There are several ways to make an exercise more challenging. Some of which are common sense, others, which may require you to think outside the box. But for personal trainers or strength coaches, you must understand the different ways you can progress an exercise — plus know the context to apply it. And for average
It’s 2020. A New Year. New Ideas. New Fitness Trends In 2019, the biggest trend we saw was the emergence of the super cheap gym membership, most notably, your Planet Fitness or Fit 4 Less. Large group training began to make an emergence in 2019 as well, but I think Large Group Training will become
I apologize for being absent of late. Work, travel, friends and family have been taking up time, and I haven’t been able to keep the blog or YouTube channel up to date. I recently came back from the StrongSummit in Toronto, and I thought it was an incredible conference. Learned new material and met some
Today’s guest post comes from Brad Krause. Brad is the creator of SelfCaring.info – a website designed to help people improve their self-care practices and wellbeing. Note: This is Brad’s 2nd post this year, and if you haven’t already checked out his previous article “What’s the Big Deal About Self-Care?, I suggest you read it
I had a comment the other day from a YouTube subscriber asking me the following question: “Can I perform this (Bird-Dog exercise) with a bulging disc?” My response: “Depends. If it doesn’t cause you pain — it may be okay. But it’s important to perform the appropriate variation (progression/regression) and proper technique!” You see, this
Hello everybody! I’ve been getting messages from social media followers and new clients complaining that their low back symptoms become worse with standing, coughing or getting out of bed. Often you will find that you can prevent symptoms from triggering by changing lifestyle habits and adjusting posture. Sometimes it may be eliminating morning exercise or
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