by hannah | Mar 31, 2021 | Fit Tips
The Functional Training Fallacy Although the term “functional training” has become increasingly popular in the sport and fitness industry, the use of the term is somewhat deceiving. The intent of so-called “functional training” is to perform movements that mimic...
by webcontempo | Jan 28, 2019 | Fit Tips
THE PREVAILING MYTH REGARDING REPETITION Each year, I deliver approximately 25, 3-hour workshops on exercise for busy professionals; generally executives in medium size corporations. To ascertain the audience’s present exercise knowledge, I begin each workshop by...
by webcontempo | Jan 18, 2019 | Fit Tips
NEW META-ANALYSIS ON STRENGTH TRAINING AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION Authors of a meta-analysis (a statistical technique that allows researchers to look at numerous studies on the same topic and look for themes) published this month in the journal, Psychological Research,...
by webcontempo | Jan 7, 2019 | Fit Tips
SPORT SPECIFIC TRAINING Over the last 10 years, a movement toward sport specific or functional training has emerged. Coaches, practitioners, and exercisers have attempted to make their exercise more like the sport or activity that they are training for in an effort...
by webcontempo | May 24, 2016 | Uncategorized
I'm going to sign up for a marathon to help me lose weight This is the intention of many first time marathoners. The assumption is something like this: Training for a marathon involves a heck of a lot of running; if I sign up for a marathon really get serious about...
