Historically, exercise in this country has been driven by the exercise physiologists and cardiologists crowd, Dr. Ken Cooper being the primary case in point. His aerobics commandments of the 1970’s started the whole running fitness boom and many have not looked back. As a result, fitness for many came to be defined by aerobic fitness […]
[Continue reading...]Strength Training: The Real Fountain of Youth
I believe, as you age strength training is the best thing you can do to improve your health and fitness level. Strength training is important because around age 40 you start to experience muscle loss. “If you don’t do anything to replace the lean muscle you lose, you’ll increase the percentage of fat in your […]
[Continue reading...]Choosing a Personal Trainer The Smart Way
There are many people that could use the skills and knowledge of a good personal trainer but frequently go about it the wrong way. When you are hiring someone that you are entrusting with your health and well being a little background check and vetting is a good idea, don’t you think? So where to […]
[Continue reading...]Extreme Bodyweight Exercises for Bootcamps!
Any trainer who has ever operated a fitness bootcamp knows how grueling it can be. Not just from the physically but mentally as well. Creating new exercises, lugging the equipment from place to place, watching each bootcamper to ensure proper form, then packing everything up and doing it all over again at the next bootcamp! […]
[Continue reading...]Exercise and Poor Nutrition
You can’t out-train poor nutrition. Though many would argue otherwise, the simple truth is as the headline of this article says which is that poor eating will trump any kind of exercise program every time. There are no exceptions to this rule. Some people think that if they train hard and often they can eat […]
[Continue reading...]5 Tips to Boost your Boot Camp Marketing Success
Successful trainers know that running a thriving fitness bootcamp, while a lot of work, can be very rewarding both financially and personally. You are basically getting paid (oftentimes paid VERY well) to help change people’s lives. Doing what you love to do is a great thing indeed. The problem however is that getting and maintaining […]
[Continue reading...]Functional Training: What It is AND Isn’t
Magazines love to write about it. Gym goers love to talk about it. The ironic thing is that there is probably no other term that is so overused, misused and misunderstood than functional training. So, let’s talk about functional training and functional fitness, answer some of your questions and hopefully clear up some of the […]
[Continue reading...]Top 5 Little-Known Boot Camp Drills
UPdate 11/28/20. Ahhh, the joys of training a fitness boot camp class… Hearts thumping. People sweating. And all of your boot campers giving you those “I hate you looks” as you put them through their workout. But you just smile because you know your people are getting the one thing they really want: RESULTS! But, […]
[Continue reading...]What You Learned AFTER Your Personal Training Certification?
It’s a fact: A fitness cert doesn’t mean we know everything. Passing a personal training certification test only means that we have passed the minimum requirements needed to be a personal trainer. Because of this, I want to help you. I want you tell you some of the things I’ve learned over the years – […]
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