When clients say they want to trim inches, lose weight or tone their muscles, they are essentially saying they want to decrease body fat. There are numerous methods available to
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I am constantly helping people overcome barriers to exercise, whether it’s a time issue, fear of exercise or a fear of failure. While some excuses are baseless, I take these
The other day I was driving around town and saw people working in their gardens, fine tuning their lawns and washing cars. It was a day to be outside doing
Well, my wife told me last week she was enjoying my articles a lot more lately because I have not been as preachy. Sorry honey, it’s what I do! This
Over the past 10-15 years there has been a move toward incorporating unstable training surfaces into exercise programs. The rationale was that it would better prepare people for their everyday
This week I had two particularly great interactions with clients. The first one was an 87-year-old client who had been training with us for less than a month. He called
I have worked with or taught more than 1,000 personal trainers over the past 20 years, so I have seen some of the best and worst in the business. Based
Ideally, I would like to see my clients doing at least three days of strength training and four days of cardiovascular exercise a week. Cardiovascular exercise can be done on
The difficult part of being a personal trainer is helping clients manage their diet. Whether it’s meal planning, reading labels, grocery shopping or eating habits, once people get a handle
It’s not often I can say that I have learned a new exercise that has far-reaching benefits for a large part of the population. Don’t confuse this with learning in