Yearly Archives: 2011
If you can make small modifications to your food intake then you are on track to accomplishing some great goals. Changing or shifting someones eating habits can be the most challenging obstacles someone can encounter, because we have to eat to survive. That is why you should make small changes in order to keep the [...]
The boomer population is going to be needing fitness routines because they are getting older and they need to keep their muscles, bones, tendons and fitness in as best of shape as possible. These is a big repsponsibility for the fitness & exercise industry because this specific demographic will have certain needs, and trained professionals [...]
Muscle soreness is very common after you exercise with free weights or if you have not done a lot of activity for a period of time. In technical terms, this is referred to as D.O.M.S, which stands for, Delayed Onset Muscular Soreness. Can we avoid this type of muscular soreness, and the answer is no! [...]
Besides having excellent genetics, getting a lean, ripped mid-section takes a little work, but once you get there, you will know how to maintain it. The three secrets that you need to do is to monitor the types of foods you eat. You need to eat foods that are going to help you in the [...]
In order to get your muscles defined or toned, you need to get creative with your exercises. When looking at the chest muscle, just doing flat, incline & decline bench press will not generate those results for a nice defined pectoral muscle. Even though these exercises are very good, you need to do other ones like: [...]
The upright stationary bike is a great piece of exercise equipment, but it can get boring, especially if you do not have an mp3 player, or you are not taking a spin class. As far as the cons go, this is probably these biggest one. The stationary bike serves several purposes, especially for those who have undergone [...]
We recently have been doing some research on the Personal training industry here in Portland, Oregon and we noticed through Google alerts, Yahoo news and his Google Profiles, that Portland has gained an excellent Personal Trainer with a vast amount of experience in the industry. We looked at his website, read his press releases and [...]
The moment that you are able to do all your sets and repetitions, then it is time to change your workout. You should always strive to challenge yourself especially if you are getting to the end with ease. This change can begin with bumping up or increasing your weight resistance, and taking your cardiorespiratory component [...]
If you are looking for an excellent abdominal routine to start or end your workout, check out Krazy Ab’s part 1. The whole ab routine is a little less than 10-minutes but it is jam packed with all kinds of different exercises that you can add to your existing routine. If you are someone who [...]
What is small group personal training? It is working with a personal trainer with anywhere from 3 to 5 people in your training group. This is a popular trend because you will get the benefit of working with a professional personal trainer, but at the same time have a group to exercise with that can [...]