(AP Photo/John Raoux) Say goodbye to the dreaded long hours spent on cardio pieces. Get ready to lean up, and the best part is that it only takes 15 minutes after your resistance workout! The new wave of cardiovascular exercise is interval training, and it is the most economic way to get results fast. Helgerud [...]
How would you like to get a summer workout without getting sweaty? The rise in the heat index around the country has everyone heading to the pool to cool off. You can use your time in the pool to improve your flexibility, fitness, cardiovascular conditioning and limit the impact on your joints. The pool workout [...]
You get home from a long day of work and the last thing you want to do is drive to a gym, so you say, “maybe tomorrow”. Well, those days are over because now all you need is your living room and a few cost-effective tools that can be found at any sporting goods store. [...]
I recently had a converstion with Mike Gittleson about the importance of neck training and it’s variations to reduce neck injuries and concussions. This conversation led to Manual Resistance and its benefits in training the neck musculature, as well as, the entire body. After our conversation, I decided to take one our athletes through a [...]
The best way to prepare for more strenuous exercise is to perform specific warm-up exercises because they provide an increase in body temperature. The warm-up can be considered the most important part of your workout. This is a period of transition from normal to athletic activity that will prepare you for what is going to [...]
SportsOneSource Media Among the 39 sports surveyed by the National Sporting Goods Association (NSGA), exercise walking, swimming and exercising with equipment attracted the greatest number of female participants seven years of age and older in 2008, according to data in the Association’s Sports Participation reports. Exercise walking attracted 59.3 million females; swimming, 33.3 million; and [...]
Recently, we have discussed the importance of physical assessments, organizing training sessions, strategies to maximize training goals and the staying consistent with your fitness plan. I want to cover the frequent problem of Overtraining that occurs to athletes that is becoming more prevalent with active non-athlete trainees. Let us take a look at overtraining syndrome, [...]
Lie face up on the floor w/ knees bent at 90 degrees and heel on the ground Squeeze a rolled-up towel between knees and draw in your belly button Bridge your hips towards the ceiling by squeezing your glutes and hold Only your shoulder and heels should remain on the ground Lower [...]
This exercise helps stabilize your spine and create mobility and strength of the hip On your hands and knees with your belly button drawn in and your shoulders protracted (extended, or pushed away from each other) Tuck your right knee to your chest. Fire the glute and extend out while extending your opposite arm [...]
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