We were as consistent as could be with our 2-Minute Tuesdays posts during 2017. We did not miss a single week – vacations, holidays, travel, rain, shine – it didn’t matter. Every Tuesday we came to you with one exercsie topic for two minutes and three reasons why you should Read more…
Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are talking about one exercise topic for two minutes and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice. Now this week, we want to talk about the fall weather changes. Hey, autumn is upon us, and that means different considerations for you if you are working out outside during this time of year.
Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are talking about one exercise topic for two minutes and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice. Now this week, we are talking to those of you who love working out to the point where you are sore. You wake up the next day and you feel achy and you love that feeling. Why should you work out not to the point of soreness?
Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are talking about one exercise topic for two minutes and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice. This week we are talking to those of you who seem to get distracted at the gym. You go there, you have a goal, but all you seem to be doing is just dilly-dallying around. How can you improve your focus at the gym so you are there, you get your workout done, and you get out of there.
When my personal training clients start working with me on exercise related tasks, they quickly realize that I am always preaching about moving slowly, moving with control, using as much support as possible, and lifting with significant weight. There almost always becomes a time when a client will ask, “Will we always train like this?”. This is such a legitimate question for two main reasons. 1) I don’t know of any other fitness professionals (except my colleagues from my path of study) or gyms that endorse this, and 2) people always want to know that they are doing the best thing for their body to help with their goals.
Here is my answer: We will always have a significant portion of your training be like this (slow, controlled, lots of support, and significant weight). Why? This is the Gold Standard of exercise, in my opinion. Let me tell you why. (more…)
