Hey hey, Warrior! Today I’ve got the second part of my Gatekeeping Series. You can read the intro here and last month’s post here. Trainers, coaches, group exercise instructors and the like tend to place emphasis on certain types of exercises. And this emphasis creates...
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Hey hey, Warrior! Today I’ve got the second part of my Gatekeeping Series. You can read the intro here and last month’s post here. Trainers, coaches, group exercise instructors and the like tend to place emphasis on certain types of exercises. And this emphasis creates...
Howdy Warriors! Hope you are well. I want to chat today about something I run into a lot working with clients and students. There isn’t a trainer around (at least not one worth their hourly cost) who doesn’t ask about a client’s goals. But something...
Hey hey, Warrior! Today I want to start digging into ways that those of us in the exercise/fitness/diet/nutrition/wellness arena can be gatekeeping true wellness. True wellness is an active, whole person pursuit and there are many sticky spots or places that can trip us up....
Welcome to February, Warriors! How are you doing? This is always an interesting time of year for those of us working in fitness centers and the like. Typically New Year’s motivation is still up, but the realities of meeting ambitious goals within the confines of...
Happy December Warriors! I know most of us are in full end-of-the-year chaos mode. Holiday shopping, parties, juggling kid care and schedule interruptions. That doesn’t usually result in us making the choices we’d like. But since it won’t be long until New Year’s resolutions take...
What’s up Warriors? As an exercise physiologist and personal trainer I am constantly fielding questions about how much. Clients and students want to know the benchmarks that will make their program successful. But in focusing on how much, the critically important idea of quality is...
Hey hey! How are you Warrior? Caffeine has been around for ages and it is actually one of the most studied ergogenic aids (scholar speak for performance enhancers). It shows up in many a supplement and I get questions about it pretty regularly. Today, I’m...
Hi Warriors! I’m not entirely sure what happened to August, but here we are firmly ensconsed in September. As we settle into our fall schedules and routines, I wanted to take some time and talk about doing something a bit different when planning workouts. Intentions...
Hello, hello! After the marathon posts of the last few weeks, let’s chat about something relatively simple and straightforward today, yes? Starting an exercise with an engaged core is probably one of the most repeated phrases in personal training or group exercise. And yet so...
Happy August Warriors! If you, like me, have kiddos, August is a little bittersweet. It’s the last fun of summer. It is a lot of crazy to dos. But it also signals the return of routine with back to school. Routines can be extremely useful,...