Do you want to know the most effective strategy for core training? Do it from a standing position! Let me ask you a question: how do you feel when you’re lying down? Does your energy go up or do you find yourself getting drowsy and ready to fall asleep? The chances lying down makes you calm and relaxed. Did you know that when the body is lying horizontal that it’s a … [Read more...]
Exercise, Fitness & Pregnancy
Okay, first things first, I’m a guy. Let me add a little more info, I’m a father with two young kids and someone who makes a living teaching exercise science so me writing about exercising during pregnancy comes from the point of view of having watched my wife go through it two times and having done the research to teach others how pregnancy changes a woman’s response to … [Read more...]
How to Start YOUR Fitness Career
Does this sound like you? You subscribe to more than one fitness magazine. You read a number of fitness blogs and follow a variety of fitness experts on social media. You have multiple gym memberships or go to multiple workout studios every week. You schedule and plan your workouts every week. You look forward to days off because you can spend a little more time … [Read more...]
Who are the world’s Fittest Athletes?
The chances are when a group of fitness professionals get together we will often geek out over obscure components of exercise science that mean very little to the average fitness consumer. One common topic of discussion centers on which sport has the fittest athletes in the world. With the recent conclusion of the annual CrossFit games and the start of the 2016 Summer Olympics … [Read more...]
The IMPACT of Todd Durkin on your Level of Success
Todd Durkin owns a successful fitness studio, Fitness Quest 10, in San Diego which has repeatedly been recognized as one of the top gyms in the country by Men’s Health magazine. Todd works with a number of professional athletes and was recently a finalist on NBC’s Strong where he competed against a number of other top personal trainers all of whom were helping their clients to … [Read more...]