By: Meredith Butulis, DPT, NASM-CPT, CES, PES, ACSM HFS, Balance Body Pilates Certified, Life Time Academy Instructor Are you prepared for the New Year’s Resolution clients? Are they really ready to commit to the fitness and health changes they’ve ...
Fitness Holidays Weight Loss Nutrition
We all know the holidays are a time where we find it hard to resist the temptations of over-indulging, often leading to feelings of guilt, anger and disappointment if we lose the battle of the bulge. So what do many of us do?
By Fabio Comana MS, MA, NASM-CPT, CES, PES Resistance training provides an almost endless list of benefits, including the preservation of, or an increase in muscle mass and bone density, and an elevated metabolic rate that effectively helps us burn more ...
By Sam Hutchison CES, CPT, NASM-CPT The seasons have changed, and for some of us it means below freezing temperatures and snow on the ground—not the most ideal conditions for exercising and physical activity. Fortunately, you don’t have to limit yourself ...
The holiday season is supposed to be a time for joy, peace, love and caring for one another. However, stress is often times a big component as people flock to the mall to find the perfect gift, agonize over cooking a perfect holiday meal and worry about ...
By Brian Sutton MS, MA, PES, CES, NASM-CPT Most people are concerned with not getting enough exercise. But for some individuals the opposite may hold true. Some individuals exercise to extremes and may inadvertently be damaging their body. The old ...
By Meredith Butulis DPT, MSPT, ACSM HFS, NASM-CPT, CES, PES, BBU Pilates Studio Certified, Life Time Academy Instructor Note: This article is for advanced program design and assumes a working knowledge of exercise physiology including energy systems, ...
The overhead squat assessment is not limited to just lateral and frontal views. Taking a posterior view can add another dimension to identifying and addressing kinetic chain dysfunction. One of the more surprising observations is an asymmetrical weight ...
By Brian Sutton MS, MA, CES, PES, NASM-CPT The world of nutrition is full of controversy, both disagreements within the scientific community as well as discrepancies (often marketing driven) between consumer media reports.
