarpong

How to Deal with a Panic Attack A panic attack is a sudden episode of intense fear, anxiety, or physical symptom that causes the body to respond to perceived threats and danger.  What are the symptoms of a panic attack? Anxious, irrational thinking The feeling of dread or danger Feeling Continue Reading

One of the most powerful motivations to change is the thought and belief that you can change. Many people believe that their eating habits are engraved in stone, and it is impossible to live a healthy eating lifestyle. Changing eating habits starts with changing thoughts and belief systems. It starts Continue Reading

Studies reveal that sleep is one of the most important factors for general physical and emotional health. Here are some of the top benefits of sleep 1. Sleep helps reduce stress Cortisol is a hormone released in the body when under stress. Studies have revealed that participants who have more Continue Reading

Alright, it’s the new year!! You’re ready to make goals, write plans, and discuss with friends and loved ones how this will be the year that you finally give up chocolate cake…Or something like that.  According to the most recent statistic of last year, only 8% of people achieve their Continue Reading

Physical Training Set goals Record your progress Get accountability Mental Training Visualization – visualize the exercise, how you feel before, during, and after.  Breathing.  Let’s Practice To begin, try to find a quiet area where you will not be disturbed. (Mindful breathing may occur in stressful places, but you will Continue Reading

As a personal trainer, I get this question all the time, “Can I eat the foods I love and still lose weight?” There is a lot to unpack in that question, as it infers to some degrees what clients are attempting to figure out what they can eat, sometimes what Continue Reading

How to be Motivated to Work Out The first thing that people should do when trying to be motivated to exercise is setting long-term goals. The goal should be exciting and rewarding but also doable and achievable.  Psychologists like Avi Kaplan and Martin Maehr have studied goal settings in various Continue Reading

      Stress is everywhere, we all experience it from time to time, and there’s little chance of escaping it. However, stress is something that many professionals in their respective careers have learned to embrace, overcome, and conquer. Athletes constantly have to battle the weight of performance while scrutiny Continue Reading

We all know how difficult it is to eat healthy, consistent meals throughout the week. When most people have busy schedules, it makes it that much easier to take a trip to the nearest fast-food restaurant from where you live.   It seems like our bodies are driving us to Continue Reading

“70% of fitness is nutrition; take it seriously.”    The mass number of foods out there sometimes makes it overwhelming when deciding which foods to get from the grocery store and cook. If you have a fairly basic idea of how to start a meal plan, here are five foods Continue Reading