It is easy to overthink being active and living a healthy lifestyle. Living health doesn’t consist of just stretching or just lifting weight. Instead, a healthy lifestyle consists of Strenght, Cardiovascular health, daily activity, and recovery/mobility work; you need them all. I like to say be wary of the carpenter…
Do you ever wonder if you are getting the most out of each exercise and don’t know how to know if you are pushing as hard as you could be? Today’s video talks about knowing if you are using the right weight for the reps given for any exercises. Your…
I don’t know how you are doing with your New Year goals, but I, for one, am stumbling out the starting gate when it comes to my fitness goals. The thing is, I am not discouraged one bit; ok, I am a little discouraged, but not much. Why is my…
The previous three weeks, we have looked at keys 1-3 on the key chain of fitness. In today’s post, we will unlock the fourth key. But first, a quick recap of the previous three in case you missed it. Key 1 Sleep Challenge: go to bed at a consistent time…
Last week I looked at the importance of getting enough sleep each night to drive your fitness success and setting the challenge of establishing a consistent bedtime and wake time regardless of weekday vs. weekend. I hope you took me up on the challenge and are starting to see a…
When we miss our goal, weight loss, strength gain, etc., it comes down to four areas we need to hit consistently. Getting results is simple in theory and hard in practice. The four areas are not a secret or a simple life hack; they are what you have been told…
Your Fitness Sherpa,
Glute Bridge variations are great for strengthening the glutes, a little obvious. Not so obvious is the Glute Bridge is great for relieving back tightness and hip flexor tightness. A well-executed Glute Bridge, with ribs and hips connected, will put you in a less extended pattern, often caused by improper…
I have to admit that when I show up to the gym to work out, the first thing on my mind is how quickly I can get done with my workout. The last thing on my mind is how much rest I should be taking between sets of exercises. Often…
One of the main reasons someone joins a gym is to feel better physically, and a close second would be to stave off injuries and the effects of aging. To accomplish these goals, we have to take into consideration a few things. Where we are at now physically and what…
