When looking around for a personal trainer, coach or fitness program there are a few things you need to keep in mind. Lets take a look at fitness classes first. These are great to meet new ...Read More

When it comes to intense physical training, building fitness, this is a common thought that “old” people have. As we age for some reason it is believed that walking around the mall, and splashing around ...Read More

People will blame anyone and anything for their failures and shortcomings before accepting that it was their fault. This is true almost everywhere… The gym is the one place where personal responsibility still reigns. Your maximum ...Read More

Despite what you might think, you don’t get stronger at the gym. You don’t get faster on the track. These are the places where you put stress on your body to force it to either ...Read More

For most of us, the only gauge of progress towards fitness is how much we weigh. Slave to the scale we are, agonizing over every pound lost (or not lost!). This is probably the worst ...Read More

“What’s better to lose my tummy flab… crunches or situps?” You can replace the location and the exercises with any other relevant area or body part. And people think it works. The problem here is that ...Read More

A lot of people are of the mindset that just going for a half hour walk in the evening is enough. Or doing their age in sit-ups every morning, or (insert minimal and ever the ...Read More

If you’re finding yourself at a plateau, or simply not progressing as fast as you’d like, or not seeing the results you were hoping for, then it’s likely you’ve forgotten the “as you can” What is ...Read More

A lot of people are afraid to dead lift. My wife was one of them. Her biggest concern was hurting her back by doing it incorrectly, followed closely by the simple fact that she did ...Read More

I see all these adds on TV and the internet for all these products and programs where you can “get fit” without even breaking a sweat, or doing anything yourself. Do people actually believe these ...Read More

Metabolic Conditioning (Metcon) What is it? Metabolic training is refers to conditioning exercises aimed at increasing the storage and delivery of energy for any activity. There are three distinct biochemical means that energy is provided for ...Read More

No, this is yet another misconception about exercise. Done incorrectly any activity can be injurious to any person at any age. Done correctly and responsibly, weightlifting will be a huge benefit to any child’s development. This ...Read More

So many people go to the gym, wander around aimlessly and just hop on whatever machine looks fun at the time, do a few sets, move on to something else that looks interesting and do ...Read More

This is this first thing my wife told me when I got her into heavy barbell lifting. The thing about it is people don’t understand how it works, and I will admit I used to ...Read More