A few decades ago, it was not uncommon to warm-up with marching in place and a series of static stretches. Static stretches are now a thing of the past in warm-ups, as studies have shown stretching cold muscles is not the best way to ready the body for activity. Static stretching is best performed at […]
Creative Warm-Up Ideas to Revamp Your Training Sessions
Warm-ups are an important component of fitness programs, but they can become stale and routine. Being thoughtful and creative about the way you start your workouts with clients not only helps them prepare for fitness, but it’s fun and effective. Play a PE Game Classic games like from your days on the playground are fun […]
How to Design and Choose the Right Training Program
Let’s face it – all involved in some form of physical training have prejudices. Some things we believe work, others we believe are just fads. Nevertheless, as the late Dr. Mel Siff stated: “The fitness public feels far more comfortable with cerebrally undemanding mantras and ‘fast food’ solutions than with far more accurate, more complex […]