As personal trainers, it’s our responsibility to guide our clients on their fitness journeys, especially when they’re just starting out. The gym can be an overwhelming place for beginners, so it’s crucial that we provide them with the right tools and strategies for success. In this article, we’ll explore why combining kettlebells and machine weights …
A fitness coach’s guide to navigating back to fitness training. Intro Do you have a procedure for when a client athlete gets injured or comes to you injured? Are you a personal trainer that just avoids what hurts hoping it won’t affect training towards their goals? As fitness coaches it is our responsibility to find …
An introduction to this topic For so long, gym goers worldwide have tried to make the most effective warm-up in the shortest amount of time. But without a deep understanding of the desired outcomes for a warm-up to be effective inappropriate shortcuts are made and injuries occur. Is 5 minutes of light jogging alongside some …
WHAT IS RECOVERY? BEFORE WE DELVE INTO THE NITTY-GRITTY OF WHICH RECOVERY INTERVENTIONS ARE BEST, LET’S ALL GET ON THE SAME PAGE ABOUT WHAT RECOVERY IS AND WHAT ARE SOME OF THE KEY CONCEPTS. RECOVERY COMES IN TWO PARTS, RESTORING WHAT HAS BEEN LOST IN TRAINING AND ADAPTING TO THE IMPOSED DEMANDS OF TRAINING. …
Ever feel like you could be getting more out of your workouts? Like there is something missing? Something that will explode all your other training and make it more purposeful to the client? Agile strength is your answer, and you’re probably doing some of it already. Agile strength will unlock all the strength and …
Agile strength….. The vital training your clients are missing out on. Read More »
Kettlebells have been around the gym scene for many years, but only recently have researchers dived into the extremely unique benefits of the tool. This article will take a particular look at how the traditional hip hinge swing can increase hamstring flexibility. First, let’s get an understanding of how hamstrings are commonly perceived …
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Movement screening has become an integral part of the fitness industry with the hopes that fitness coaches can prescribe fitting movements for their clients and reduce the likelihood of them becoming injured during training. This article is to dissect the real-world application of screening, and if identifying high risk factors with a screening intervention prior …
Functional Movement Assessments… What are we really assessing? Read More »
Benefits of Ground to Standing Exercises While the fitness industry commonly uses cardiovascular improvements as an indicator to improvements in mortality, there is limited information regarding musculoskeletal fitness indicators for the longevity of life. We had Quadricep size and strength as an indicator for morality but had too many other variables, similarly to the chair …
The 1970’s witnessed the start of a huge “runners boom” that coincided with the development of specialized athletic footwear. By the time the 1990’s rolled around athletic footwear like runners were a must-have and companies were making millions from sales. But after so many decades of the ‘runner’ style shoe why haven’t we seen a …
‘Core stability’ is defined as the ability to control the position and motion of the trunk over the pelvis to allow optimum production, transfer, and control of force and motion to the terminal segment in integrated athletic activities. Kibler As far as I can remember core training has always been a crucial part of working …
