Erica Villanueva

Erica Villanueva

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Better Sleep Is Essential To Your Goals

13 Jan 2025

Quality sleep is one of those things that quickly gets cut out when we make a fitness routine. 5am workouts have gotten very popular lately. The one and only time that many find to be convenient to get the work in. Here’s my pushback to that though: What Happens When You Don’t Get Enough Rest? […]

Redefining Failure in Fitness

9 Jan 2025

Redefining Failure in Fitness Failure is something that hurts.  Probably more than most physical injuries. It really beats down your ego and can make you feel like you’re not enough. As if you don’t DESERVE to reach your goals… When in reality you really do. So how can we look at failure from a different […]

Taking Action Is The Key To Finding Motivation

4 Jan 2025

Feeling motivated to start a new chapter of your life? Nope, I don’t either Motivation is something that is often deemed to be “necessary” in order to create change Finding motivation though, can be tough, almost impossible to find Leaving us in the same place that we don’t want to be  So what is the […]

Small Habits for Better Health

2 Jan 2025

Transitioning slowly into new habits really is the key to long term success. Going into things head first can often lead you to crash at the bottom of the shallow end of the pool. The majority of our habits happen without very much thought from us. So why do we then think that we’re going […]

Reducing Your Risk of Powerpenia

1 Jan 2025

The scientific definition of Powerpenia is as follows: Powerpenia refers to the loss of muscular power, which is different from sarcopenia, the term referring to muscle mass loss. Powerpenia is the decline in the ability to generate force rapidly, which is essential for strength, speed, physical performance and our daily lives. Power is something that […]

How to Integrate Strength Training Into Your Daily Life

27 Dec 2024

Integrating Strength Training Into Your Daily Life What’s the point of strength training if you’re already physically active? You may be thinking to yourself: “Why should I incorporate strength training into my life? “I’m already an active person.”  “I spend countless hours outside riding my bike, gliding along in my kayak and skiing on the […]

Shifting Focus To What Your Body Can Do

16 Dec 2024

I know that I’m not alone with doing the same morning routine. Get up. Go to the bathroom. Look in the mirror. Pick over the things that I don’t like or would like to change just to…Instantly assess how I will tackle the day based on my physical appearance. Ladies…we are doing ourselves a huge […]

Standing Up Against the Myths of Women’s Fitness

12 Dec 2024

Standing Up Against the Myths of Women’s Fitness There are many women’s fitness myths out there that women continue to follow. One after the other falling under the trace of empty promises such as: “Lose 30 pounds in 30 days.” “Get washboard abs in 7 days.” “Do 100 burpees a day to get the perfect […]

Accountability Partner: The Missing Piece in Your Fitness Journey

8 Dec 2024

Accountability: The Missing Puzzle Piece in Your Fitness Journey Think you might be lacking accountability in your health and fitness routine? Let me know if the following sounds familiar: You wake up one day that you’re ready for some big changes. You spend hours looking up fitness routines.   Being diligent and writing them in your […]

Strength Training Benefits for Women

27 Nov 2024

Everyday many of us see encouraging images of women strength training in various ways.  Be it with dumbbells or barbells, they’ve taken years to build physiques to be proud of. What we forget to focus on is what is happening underneath the skin.  The real inner body benefits that can occur with a strength training […]