After months of suffering through this brutal Winter the Spring is finally starting to peek through the cracks. With nice weather come more outdoor activities. One of the most common outdoor activities is running. Running may seem harmless enough, but many runners suffer from the same common injury. It is known as “shin splints”. What are shin splints you ask?
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Over the past few years, the term “crossfit” has become more widely known. It’s one of the more recent fads in weight loss and getting people into the best shape of their lives. I won’t deny it, people who practice crossfit are in pretty incredible shape, but there is a price to pay. A few weeks ago a crossfit coach
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As a trainer “how do I get a thin waist line?” is one of the most commonly asked questions I receive from my female clients. For my answer, I don’t tend to tell them the step by step method for how to develop a thin waist line, but I tell them what NOT to do if they want to develop
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I have to say exercise is one of those things that has many variations and combinations anyone can put together to make it fun. The ability of variation is what gives people that would otherwise not exercise the motivation. Yet there are exercises that I see quite often that I believe are emphasized way too much. One of the exercise
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It’s the new buzzword in fitness, but what does it really mean? Functional Training is one of the hot new buzzwords of the fitness industry. Many fitness professionals like to claim that they are functional trainers and any trainer who delivers an exercise program directly related to their client’s needs and goal is a functional trainer. This is because “functional
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When you talk to people who don’t exercise, you will find a common trend among them. Do you know what that trend is…? They all have excuses!! Everyone has an excuse for something they don’t want to do; just most likely not a good excuse. Here are a few of the most common excuses for not exercising: Injuries You commonly
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Video games have been around for a number of years. They first started out as entertainment systems that required very little movement, yet with much emphasis on eye/hand coordination. Over the years the gaming industry has evolved and has begun to place emphasis on physical activity game play. In recent years there has been a major increase in exercise video
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The human body is one of the very wonders in this world. Put to the test, the human body can do things that were once thought impossible! Yet, in the end the human body cannot hide from the wear and tear we place on it day in and day out. One of the biggest areas I have noticed the wear
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We all like the ability of accomplishing a task in a short amount of time. In the fitness world, most people that accomplish their exercises for the week in a short time span usually do it over the weekend; hence “the week end warrior”. Now, I have no problem with weekend warriors. I see it as doing a lot of
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As many people know, the main cause of injuries in the gym is due to improper technique. It’s a rare occasion when I can go to a gym and not instantly have the ability to point out people using improper technique for exercises. What’s even worse, I see this happen quite frequently when personal trainers are training clients. Personal trainers
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