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A Fitness Review Of The Apple Watch

A Fitness Review Of The Apple Watch

As a trainer and gym owner, I was excited and obsessed with getting the Apple Watch because of all the health and fitness related apps and abilities it had. I love testing out any new product that has the potential to make people move more and be more conscious of...

How To Prevent And Alleviate Common Running Injuries

How To Prevent And Alleviate Common Running Injuries

Running - It's an exercise almost everyone thinks they can do, but very few actually do well. It is also a repetitive exercise that can put lots of strain on our body and lead to injury, especially if we are already tight and suffering from imbalances and poor...

Alleviate Wrist And Elbow Pain At Your Desk With These 10 Tips

Alleviate Wrist And Elbow Pain At Your Desk With These 10 Tips

Do you sit at a computer for 9 hours a day and your wrists and elbows can get achy and sore? Or maybe you've noticed that doing moves such as push ups or handstands cause wrist or elbow pain? That is because most of us spend lots of time with our wrists and elbows in...

Functional Training – 10 Functional Training Leg Exercises

Functional Training – 10 Functional Training Leg Exercises

Functional Training is all the rage right now, but do you even know what "functional training" means? While Functional Training is now being used to describe way too many different crazy fads, including doing ridiculous balance moves on yoga balls and Bosus, what it...

How To Do A Push Up – Variations and Supplemental Exercises

How To Do A Push Up – Variations and Supplemental Exercises

The Push Up - It is a bodyweight exercise that we should all be able to do. And while it seems so easy, it can be a very challenging move. Because, while the Push Up seems like it is only an upper body exercise, a Perfect Push Up works more than just your chest,...

15 Plank Variations

15 Plank Variations

Planks are a must-do core move. And while you should always include the Basic Planks in your workouts, it can be fun to add some variety in every once in awhile. All of these Plank Variations will continue to build your core strength and stability and help you prevent...

10 Bodyweight Crunchless Core Exercises

10 Bodyweight Crunchless Core Exercises

If you want to develop a stronger core, you don't need any fancy equipment or even any weight other than your own bodyweight. You also shouldn't waste your time doing a million crunches every day. While crunches can be useful occasionally and do have a time and a...