8 Tips for Staying on Track this Holiday Season
8 Tips to Stay on Track this Holiday Season You have worked hard to create some healthy habits over the last few months, or maybe even few years. You have improved your daily routine, you are working towards getting adequate sleep every night, you meet your daily water goal, most of the time, and you …
What are the Cheatham’s Having for Thanksgiving Dinner?
We are creatures of habits, and I love tradition. My fondest childhood memories are of the traditions built around the holidays, and just like many of you, many of those memories are centered around food. Once I learned that I could never make my mom’s dressing taste as good as hers, as well as the …
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Nutritious & Delicious Salmon Chowder Recipe
Fall is most definitely my favorite time of year, and while part of that is due to the memories the cool weather brings back of those fall nights under the lights on a soccer field, another part is due to the fact that some of my favorite recipes are very fall-appropriate. (Those of you that …
Are You Sleeping Enough for Good Health?
When was the last time you woke up feeling refreshed, not needing your morning cup of coffee to get you going? If you can’t recall, you are not alone. Two-thirds of adults throughout all developed nations do not get the recommended 8 hours of sleep each night. This may not seem like a big deal, …
Paleo Marshmallows Make the Best S’mores!
Fall is our favorite time of the year, especially since we discovered the secret ingredient to make the best s’mores on this planet! While the summer weather is holding on as long as it can this year, Fall did make a brief appearance a couple of weeks ago, and allowed us to have this season’s …
How Can Proper Fitness Help Your Career?
Many of us find deep meaning in our work. We value the time that we spend learning, growing, and helping build our companies. That said, while many of us love fitness, when we search within, we realize that fitness isn’t our top priority. Is that wrong? NOT AT ALL! (Yes…you read that right…a professional coach …
The Snatch & Clean According to Patrick Swayze
In my last instructional blogpost, I discussed the hows and the whys of the 1st and 2nd pulls of the snatch and clean lifts. In this installment, I’m going to address the transition from the 2nd to 3rd pull and highlight an extremely useful drill that I’ve utilized on and off throughout the years. However, …
The Famous Cheatham Breakfast Hash – A Solid Way to Start Your Day!
If you have ever been around in the morning when Dennis or I warm up our breakfast at the box, then you know how the deliciousness that radiates from our microwave. Often times I get asked, “Is that Paleo Works?” (probably because we no longer own a piece of plasticware that didn’t once have Paleo Works …
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Art of Breath Clinic coming to OPEX Franklin!
If we don’t breathe, we die. Although we all know this simple fact, breathing remains the most underutilized component of health and human performance. Your coach often writes “nasal breathing only” in your programming, but I bet you often find yourself asking “why?” or, “am I doing it right?”. Breathing technique doesn’t only impact your …
Customized Transformation
If you’re like me, you’ve seen about 10,000 different versions of fitness or health and wellness TRANSFORMATIONS. “Transform how you look, what you weigh, how you live;” the list goes on and on, but the key claim most fitness transformations make is that they are “faster than….” You’ve certainly seen the New Year’s health and …
Are Your Kids (and you) Ready to Swim this Summer?
It’s summer time, which means that it’s time to hit the pool, beach, lake, river, or whatever other body of water you can think of and go for a swim. But, I have a weird question. Have you set yourself and your kiddos up for success with your activity throughout the year? Many of you …
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Fitness for our Youth – How can we do Better?
What is your definition of fitness? What experiences have led you to that definition? For some of us, our definition was shaped by our experience in athletics, simply a tool to improve our performance. For others, fitness was something only the “jocks” did, and our first encounter with “fitness” wasn’t until we needed a solution, …
5 Smart Ways to Drink More Water
It is pretty safe to say that we love water here at OPEX Franklin. This necessary element of life has a whole host of benefits. It helps with recovery, cognitive function, satiety, skin health, and the list goes on and on. That’s why our coaches recommend you drink at least half of your body weight …
Fitness Support Network
Reaching your fitness goals requires following a long and steady road. There will be times when you feel unmotivated and you will want to give up. This is actually very normal, so you shouldn’t be surprised when these feeling creep into your being. To get through times like these you need not only people, but …
Homemade Bone Broth
Got Bone Broth? . Bone broth seems to be everywhere right now! There are many claims about how bone broth can have a positive impact on your health, including improved gut, bone, and joint health, stronger immune system, as well as lowering systemic inflammation. If you are pinched for time, you can find a high …
How to Make Fitness Stick After January
January is always a special month, especially after surviving a year like 2020. Many of us are ushering in 2021 with the hope for a brighter future. Often times, many people flock to gyms with a fiery motivation to hit their goals and make this year different from the last one, especially after possibly putting …