by hannah | Mar 4, 2020 | Fit Tips
Inspiration from Athletes As I write this, I’m on a plane to Atlanta to watch the Olympic Marathon Trials which take place Saturday afternoon (and are televised on NBC). The top 3 male and female finishers will make the Olympic team that will go to Tokyo this...
by hannah | Nov 15, 2019 | Fit Tips
Correlation and Causation A failure to recognize the difference between correlation and causation is perhaps the number one culprit precipitating virtually all fitness myths and misconceptions. We observe that a training “intervention” (a mode, variable, or style of...
by hannah | Nov 14, 2019 | Fit Tips
The Steve Jobs of Exercise and How He Impacts Your Workouts to this Day In my estimation, Steve Jobs did more than invent cool products. Jobs’ genius lies in the fact that he fundamentally transformed six separate industries: The Mac transformed personal computing. ...
by webcontempo | Sep 6, 2019 | Fit Tips
Improving Speed: Targeting Fast Twitch Muscle Fibers in Long Distance Runners Humans possess two fundamental classifications of muscle fibers: slow twitch and fast twitch. Slow twitch muscle fibers are used constantly during almost all activities of daily living. Fast...
by webcontempo | Aug 22, 2019 | Fit Tips
Evidence Based Micro Workout for your Next Interval Session Dr. Martin Gibala, professor and chair of the department of kinesiology at McMaster University in Ontario, has conducted more research on the effects of interval training on both health and performance than...