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Moving Beyond Obstacles

You want to exercise regularly, but you keep encountering roadblocks—those creative, persuasive excuses you come up with for not sticking to your plan. It’s a lifestyle! Identify what is in your way and charge ahead! I wanted to share with you a few tips that may help you keep your fitness goals on [...]

As most of you know, SUP or stand up paddling is a big part of my life and I enjoy teaching others and sharing the health benefits of this sport.
Here is an article I wrote for ATHELTA to share my knowledge and enthusiam for how I see the sport shaping the world but more importantly, [...]

Want To Reach Your Fitness Goals Faster? Keep on Your Fitness Track with an Exercise Log
By Suzie Cooney,  CPT Suzie Trains Maui
Keeping an exercise log can help you stay on track with your fitness and diet goals.         
I know making progress toward your health, diet and fitness goals isn’t easy … especially if you aren’t keeping track [...]

Kyle Ellison, author and athlete on Maui writes about the day, he himself entered the 5th Annual Naish Paddle Championships and how Dave Kalama, Team rider for Naish, all around extreme waterman, takes the win.    Thanks Kyle for sharing this great story:                                                       
Kalama takes Crown at 5th Annual Naish Paddle Championships
Seven minutes and 23 seconds. That was the pace per mile [...]

Jeremy Riggs, elite stand up paddler and surfer, talent is amazing on the water and off! We’re working on a little cross training to increase his performance so he’s ready for any glide, bump or swell and for the surf this winter. Jeremy recently came in first place in his age group, 14 foot no rudder class, [...]

Whether you’re carving off the lip or throwing a forward loop, we’ve all had those days where crazy landings or a gust or lack of wind can really throw you off balance and into the water.
My two clients and good friends, Mike Abrams of Pukalani and Tim Ellison, owner of Polli’s Mexican Restaurant in Makawao, both [...]

I’ve asked Marc Hartung, professional massage therapist on Maui, to share his experience, as the lead massage director at the recent Naish Paddle Board and SUP Championships on Maui, July 18, 2010. All the tables were full as his team provided over 50 of the competitors a soothing post-event massage.  Also read his special note [...]

Frequent Exercise Oversights and Obstacles:
Suzie Cooney, CPT
Suzie Trains Maui
1. Forgetting to Cool Down After Your Workout
Before you head to the locker room or hop in your car after your last set, remember your body needs to get to a semi normal state and cool down.  Simply some light stretching of the main muscle groups (hip [...]

Why Diets Fail and Tips on What You Can Do To Be A Success
Suzie Cooney, CPT
Are you a chronic dieter?  How many fad diets have you tried? Diets statistically just   don’t work.  The pounds come off you put them on again, and so the yo-yo cycle continues.
When we set out to go on a “diet” [...]

As many women approach their 40’s and 50’s, one can begin to mysteriously gain weight, sometimes due to reasons that are  physically out of our control. Learning more about your body and the response of the body to certain external and internal stress factors can help one cope tremendously.
I have many clients who complain about [...]