The Single Legged Deadlift
Let’s have a look at the Single Legged Deadlift. It can tell you a lot about your hips and knees, especially if they bother you.
The Functional Movement Screen (FMS)
This week I and four colleagues began an exciting task of teaching new personal trainers some basic training skills. In this process I have reacquainted myself with the Functional Movement Screen or FMS. Here’s what it is and why it’s cool.
Food Industry vs. Fitness Industry
The New York Times has a great article this week about the food industry and their use of science and marketing to create highly successful and highly addictive foods. http://nyti.ms/11TOoSR How do we as fitness professionals develop our products?
The Aging Process – Aches and Pains?
“Oh, I’m gettin’ old…” As we age we expect to have aches and pains, but is that how it should be? Are our bodies just wearing down like our car?
Squatting to fix your knee problem?
The New York Times had an article this past week on using squats for ‘aging knees.’ http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/01/25/ask-well-squats-for-aging-knees/ The article has some good tips but it is incomplete and can’t address most of the issues that a good fitness professional can. This is a great opportunity to show some of the things
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