By Topic: Training Tips

Tight hip flexors are common and may limit movement capacity and performance. This exercise is designed to improve flexibility and promote optimal hip mobility... View More

Training the core to remain stable in transition is helpful for facilitating optimal movement and stability to aid performance and reduce injuries... View More

Cueing is an essential skill that all fitness professionals should develop to assist a client in achieving a movement successfully... View More

Improving lower extremity balance is important as it begins to decline in the third decade of life... View More

Factors to consider include not wanting to spread the virus, but from a medical perspective, when is the body ready to safely return to exercising?... View More

Whether recovering from an injury or simply looking to eliminate asymmetries and enhance function, I often utilize single leg reaching progressions... View More

Improving lateral pillar strength can reduce injury risk and optimize movement and stability... View More

This exercise can serve as a corrective exercise or warm-up prior to initiating heavier training with multi-joint lifts, jumping or cutting activity... View More

As fitness professionals we are constantly walking the tight rope between encouragement and forcefulness, motivation and insult, and failure and success... View More

This exercise is very helpful for restoring strength and power needed in triple extension for running, jumping, deceleration and sprinting activities... View More

Limited thoracic spine rotation may negatively impact performance in sport or cause undue stress on the lower back and/or shoulders... View More

Performing traditional barbell squats may pose significant physical challenges for some clientele based on their prior medical/injury history or simply be too technically demanding at first... View More

Multi-joint exercises are effective for building strength, improving cardiovascular conditioning and improving dynamic mobility and stability... View More

The what, why and how of integrating mindful movement into your repertoire... View More

This exercise is an excellent way to promote optimal scapular stability and rotator cuff strength... View More

The most common issues that plague post-mastectomy patients are Upper-crossed Syndrome (UCS) and range of motion limitations in the affected shoulder... View More

Keeping up with trends is an integral part of remaining relevant as a fitness professional, and trends are moving into and out of our industry faster than ever before... View More

When isotonic loading creates knee pain, isometric exercise can serve as a good alternative until the client can progress to more traditional loading patterns... View More

This exercise is an advanced training option to improve landing form and hip stability in the transverse plane... View More

This exercise is an excellent training option to improve landing form, eccentric strength and dynamic stability in the entire lower kinetic chain... View More