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...

Meal prep may seem like homework, but there are several benefits to preparing meals for the week: Less decision making as to “what you are going to eat today” Knowing what is going into your food Not being influenced by others to eat not-so nutritious...

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...

“well, well, well, if it isn’t the consequences of my own behavior” Some sarcastic person making a terribly accurate meme I wrote the title of the piece knowing that it may come across as pessimistic. That’s not the point. I’m not making attempts to use...

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...

Fitness Programming “What do you guys write in those things?” one of my clients asked in regards to their program journals. If you are new to the gym, a program may seem like a complex mathematical formula with reps, sets, weight numbers, and exercises, BUT,...