The gym is an unnatural concept. A necessity to fight the modern sedentary lifestyles.

It’s natural that we would lose motivation for something so unnatural. We don’t have a choice though. Check out these 5 tips to stay consistent.

Of course core training is not the silver bullet to take you from an 11 minute mile to a 6 minute mile. What it will do, though, is help your body endure the volume of running you will need to get your time down. Studies have shown that each running step can produce forces between 3 and 8 times the runner’s bodyweight. That means that for every step a 150lb runner takes their body is subject to 450lbs of pressure. Now imagine that over 5 miles...that same 150lb runner will have to endure over a ton of force through their joints on a 5 mile run

There is no perfect workout only presence and mindfulness.

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A huge portion of my program design is dedicated rotational training. As soon as my clients are able to control their bodies in sagittal and frontal planes and then do the same with resistance, I begin to incorporate different forms of rotational exercises. As they progress, these exercises become more and more complex and spiral in nature. This month, I have included some pretty advanced rotational exercises in our programming so this blog is a timely addition. Understanding why we are doing something is for me a great tool in understanding how to do something.

You’ve probably heard mixed messages about exercising with chronic pain in the health and fitness world. Advice like “listen to your body”, or “no pain no gain” or “just modify if it hurts”, may be well intentioned, but can be conflicting and confusing, and unhelpful if you don’t know how to modify, or what messages from your body to listen to!