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As heatwaves sweep across the US, marking the start of summer, I was kindly reminded by the 110+ degree weather outside (In SEATTLE, WA) that the body has some pretty cool features. Here is a quick...
Tracking steps, physical activity, food consumption, and water intake offers a great self-monitoring approach. Fortunately, there are multiple fitness tracking devices and free apps on the market...
Inversions are a way to see the exercise world from a different angle, quite literally. Instead of being upright standing or sitting, or even supine on your back, inversions take you upside down....
The COVID-19 pandemic hit our world and industry with an unexpected force. As a result, most businesses/jobs found ways to work remotely as social distancing became the go-to recommendation. Schools...
Personal trainers are on a mission to assist clients on the road to fitness. Whether our clients are beginners, perhaps wanting to lose weight before a big event, elite athletes working toward...
Balance refers to an even distribution of weight on any surface. Adequate balance allows one to remain upright and steady. Balance plays an important role in preventing injuries, maintaining...
Meet Shaundrea, an NFPT-CPT originally from Florida, but currently living in New York City working in finance, just starting out as a personal trainer. Here's how she would like to introduce herself...
Combining two seemingly different workouts may appear daunting to some fitness clients at first glance, but for cyclists who want to go beyond speed, strength workouts can help them up your game....
The human body is a dynamic machine. We have been designed and created to move,react, create force, withstand being pulled, twisted, and undergo various stressors. However, when the human body exceeds a certain threshold, something gives way. This being connective tissue, ligaments, tendons and muscles. Making one thing inevitable, breakdown or injury. One important contractile element that places an essential role in withstanding stressors and provides static and dynamic support is called fascia.
Connective tissue is the most abundant and varied tissue in the body. Most likely, the first variety that comes to mind are your dense tissues, such as tendons and ligaments that connect our muscles...
