Personal trainer tips

Hydration and Muscle Strength, Does It Really Matter? Whether you are strength training, looking to lose weight, or going for athletic performance your hydration levels will dictate how well you do. Your muscles are comprised of 70-75% water. Just a 3% dehydration of a muscle can lead to a 10% decrease in muscle strength and performance.…

Personal Fitness Life Style Change Beach season, important try out, big competition, New Year’s resolutions, need to fit into my dress, the many people I meet daily. Once in a while I receive one of these goals at least with 6 weeks to work with, often it’s a week or two away. All challenges are…

A Proactive Thought to Prevent a Hamstring Injury: The Thanksgiving friendly football game. Morning of, you plan a friendly game of rough touch Thanksgiving football. You step out on the cold field and begin to warm up. As you joke with your friends and family, you feel ready, you did your stretches!  It’s GaMe TiMe!…

Continuation from last week’s articleIf I said, take this pill. You’ll lose all the weight that you desire but the side effects are you’ll have trouble walking, the pill causes extra wear and tear on the knees and back problems. Would you make that trade? The “Magic” Weight loss Pill:   Everyone is looking for…

Is your workout effective? “Squat till you puke!”… “No pain no gain”… “Make them jealous” …“Pain is weakness”, all popular gym quotes. The principle of overload does state that you must challenge your body to see results. Is it that simple? If the answer is yes, let’s analyze it further. Benefits of fitness and personal…

Personal Trainer Quick Tip Kohlrabi? The New Super Food? What is Kohlrabi? Kohlrabi is a vegetable.  It is a member of the mustard family and is related to wild cabbage and wild turnips. It looks similar to a turnip and has a round bulb with a stem, and large, edible leaves. The skin of kohlrabi…

Top 5 Exercise Myths Everyone Should Know About! Exercise Myth #1 -You burn more fat exercising at a lower intensity This is a tricky one because science technically says this is true. Lower intensity or “steady state” exercise does primarily use fat stores for energy, whereas high intensity exercise primarily uses carbohydrate stores for energy.…

Personal Trainer Quick Tip Are Avocados the Key to Boosting Lycopene Absorption? Lycopene is a type of carotenoid, an organic pigment that is found in tomatoes and gives them their red color. These organic pigments are also found in fruits such as guava, watermelon, and grapefruit. Dietary fats, like monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, need to…

Personal Trainer Fun Fact Did You Know, Treadmills Were Originally Used for Prison Labor Have you ever felt like running on a treadmill was torture, well that’s essentially what it was used for in early prisons. In 1818, an English civil engineer named Sir William Cubitt invented the first treadmill, and named it the “tread-wheel,” although…

Personal Trainer Quick Tip Fennel and Kale, Did You Know? Fennel Nutrition Fun Facts Did You Know – Fennel contains the antioxidant flavonoid quercetin. Quercetin is beneficial for increasing the immune boosting properties of Vitamin C. Quercetin Quick Tip Did You Know – This herb is an anticarcinogenic and can be useful for cancer patients…

Personal Trainer Quick Tip Chicory and Dandelion Greens, Did You Know? Chicory Nutrition Fun Facts: Did You Know – Chicory contains inulin, which can help diabetics regulate and control their blood sugar levels. Did You Know – Chicory looks similar to lettuce and dandelion but actually is a member of the sunflower family. Did You…

Should Everyone Be Squatting Exactly The Same? The squat is a very popular exercise among personal trainers. Whether you do a bodyweight squat or a burpee, squat form is involved. The squat is a very effective exercise but if form is incorrect, it may lead to various lingering injuries. Each person is unique, therefore, anatomy…