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 have a desk job, those of you who sit at a desk all day. What things do you have to keep in mind while you are exercising?
Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are bringing you one exercise topic, talking about it 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 HIIT – High-Intensity Interval Training. What things do you have to keep in mind if you are going to exercise in this manner?
When it comes to working out, there are a lot of misconceptions about how to get started and what to do. As a personal trainer in Schaumburg, many of my daily conversations revolve around clearing up a lot of this misinformation with clients and on various online forums. If you are going to start working out on a regular basis, there are three things you need to keep in mind before you begin exercising. Each of these points goes against what is commonly thought to be the more important aspects of exercising, but, like I said, dispelling exercise and fitness myths is part of my job.
Three things to keep in mind for when you start working out:
1.Exercise should be used to build your body, not break it down. (more…)
Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are bringing you one exercise topic, talking about it 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 playing sports. That’s your workout. That’s the only way you exercise. Recreational basketball, flag football leagues, softball games — whatever it is, you workout through playing sports. What things do you need to keep in mind to make sure you are respecting your body while you keep playing sports?
You know you should be exercising, but how often should you take a day off from your workouts? As a personal trainer in Schaumburg, this question comes up often with my clients.
As with most things health and fitness related, the only truthful answer is, “it depends”. How often you take a day off from working out in part depends on:
Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are bringing you one exercise topic, talking about it for two minutes, and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice. This week we are talking to those of you who want to become more consistent with your exercise. How can you get to the gym more frequently, how can you workout more consistently, with your busy schedule?
Check out this fantastic testimonial below from one of Julie’s rock star MAT™ clients, Sue! Sue had been suffering from leg and knee issues when her friend reccomended she look into Muscle Activation Techniques™ at Muscle Activation Schaumburg.
As an avid tennis player, Sue wanted to get back to playing the game she loves on a regular basis. Julie started working with her to improve her muscular system through the Muscle Activation Techniques™ process in addition to specific resistance training for her hips and knees.
After seeing Julie consistently for a number of months, she has been able to not only return to the tennis court, but keep her body tuned up and feeling great with homework exercises to compliment her maintenance MAT™ sessions at Muscle Activation Schaumburg.
Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are choosing one exercise topic, talking about it for two minutes, and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice. This week we are talking about shoes. We are talking about what considerations need to be taken when purchasing shoes before you workout.
Imagine this. You meet a new friend and this friend has never eaten a strawberry. As you hear about this craziness, you realize that you must describe to this person what it is like to eat a nice, juicy strawberry.
Think about that for a moment. How would you fully describe to someone what it is like to eat a strawberry?
When I think about this, my ending thought every time is “well, you really just need to try it yourself.” Were you thinking the same thing? Probably.
This is because eating something as simple as a strawberry is an experience. It’s not something that can be fully experienced by another person through a description of it. You actually must experience the experience of eating a strawberry to fully understand and to fully relate.
Working with a personal trainer is like this. It is an experience indescribable with words. BUT, I am writing this blog post to share parts of the personal training experience that individuals that have never worked with a personal trainer may not consider…. Since they have never worked with a personal trainer.
Welcome back to this week’s edition of 2-Minute Tuesdays where we are bringing you one exercise topic, talking about it for two minutes, and giving you three reasons why you should follow our advice. This week we are talking to the golfers in the crowd. How do you strength train? How do you prepare your body for golf? What considerations should you take when you exercise to make sure you can enjoy the game that you love?
