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Back (barbell) squats are a great progression because they build leg and hip strength, promote full body mobility and stability, increase core strength, and burn…

The options for communication in today’s world are plentiful.  Avoid contact confusion!  Sort your way through the options and how to know what’s best for you…

Forming a strong community bond with and between your clients and neighbors can help reinforce your fitness brand and strengthen your business presence. Here are…

Your job is to encourage clients to live healthier lives through fitness and nutrition. And, that should extend beyond the gym. Fitness is a lifestyle—it’s full time. Not just a one-hour session, three times a week. While you can’t be with your clients 24 hours a day, seven days a week, you can give them the tools they need to stay active and healthy when you aren’t around.

Bike week is one of those tools you can give your clients. Since they are coming to you, it means they already have an interest in physical fitness. So, it shouldn’t be a huge challenge to encourage them to try something new. Although, don’t be surprised if you’re met with some resistance.

Shin splints, or as it is clinically referred to, medial tibial stress syndrome, affects one percent of the population per year, but what is it?…

Once you have determined what your client’s shoulder joint mobility restrictions are, you can begin improving mobility by lengthening and strengthening the correct muscles. For…

The wind is biting. Pumpkins are caving in on themselves. The first frost is on your windshield. It is this time of year that we…

Minerals are inorganic compounds typically found in nature. From a dietary standpoint, minerals are naturally occurring elements that needed by the body to carry on normal functions.

When the ounces don’t add up to pounds as fast as someone in a weight loss program might like (or expect), looking at calories consumed vs.…

An important first step in setting a goal is selecting the goal we hope to achieve. You have likely heard the old adage be careful…

Summer is officially in full swing, which means many of my clients and I have been on the road traveling. The first thing I suggest…

Every successful athlete knows the importance of the food they ingest. After all, it’s our fuel, and without it, the engine won’t run. When it…