Browsing: Gyms

Rock climbing, gymnastics, Olympic weightlifting and other sports can be rough on your hands. Sometimes your skin will open up during a workout or while you’re climbing. Here are the reasons your skin opens up, how to prevent it and how to fix it once it happens.

As a fitness trainer, I see gyms a bit differently than most. I see safety hazards, bottlenecks, dead space and things that just won’t be used. If you’re trying to redesign a gym or build one from the ground up, these are the most important things to keep in mind.

The way people act when faced with that first day in the gym is sometimes a bit goofy. But every time we get through the first day and the next, it always gets better. Here’s how to make it a bit easier.

I feel that gym snobbery, as a subject, should be addressed. When seasoned gym rats talk around new people, things often get crossed up. I would like to set a few things straight.