Fit and healthy

Athletes often strive to achieve personal and team-oriented goals throughout the season. Key questions include: When should I work out? What’s the best time for intense training? How do I cut weight effectively? How can I improve my speed? Understanding the optimal timing of these elements during the season is crucial. Let’s break the season…

After mobilizing your muscles, the next critical step in the release, mobilize, activate, and integrate process is muscle activation. This step is essential for priming each muscle fiber for the demands of your workout or sports activity. While mobilization increases flexibility and range of motion, muscle activations focus on waking up and engaging the specific…

When athletes aim to increase their weight, it’s crucial to consider several key factors. Three primary questions often arise: How will this weight gain affect my performance? Am I aiming to maintain weight while losing fat? Or, am I seeking to build muscle, which will inevitably lead to overall weight gain? Setting Your Weight Gain…

Training for performance or just for health is a great experience of growth, but when the excitement of progress begins to dwindle, it’s natural to wonder “Why the plateau?” I will uncover the top three reasons that might be thwarting your results. Let’s navigate the challenge of adapting to changing fitness levels, shed light on…

3 Great Ways to Boost Your Performance Goals I often work with athletes as well as everyday people who need help losing body fat. A common issue that arises is, “I work so hard in the gym, but I can’t decrease body fat!” or “My diet isn’t that bad.” While there are other possibilities, diet…

Top 3 Ways to Prevent Wrist and Fist Injuries While Boxing In boxing, many fighters experience hand injuries, primarily to the wrists and knuckles. One of the main reasons for these injuries is poor punch mechanics. Many hand injuries are a direct result of boxers slapping and pushing punches instead of properly closing their fists…

Overwhelming Options: Choosing healthy foods in today’s world can be frustrating. With an overwhelming number of options and a huge variety of labels claiming to be “organic,” “non-GMO,” or “natural,” it’s easy to feel lost in “is this actually healthy?”. Add to that the various dietary advice and health trends constantly changing, and it’s no…

3 Fundamental Footwork Drills for Boxing In boxing, your legs are your foundation, and having a strong base in your stance starts with your feet! Your footwork can be the determining factor between winning and losing a boxing match. Good footwork is built through repetition, and consistently working to improve it can elevate your boxing…

  Parents and younger athletes often wonder, “How early is too early?” Questions like “When can I get my kid in the gym?” and “Is it safe for them to lift weights?” are common, while others worry, “Won’t lifting weights stunt their growth?” In reality, children are already lifting weights daily through their own body…

Mobilization requires techniques and exercises to improve the flexibility and movement capacity of our muscles and joints. This can involve a combination of stretching, dynamic movements, and specific targeting exercises for the different parts of the body. After releasing the muscles, we can use mobilization exercises to open up and habituate greater ranges of motion.…

Unleash Your Potential at TA Boxing: Boxing is Therapeutic its Your Medicine Hey champs! My name is Tom Kennedy, and I am a sports performance specialist and boxing coach at Training Aspects, located in Camden County, NJ. I am ecstatic to share some exciting news. In October 2023, Training Aspects added a boxing component to…

Increase Athletic Ability and Your Fitness Health Sports performance training is a popular area for parents and athletes. Social media showcases impressive exercises, heavy weights, workout tricks, and training hacks. Often, it’s hard to decipher what is needed to get results. Here are 9 points to consider when identifying a starting point: Complete an Assessment…