Mysterious Transversus. Part I

Mysterious Transversus

Here are the first 7 things you MUST know about the transversus abdominis muscle for optimal performance and a great [...]

5 cool pieces of fitness equipment you might be lucky enough to see in your gym soon

Woodway curve treadmil

5 cool pieces of fitness equipment you might be lucky enough to see in your gym soon. Here are some of the standout pieces of fitness equipment and tools that peaked my interest and are now on my Fitness Wish [...]

Live Well 360 Core Fitness Bag

Rule by fit people, it’s a Fitocracy and it’s building momentum

Fitocracy-Rule by Fit people!

Rule by fit people, it’s a Fitocracy and it’s building momentum [...]

My Favorite Things: The oven-baked solution that saved my knees

Shari Feuz mountain climbing

There is nothing worse than active people who can’t be active and do what they love because of an injury. My own knees sidelined my running and hiking for several years until I happened to discover a foot support system that completely eliminated my knee [...]

Hidden Injuries. Listen to your joints when they speak to you.

Image credit: Alive Magazine

Exercise-related injuries are sneaky and can creep up without you ever knowing what happened. Listen to your joints when they speak to you. The subtle shoulder twinge, inflamed elbow, or grinding knee just might be your joints letting you know they aren’t very happy with your [...]

5 Signs the Afterburn is Real

High intensity training for EPOC

Keep working your butt off for a post exercise metabolism boost.

All of these articles I have been reading lately that dismiss the ‘afterburn’ after exercise are really starting to annoy me. I‘ve had people come up to me and say that I have been wrong about prescribing high-intensity exercise as a smart and efficient way to lose weight. [...]

3 awesome custom Ugi workouts

UGI Fitness 8lb ball

This silly squishy ball has transformed this personal trainers business to the point where I have actually started a growing waitlist of people wanting to do my Ugi workouts. Here are some of my custom 30-minute Ugi [...]

A fitness gadget skeptic finds a new training tool. Meet UGI.

UGI Fitness 2

A fitness gadget skeptic finds a new training tool. Meet UGI, the squishy fitness ball that this personal trainer has fallen in love [...]

Sneak some fitness into your winter family fun!

Toboganning by Scott Kish

Here are a couple of ways to sneak a workout into your winter family fun (and your kids won’t even [...]

Postnatal fitness for mature moms

Postnatal fitness

Even if your baby is in college, you may still need to adapt your fitness program to your postpartum body.

Carrying, giving birth to and raising a baby can cause muscle imbalances that can persist decades after baby is born, if not corrected. Here are some issues that may be linked to your baby rearing days and what you can do about [...]





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The oven-baked solution that saved my knees

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The newest tool in my training toolbox. Meet UGI.

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