Using Suspension Straps
Have you tried using suspension straps in your training sessions? The hanging suspension straps might not look like much, but they’re loaded with potential. Unlike [...]
Bottoms Up: Upside Down Kettlebells
The kettlebell is a great piece of equipment to build and maintain strength. Chances are, you’ve had experience with kettles. The KB allows a swinging [...]
Muscle Memory
What happens when you repeat a pattern over a span of time, be it a movement or even a thought? Does that pattern become [...]
Train the Core without Crunching
It’s a popular fitness belief that the “core” is all about the abs – the anterior compartment of the body. This isn’t entirely inaccurate, but [...]
Are There “Bad” Exercises?
We've all heard it from someone before about various movements: "Ugh, that'll wreck your shoulder!" or "That's bad for your knees!" and maybe "Flexing your [...]
Lengthen and Strengthen with a Weights/Pilates Format
When personal trainers hear the word “Pilates” specific images may be conjured up, such as a quiet room full of women extending their bodies in [...]
Striding Right for Fitness and Health
Human strides truly are what made us who we were for Paleolithic hunting and gathering ways and means. Walking and motion still make us who [...]
How Able Is The Cable? Understanding Pulley Systems And Resistance
There are many ways to route cables through pulleys, offering both pros and cons in terms of mechanical advantage. Understanding the various types of pulley/cable-based [...]
How to Improve Balance
Balance is important in the exercise world and in daily life. Teaching clients how to improve balance can prevent injury, improve their fitness, and positively [...]
Exercise Timing is Almost Everything
A client may ask the professional trainer for advice about optimal exercise timing. Should they work out first thing in the morning? After breakfast? What [...]