The people and things around you have proven to have a huge affect on your health and fitness behaviors, which I refer to as the environMental matrix. This environMental matrix affects you in ways you aren’t aware of, from how much you eat to how food tastes. The research on this is incredibly strong, and […]
Does personal training work?
Does Personal training work? Knowing that I am a fitness professional, you might be inclined to think that I’m an exercise guy. That I’m married to the notion that all life’s problems are prevented and cured by exercise. That the path to all that is good runs through a gym filled with iron, free space […]
Nutritional Supplements: Crock, Crutch, or Cure?
Are Nutritional Supplements Helpful? The supplement industry is a multi billion-dollar industry, and growing by the day. It is largely unregulated, thus the object of strong skepticism from many, especially professionals like myself. The industry’s history of unscrupulous marketing hawking several useless and some potentially harmful products further perpetuates the aura of suspicion. But, admittedly, […]
Proper Ab exercises
Below are some examples of abdominal exercises that challenge the anterior core musculature in a way that facilitates neutral spine (not the dangerous flexed spine). Furthermore, these exercises are mostly isometric, which better corresponds to the function of the abdominal musculature. The lower level exercises impart low levels of spinal compression despite high levels of […]
The most important muscle?
If asked to pick the most important skeletal muscle for health and fitness, I would have to nominate the gluteals. Many may know the glutes better as your bum, backside, derriere, – you get the idea. A firm, toned pair of glutes is an asset (couldn’t resist) that many covet from an aesthetics point. However, […]
Why your metabolism is slowing down
A slow metabolism is the common culprit for gaining fat. A host of factors have been blamed, and most claim it’s part of getting older, rendering fat gain inevitable. Others claim that’s nonsense, and we can increase metabolism at any age. Add muscle, and that will fire up our metabolism. Neither would be entirely correct. […]
