What “Strength” Really Means (Especially After 40)
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What Cardio Really Means (Especially After 40)
When people hear “cardio,” they often think of running, spin classes, or exhausting workouts. But cardiorespiratory conditioning is much broader than that. Cardio really means training your heart, lungs, and circulatory system to deliver oxygen efficiently so your body doesn’t get tired doing normal life. Good cardio fitness means: Not to mention the prevention of […]
A Core Circuit for the Whole Trunk
Many people think “core” exclusively means abs, and that abs means crunches. In reality, the core is a myriad of muscles involved in the stabilization of the lumbar (lower) spine, hips, and ribcage. Someone could design a core circuit around trying to train each of those muscles individually. However, functionally it is rare that any […]
Beginner-Friendly Hip Mobility
Welcome back to the mobility and stability series! Being the first ball-and-socket joint in the series, the hip mobility has a lot of nuance that can be explored. That being said, the vast majority of these muscles and functions can be addressed with just five basic stretches. Improving hip mobility is important to be able […]
Squat Touchdowns: the Only Exercise Your Knees Need?
Knee stability is nearly entirely dependent on the mobility and strength of the ankles and hips. While we covered ankle mobility last week and will cover hip mobility next week, today we’ll discuss the three reasons why squat touchdowns can be the best fool-proof way to bullet-proof your knees. Reason 1: Targeting the VMO The […]
Intro to Mobility and Stability: the Ankles
Stability and mobility are terms you may have seen used by fitness professionals and influencers, advertising certain exercises to help fix certain ailments or enhance certain aspects of your fitness. How do you know if these are movements that will be helpful to you? This series will help to put the concepts of mobility and […]
How to Exercise for Weight Loss
Exercise comes in many different forms, all of them with unique effects on your physiology, health and physique. Given such a wide variety of options, how does someone choose the right exercises and exercise types to optimize weight loss? Resistance Training While all exercise is going to involve some kind of resistance, here what we’re […]