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 are high school athletes. How should you be Read more…
When you hear the word “muscle”, what do you think of? A body builder? A car? Strength? A certain look? A specific individual, such as Arnold or Dwayne Johnson? What about when you hear the word “health”? What comes to mind then? Perhaps feeling good and energized; being free of 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 are talking to those of you who are experiencing some post-workout soreness. How can you still exercise and what things should you keep in mind if you are feeling sore from your last workout?
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 speaking to the former college and high school athletes. This is for those of you who used to compete on a regular basis and are now at a loss on how to exercise without that competitive model.
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 bringing you three tips if you are looking to build muscle without tearing up your joints. Three tips to help you support your joints and not get wear and tear.
Check out this fantastic testimonial from Cindy, one of Julie’s rock star personal training clients! Cindy has been working with Julie for the past three months and has noticed some drastic changes in her body. She describes the challenges she faced while trying to exercise once she turned 50 and how Julie has helped her with those. She speaks to the importance of lifting weights in a mindful manner and not just doing cardio to support her health. She also talks about how the strength training she has done with Julie has helped her joints feel better and has improved her self-confidence.
As a personal trainer in Schaumburg, I am often asking my clients what they did for exercise or physical activity since I last saw them.
“I played a round of golf over the weekend.”
“I went for a 45-minute walk yesterday.”
“I chased my grandkid all over the house.”
These activities can certainly be challenging, but what is the one thing they all lack? Specificity.
As a personal trainer in Schaumburg, if there was one exercise tip I would want everybody to know, it is this: when you are performing an exercise, focus on squeezing the muscles that you are trying to challenge instead of focusing on something outside of your body such as moving the weight.
One of the biggest exercise myths is that a designated number of repetitions need to be performed in order to get specific results. For example, if you perform 1-3 reps of an exercise you are working on power, 3-5 is for strength, 8-12 is for building muscle, and 15+ is for endurance. As a personal trainer in Schaumburg, I am often debunking this myth.
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?
