If your hips aren’t stable and effectively able to stabilize your pelvis while walking, running or playing sports, your knees will suffer. Strong Hips = Strong Knees. Weak Hips = Weak Knees Here’s some tips to conditioning your hips in a variety of ways. Perform these exercises 2-3 days per week on alternating days. Leg…
Weekly Workout Routine
Last week we talked about the importance of moving your body and how to make that commitment. Once you figure out the WHY, the WHAT is the easy part. So today, here are some specifics to make sure you include in your weekly workout routine. Cardiovascular Exercise Will improve your heart, lungs, circulatory system, muscles, bones…
Latest & Greatest Fitness Tips Hot Off the Press – First of 2 Part Series
I just attended the International Personal Training Summit in Seattle and wanted to share with you some of the highlights from the event. I hope that at least one tip will resonate with you and inspire you to reach for your Personal Best. Dr. Len Kravitz on Exercise Conditioning: The biggest difference been sedentary couch…
Muscle Conditioning Exercises YOU Should Be Doing
We all know that muscle conditioning is an essential part of staying fit, but which muscle conditioning exercises should YOU specifically be doing? There are literally hundreds of different exercises and thousands of variations you could perform to get the results you are looking for. So how do you know which ones are right for…
Top 7 Exercises
The American Council of Exercise asked 17,000 personal trainers what was the one exercise they couldn’t do without. The 7 exercises personal trainers can’t live without when designing programs for their clients are: Lunges, Squats, Push-Ups, Abdominal Exercises, Running, Walking, and Yoga. Well, 17,000 Trainers can’t be wrong so I thought we’d provide you with…
Use It Or Lose It
The old adage “use it or lose it” appears to ring true in almost all areas of your general health and fitness. You just can’t store the benefits associated with a healthy lifestyle. Here are some areas that may be affected by neglect: Cardio-Respiratory Fitness: If you don’t challenge your heart, your aerobic capacity will…
Conditioning To Improve Your Golf Game
Conditioning To Improve Your Golf Game Spring is here and that means it’s time to dust off your golf clubs and get outdoors. Long time golfers love their sport so much they spend a lot of hours and money attempting to perfect their swing, fine-tune their skills and lower their score. But very few gung-go…
If You Can Do This You Might Live Longer….
Can you stand up or sit down without using your hands? If you can do this you might live longer! A recent study conducted at the Clinimex-Exercise Medicine Clinic in Rio de Janeiro, found that people who can sit down and get up using only one hand — or no hands at all — are…
Exercises and stretches for Cyclists
Cycling recreationally or competitively requires a great deal of length, strength and endurance in the torso muscles to hold the body in a forward-flexed posture while riding. Here’s a few exercises to enhance cycling enjoyment and performance. Stretch over the ball: Curl backward and move your feet out until you are lying comfortably over an…
Exercises for soccer players
Soccer players are amazing athletes possessing exceptional speed, agility and kicking, jumping and throwing power. The following drills will enhance performance in all components of the game. Click on the link below for photos and descriptions of all exercises. http://www.columbian.com/news/2012/may/07/exercises-to-help-soccer-players-enhance-their-ski/ …