by Brendon Panther, Personal Trainer | Oct 29, 2015 | Lifting & Strength, Tips from the Trainers
We hear a lot about using “sport specific” movements. These are movements that are unique to a given sport. Basketball players using a medicine ball in place of the FIBA-approved game ball or a baseball player using a weighted bat while warming up on deck. Sport...
by Leslie Kos, Personal Trainer | May 27, 2015 | Tips from the Trainers
Sweat, mud, barbed wire and electrocution… sounds fun, right? I agree, not really. But how about pushing yourself past your known mental and physical limits with help from teammates and strangers, along with a free t-shirt and beer? That’s more like it! The fitness...
by Shane Starke | Apr 23, 2015 | Tips from the Trainers
What do you call a sore, short-tempered gardener? A snap dragon! The weather is finally warming up, the trees are turning green, and the flowers are beginning to bloom. That means it’s time for everyone with a green thumb (or in my case a black thumb, but I try...
by Ashley Pearson, Registered Dietitian | Apr 21, 2015 | Tips from the Trainers, Running
The weather is finally improving and you just signed up for your first triathlon, or maybe it’s just something that’s always been on your bucket list. That is how it started for me. I have experience competing in marathons/half-marathons. Over the last few years I...
