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When you become a personal trainer, your primary objective is to ensure your clients achieve their fitness goals safely and effectively. An essential step in…

Push-ups feel so good. The work to your shoulders, arms, and back all the while working your core, toning glutes, lengthening our chronically tight iliopsoas/hip…

Mentally and Physically Training for the Trail I find it difficult to describe the training plan I established to thru hike the Appalachian Trail (AT).…

Virtual personal training has become fitness revolution. It’s convenience-based fitness for clients to access a trainer or instructor online instead of commuting to a facility.…

Maximizing results in the gym may seem all about how many grueling hours we exercise. However, new research indicates that we can train smarter instead…

“Do you make up this workout as you go?”  (A client asked me this question mid-way through one of our regular sessions.) “No,” I replied, slightly…

Diet culture is loud. It’s pervasive. It’s promoted and celebrated by individuals who are (mostly) not heavily credentialed and who make a linear connection between…

Exercises that deliver the most value are my favorite exercises for clients (as well as for my own training). These exercises are typically simple in…

When seeking out a personal trainer, it is necessary for potential clients to feel confident that they will be training with the best fit. Below…

Just as we can become bored with our own workout programs, our clients can, too! It’s important to keep things fresh, fun, and innovative –…

If you do something long enough, it will eventually stick with you. This goes for not-so-beneficial choices like watching TV all day, every day, or…

What is a Stability Ball Crunch? The stability ball crunch is an abdominal exercise which predominantly targets the abdominal muscles. It’s a progression from doing…