This question comes up quite often: Can I run in Vans shoes? There are several parts to this answer, but the quick answer is: Yes, you can run in Vans shoes.
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Some people don’t call it a workout unless they puke. These are very, very rare individuals but they gave a bad reputation to high intensity exercise. So how intense should your workout be?
Hiking was always my way of having fun – and accidentally exercising. These are the best types of exercise. You know, the ones where you don’t realize that you’re working out.
Sometimes we have a bad day. It is especially bad if we can’t let it out or say what we want to say based on social circumstances. Don’t worry, I’ve got an exercise for you.
As a fitness trainer, I see everyone rush in right at the beginning of the new year. Some stay, most don’t. My regular clients watch and laugh. Here are some tricks to help you get with it and stay with it.
Plenty of new people try to skip the warm up and just hit the weights. There are some pretty important concepts you should understand before you skimp on a warm up.
I often times see someone want to work out, make a decision to make a change, and then fizzle out. Their old habits come back with a vengeance and the person is terribly unhappy. This is how you fix it.
There are benefits to having an intelligently structured exercise program. It provides stability and measurable, forward progress with each workout.
There is a difference between people who stick to an exercise program and make great progress and those who don’t. In looking at all of the clients I have ever trained, the common denominator is consistency.
I have helped well over 30 clients lower their blood pressure to the point where they are off medication. It is probably much higher, I just didn’t keep a tally as I went along. There are some simple steps I follow, including keeping in touch with their doctor.
Walking lunges are fundamental to any well-rounded fitness program. If you have basically healthy joints and no contraindications, there’s no reason to exclude this move from your repertoire.
As a personal fitness trainer, I am responsible for everyone’s posture. Whether the person comes to me trying to fix it or not, I know it needs to be fixed when it is bad. Here are some of my trade secrets on how to go from hunched over to standing tall.
I once read a study that tracked the two biggest drops in testosterone in a man’s life. The first is when he gets married. The second is when he has kids.
This is a funny question, but I find myself going over this constantly with my female clients. If you look at the tasks you need to perform in life and then add a little bit to it, you’ll have sufficient strength to get along well. So what tasks might a woman need to perform in life?
Massive weight loss can be achieved. Fitness Trainers have the know-how and drive to give your life back to you. Here I describe what a full program looks like from start to finish.
Training your heart and cardiovascular system is, hands down, the most effective way to add years to your life. Here’s where your rowing machine comes in.
If I had to choose one lift to do for the rest of my life, it would be the deadlift. Humans were built to bend over and lift things up from the ground.
Most people go to the gym to look good. It is a pretty funny thing to watch after spending so…
Successful training programs address weaknesses head on. They are sometimes uncomfortable for the person being trained, but the potential gains are worth the investment.
Usually this is the problem of a man who wants to build muscle but doesn’t want to get fat. He…