If you are looking for ways to increase your core and stabilizer muscles then I recommend that you start doing a lot of your exercises on a stability ball or in the full body plank position. The purpose is to create extra stress on on your core muscles so those stabilizers are activated in order [...]
If you are not feeling good, then you should not be working out. If you feel like your blood pressure is on the rise or you feel like you are coming down with a fever or cold, then you probably just want to take it easy and wait until it passes. Thanks, Portland Fitness
Suspension training has been made more popular with the TRX system. The best thing about this system is that it can be done anywhere and it is portable. This is great to take on vacation, overseas or on location where you are limited access to other types of fitness equipment. If this is all you [...]
When you are training with a personal trainer, communication is a big factor in a successful program. If something is not feeling right with a specific exercise or you are not feeling good, let your trainer know. Maybe you are reversing your breathing or holding your breath and it is making you get nauseous. The [...]
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 [...]
Boot camps became really popular about 6 to 7 years ago and individuals are still doing them today. The fitness industry realized that individual program design, versus a one for all type of approach is a better model to strive for. Boot camps are great because they generate a good amount of money for the [...]