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Low back pain is the second most common ailment amongst Americans, behind the common cold. Why exactly is that? Weak core? Constant sitting? Sedentary lifestyle? Genetics? According to Posturologists, deficiencies in posture (even down at your feet) have a huge impact on low back pain. This article from strengthsensei.com details what exactly a Posturologist is,

Hitting the treadmill before your strength workout isn’t really prepping you for success.   A proper warmup is vital for every workout or competition. But a warmup is not just designed to get our muscles warm in temperature. Our nuero-muscular system needs to be awakened and activated to get our mind body connection “warmed” up

  You won’t find any ab exercises on this list because ab exercises don’t burn much fat in your midsection. High intensity compound movements do. Abdominal exercises are generally low intensity, work small muscles, and don’t burn many calories. They will tone the muscles in your midsection, however you’ll never see that tone if there’s

  1) THEY’RE NOT EDUCATING YOU. My primary job as a trainer is to educate my clients. If your trainer is not telling you why you’re doing specific exercises, how it’s going to help you, and teaching you how to exercise on your own, then it’s hard for you to reach goals and eventually become

Click Here for a FREE Stress Management and Meditation session If we think about how stress can effect our health, what illnesses or diseases come to mind? Heart Disease Irritable Bowel Syndrome Headaches Obesity Cancer Asthma Diabetes Depression Anxiety Acid Reflux Alzheimer’s Disease Let’s not forget accelerated aging and premature death. Although we can’t say that

UNIQUE PROGRAMS FOR UNIQUE PEOPLE I treat each client as an individual, taking into consideration their past medical history, current health status, and future goals, both functionally and aesthetically.  The key to reaching these goals is a proper assessment. There is no singular magical recipe that will work for our entire population. Each client’s muscular strength,

1) IMPACT. A joggers stride has far more vertical impact on the ankle, knee, hip, and spine. Joggers tend to bring their body weight straight down through their feet into the ground.  However sprinters tend to propel themselves forward and push the ground behind them. A Sprinters’ foot spends much less time in contact with

The keyword here is “most”. Every individual has their own set of tight muscles that need to be stretched. This is a very generalized list of 5 muscles that are commonly tight amongst our population. 1) PECTORALIS/ANTERIOR DELTOID.  This will help to correct the rounded shoulder, hunched over posture many of us have. 2) HIP