I still find it hard to believe how different my body was just two years ago while I was still in my undergrad. I was your typical student studying night and day and always putting exercise on my list of things to do, but never...

1. Increase your strength: Strength is always practical, no matter if you’re a young athlete or a parent working a 9-5. After all, what other way is there to prevent atrophy and stay healthy as we get older? Strength training increases tendon strength for healthy...

Something has been brewing in my head for a while: how movement and strength are factors that everyone needs. Fitness professionals may look at movement and strength as a “stability and mobility” topic, but to me, it’s a little more than that. Through my educational...

Understanding Health Insurance and whether it covers personal training? Big issues in America, health care, taxes, obesity, and Pythons in Florida. Three of these things can be used synergistically (four if you are super creative). How you ask? First you seduce the pythons into agreeing...

Before you begin programming, consider overhead mobility. It is our duty to ensure that clients reach their goal with respect to their movement capabilities. Overhead mobility is important for a number of different exercises; overhead presses, incline presses, and crisp high fives, not to mention...

Each morning I take the T into work. As I wait for the train, I’m serenaded by a Fred Astaire impersonator. A man in his 50’s holding a microphone slowly moves side to side and sings: Dressed up like a million-dollar trooper Trying hard to...

If you are a new intern entering the field of health and fitness, or considering a change in careers as a strength and conditioning coach or personal trainer, this post will highlight ways to make your internship stand out. I went through two internships and...

I have had the honor of knowing and working with Hilery Hutchinsen for the past few years. I have also had first hand experience as a client with her assisted stretching techniques. She comes with years of hands on experience which has brought her all...

Core Bracing Helps Your Back Throughout my time as a trainer, I can’t count the number of times I’ve heard: My goal is to become ...…. Oh but I also really want to have a nice defined core…. To be fair, this is great and...

Getting started When less experienced clients ask me what they should be doing on their own, I usually will say something like ‘keep it simple, safe and effective; burn calories and don’t hurt yourself.’ After that, I like to introduce the idea that if you...