Thoughtful leg conditioning can provide basketball players with greater strength and coordination in today’s highly competitive sports world. Consider that the lower body’s gluteus maximus…
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Category: Exercise Programming
How To Do the Bottoms Up Kettlebell Shoulder Press
Pressing overhead properly requires adequate shoulder mobility along with proper core bracing to avoid arching in the lower back. Unfortunately for a lot of people,…
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Quick 20 Minute Mini Workout to Break Up the Day
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, many of our fitness clients experienced a shift in how they live and work (as did we). We all, at some…
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Hula Hoop Workout Routine for Beginners
Step aside, dumbbells, there’s a new kid on the block. Hula hoops might look like toys, but they can be incorporated into an effective workout…
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How to Do Sandbag Cleans
As we age, we lose nearly twice the amount of power as we lose strength. Every decade after 40 years old, power declines 17% and…
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How to Do a Kickstand Romanian Deadlift
When done correctly, single-leg Romanian deadlifts are a terrific exercise. The keyword here is “correctly”. Because this variation on a deadlift is a difficult and…
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Bootcamp Workout: The “21, 15, 9, 3”
When running a Bootcamp, there’s a whole heap of things we need to consider as fitness trainers. The participants’ expectations, the music, the community, the…
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Hiking Rim-to-Rim in a Single Day: Conquering the Grand Canyon
With the new year getting into full swing at gyms across the country, personal trainers may hear from clients who have set their sights on…
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5 Basic Movements for Fitness Clients
When it comes to exercise programming and workout design, the basics still work despite what fit-influencers want consumers to believe. As exercise professionals, we should…
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Boxing Bootcamp Workout: The “10, 20, 30, 4”
I’m a huge fan of Boxing Workouts for Bootcamp, and your fitness clients can be, too. They’re fun, provide a great workout, and allow…
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Functional Training: Why Your Clients Need It
Functional training enables clients to do daily tasks more easily. It involves strength training utilizing more than one muscle group through compound exercises and, oftentimes,…
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Carbs, Cravings and Menstrual Cycle Syncing
The female menstrual cycle can have a profound effect on nearly every area of women’s lives, including their metabolism. Women often report particular food cravings at various…
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