Have you seen those big round stability balls at the gym or a sporting goods store? They look like oversized beach balls but believe it or not; the stability ball is a great tool to improve your balance and strengthen … Read More
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4 Exercises For Stronger Hip Flexors
Muscles like the hip flexors need to be strong and flexible, but most people spend a lot of time stretching them. When it comes to hip flexors, you know to stretch them. Stretching the hip flexors helps improve hip mobility … Read More
4 Grip Strength Exercises To Improve Your Life
Recently, after returning from Australia and getting back into training, I discovered my grip strength had decreased. Heavy things that were not hard to grip before almost seemed impossible to do when I got back. Grip strength is a use-it-or-lose-it … Read More
4 Floor Exercises To Get You Stronger
Being on the floor is how you learned to move around as a baby and returning to the floor will help you get stronger. Exercising on the floor provides you with stability, instant feedback, and a reduced range of … Read More
4 Medicine Ball Exercises You Should Be Doing
One of my favorite things do to is to play with my (medicine) ball(s). My wife doesn’t understand my fascination and she passes it off to being a man. Go figure. But IMO medicine balls are a fantastic tool to … Read More
3 Ways To Progress Without Adding Weight
The main thing of the strength training game is progress, you know getting stronger. And the best way to do it is to add weight to the bar for the same or more reps. The body gets stronger and you’re … Read More
5 Shoulder Strength Exercises For Real Life
The shoulder known also as the deltoids is one of a few muscles that gets weaker the older you get. This is true for most muscles because it’s a use it or lose it deal. The shoulders’ mobility and strength … Read More
Improve Your Quality Of Life With One Thing
Do you know what one of the hardest physical things you do, when done with ease, will instantly improve your quality of life? Let me leave you with this thought, but first a story. When I was working at a … Read More
The Struggle Is Real
Being a fitness professional doesn’t mean the struggle is real in staying healthy and fit. Between COVID, the rising cost of living, the war in Ukraine, and school shootings, there are a lot of things at play and a few … Read More
3 Summer Vacation Training
Train while on vacation to help enjoy your treats guilt-free 😊 Are you the type of person who enjoys exercise even while on vacation? Answer this before you go any further. If you answered yes, great read on but if … Read More