I am a personal trainer in Schaumburg, Illinois. My career is to help individuals make optimal decisions about their exercise life. I have other interests, too, most being creative things like dancing, sewing, or re-decorating. I am also interested in gaining a further understanding about finances, investing, and managing money. Read more…
Have you ever heard of the saying “just live a little”? Usually, it goes a little something like this: “‘Just live a little’ and have one drink with us” …. When you are trying to not have alcohol. “‘Just live a little’ and take off work to go on vacation” Read more…
Have you ever heard the saying “exercise is a lifestyle”? I am pretty sure we all have heard it and we REALLY need to cut it out and stop saying it. Let me tell you why.
Why do some people say this? Because the true and best changes from exercise are seen with consistency and long-term efforts.
But, what does it sound like is being said? Exercise must dominate your life.
Let’s face it – “I have no time” is always the excuse. Not to mention, this excuse is actually not true. You may, though, have very little time …. Which is why I am writing this post.
First things first – you make time for things you value or for things that you feel will provide you with a lot of value.
The benefits of exercise are waiting and are too great to be ignored, but the struggle to actually do exercise is REAL.
I am a personal trainer in Schaumburg. Being a personal trainer does not mean that I love to workout. Being a personal trainer means that I love learning about the opportunities that exercise can provide when applied appropriately to the body. I love learning and exploring this opportunity of exercise so much that I made it a profession.
As a Muscle Activation Techniques™ (MAT™) specialist and personal trainer in Schaumburg, I know that many people seek out MAT™ because it makes A LOT of people feel better! This is one reason why I absolutely LOVE MAT™ and why I love being an MAT™ Specialist.
There is one problem with this, though. MAT™ does not treat pain. It never has and never will. In this blog post, I want to discuss what you can expect from an MAT™ session and how you can know you are making progress, even when pain symptoms are not changing.
Let’s start with the obvious, again. MAT™ does not treat pain.
When you hear the word compensation, what do you usually think of? Is it a word to describe something positive or negative? Something normal or abnormal? Something done out of abundance or inadequacy? As a personal trainer in Schaumburg, this is often a topic of discussion.
A quick Google search brings up two prominent definitions for compensation:
As it relates to exercise and movement, the second definition above is typically how compensation is used. Compensation usually labels a movement that is done in a manner outside of the parameters that we find to be “normal,” “correct,” or “appropriate.” Essentially, we use this to describe a movement that is not “perfect.”
I want to challenge you to start thinking about compensation as a description of all movement.
As a personal trainer in Schaumburg, I am seeing that the fitness field today is all about what’s HOT, NEW, and TRENDY. This stuff is attractive and appealing to the masses. The good news is it is getting people into exercise. However, did you know that there are actually scientific principles behind exercise that almost no developer behind HOT, NEW, and TRENDY fitness paths seem to consider?
Both group fitness and personal training are great things, right? But have you considered how different they are?
Growing up I was a dancer. In fact, my dance company competed a lot at competitions with other dance companies. What I loved about dance was not learning the technique, or learning the steps, or memorizing the choreography. I loved performing on stage.
And you know what? I won. All. The. Time. Best facial expressions. Best costume. Best role playing. All this, and I still often forgot the ‘real’ dance stuff. I was awful at choreography, memorization, and technique. BUT, I could perform. And that ALWAYS stole the judges’ hearts. (more…)
The Academy of Applied Personal Training Education (AAPTE) has established its first hub (outside of its home in New York) in the Chicago-land area at Muscle Activation Schaumburg! AAPTE is a nationally accredited certification for the health and fitness professional. Did you know that almost all of the 14 accredited certification Read more…
