We burn calories in different ways. Our total caloric expenditure is a combination of our resting energy expenditure (calories we burn to...

What’s your main goal, to get stronger or to build bigger muscles? Depending on what it is, you may want to approach training...

“My pants are feeling tighter, is this good or bad?” Have you ever had a similar thought? Sometimes it’s hard to know if we’re making...

A while back I heard this story from Dr. Andy Galpin, professor of Kinesiology at Cal State University. He said when it comes to...

Have you ever had the experience of starting a new training program and feeling so sore the next day that you could barely walk around or...

One of the most important principles that guide physical training is the SAID - Specific Adaptations to Imposed Demands. It states that...

Lifting weights makes the muscles grow, and cardio makes us fitter, right? Well, not necessarily. The muscles getting stronger is a...

Hey guys, this week we’re doing something different. We’d like to share Darrel’s experience with the “Whole 30” approach. Darrell is one...

Strengthening the CORE is a very common goal, regardless of age and fitness level. Whether to protect the spine and mitigate the risk of...

Advancements in technology over the last decades have brought huge benefits to us, but unfortunately, there are some downsides too. One...

It surprises me how the BMI is still misinterpreted, possibly leading to suboptimal interventions. The big issue is that the BMI creates...

For many years the health authorities recommended long duration aerobic exercises (walking, running, biking, swimming) as the best form...

Corrective exercises are great, but they are not the ones that really move the needle to get us stronger and fitter. A common mistake is...

Are you too busy to exercise because of your work? I think you should exercise FOR your work. At least if you want to have the best...

Balance is a skill that we take for granted when we’re young, but with the aging process it becomes increasingly important hence the...

More training, less competition... What’s the difference between training and competing? Athletes usually will know this answer. No...

The first thing we teach when training new clients is how to properly brace the CORE. “Why?”, you might ask. Well, CORE bracing is key...

We all know that prolonged sitting is bad for us: we lose flexibility on our hips, the glutes “forget” how to activate, our back rounds...

Low back pain (LBP) is extremely common. 50-75% of the adult population suffer from it at some point in life. More than 90% of those...

How’s your training going? Do you know exactly how many exercises, reps, tempo, rest intervals you’ve been doing? No? Well, probably that...