Memorable Fitness Movies If you enjoy working out and could’t live without your Netflix subscription, then you probably pay attention to how fitness is portrayed in a movie, specifically whether or not the characters could actually perform the physical feats shown on the screen - think Tom Cruise sprinting forever in The Firm. (On that note, if you want a good time suck, … [Read more...]
How to Plan Your Exercise Programs with Periodization
How to Plan Your Exercise Programs Insanity = Repeating the same thing over and over yet expecting different results. Here is the catch-22 with exercise, some consistency is required for making the changes that you want to your body, however after about 6-to-8 weeks of doing the same workouts, your muscles could stop growing. The longer you follow the same exercise program, … [Read more...]
Want Results from Exercise? Know Your Muscle Fibers!
Want Results from Exercise? If you're into exercise then you want results from your workouts. Knowing a little about how your body responds to exercise can help you identify the best workouts to deliver the results you want. As a fitness educator, I get paid to travel around the world (both in real life and virtually) to teach exercise science to personal trainers and am … [Read more...]
7 Benefits of Outdoor Fitness
Benefits of Outdoor Fitness The days are longer, the weather is warmer and the scents of blooming flowers are in the air! Now that spring has officially sprung; who wants to be cooped up sweating indoors when it’s a gorgeous day outside? With a little creativity and imagination you will find that you can replicate almost any gym exercise outside, especially if you live near … [Read more...]
7 Tips for How to Design a Workout Program that Works!
Design Your Own Workout Program What does the story about Goldilocks and the three little bears have to do with fitness? It's hard to know how much exercise to do to get the results you want. The 'poppa bear' is that too much exercise could lead to overtraining. The 'mama bear' is that not enough exercise won't produce any results. The 'baby bear' is identifying the optimal … [Read more...]
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