by hannah | Feb 17, 2023 | Fit Tips
Perhaps the most significant discovery in the field of exercise over the last 20 years is this: To receive health protective benefits, we don’t need very much of it. Two, brief strength training workouts per week maximize our benefit (a brand new massive literature...
by hannah | Feb 10, 2023 | Fit Tips
Authors of a brand-new meta-analysis published in the journal Sports Medicine examined 55 studies that compared the effects of strength training vs. stretching on flexibility. This paper represents the current state of the science on the topic. The researchers’...
by hannah | May 13, 2021 | Fit Tips
Avoid the Tyranny of the OR and Embrace the Genius of the AND In his best-selling book, Built to Last, management advisor, Jim Collins coaches companies and their leaders to abandon what he calls, the “Tyranny of the OR.” Instead, he suggests we must embrace the...
by hannah | May 5, 2021 | Fit Tips
Which Improves Flexibility More, Stretching or Strength Training? In the 1970’s, sport coaches warned athletes to avoid weight training over the fear that lifting weights would make an athlete muscle bound and inflexible. Over the last five decades, the scientific...
by hannah | Aug 24, 2020 | Trainer Talks
The Truth About Flexibility We have all heard about flexibility before, but do we know why (or if) it is important? James Nuzzo, suggests we retire flexibility as a component of exercise. First, you can improve your flexibility during full range of motion strength...
