Plateaus are a common obstacle in any kind of fitness program. After weeks and weeks of training, the body adapts and what was once hard is now easy. Exercise programs need to be changed regularly to continue to see progress and results, but it can be difficult to learn a new series of exercises and…
As fitness professionals, we’re likely to encounter clients who have either suffered from or are suffering from low back pain. This is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders that plagues the population and is said to be the second most common complaint doctors hear from patients. When it comes to low back pain, whether…
Despite having a largely unfit population, in the U.S. high-intensity training is in! Unlike many other ridiculous, unwarranted health fads, the high-intensity trend is founded on science. When properly executed, strategic high-intensity exercise has been shown to have numerous benefits in terms of fat loss and exercise efficiency. What many fail to recognize, however, is…
From media interviews with popular health and fitness magazines to the classes I teach and clients I train, over the years I have routinely been the following question: “What is the best exercise I should be doing?” Whether this question is asked in context to a particular goal or a specific body part, my answer…
Every day, millions of us tell ourselves, in our most determined inner voice, “I need to lose weight; I’m going to start working out to lose those extra pounds!” And, to demonstrate our conviction, we join a gym, jigger our schedules to block off time for exercise, and begin to work out with admirable intensity…
What can the movie Goodfellas teach us about working out? Released in 1990 and starring Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci, Goodfellas was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture, and Pesci won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. It’s one of those movies that many people will watch simply because the…
No one goes to a health club or fitness studio hoping they leave in worse shape than when they arrived. There is one common denominator shared by everyone who exercises on a regular basis: we all want results from our time spent sweating! This is one reason why high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts have become…
Every year, the IDEA World Convention brings together thousands of exercise professionals and health coaches who share a passion and enthusiasm for getting people moving. Of course, it’s educational, with sessions led the most knowledgeable and experienced industry leaders. But, in many ways, the convention is also a celebration – a place for exercise professionals…
Today’s active aging market is the largest growing fitness demographic in the industry, with more than 10,000 people in North American turning 65 years old each day. We now know more about aging than ever before, and peer-reviewed, published, refereed research offers some great news: Of the five types of aging—chronological, functional, biological, psychological and…