The Great World Race & the Remarkable 7-Day Journey of Ellen Hunter Gans
The waiver for Antarctica was not especially comforting. In fact, according to Ellen Hunter Gans, it essentially boiled down to a simple message: if something goes wrong on the frozen continent, you're on your own. For many people, such a warning would serve as a compelling reason to stay home. For Gans, a lifelong traveler, writer, mother, and increasingly ambitious…
10-Minute Mobility Routine for Desk Workers
Build a mobility routine for desk workers that eases stiffness, supports posture, and fits real workdays without turning breaks into workouts at your desk.
Why This Exercise Deserves a Spot in Your Workout
The Dumbbell Lateral Lunge Most people train in straight lines. We squat up and down, lunge forward, walk forward, run forward, and for a lot of us, lean forward at a desk during our work day. But everyday life—and most sports—require us to move through multiple planes of movement. That’s why I’m a big fan of the dumbbell lateral lunge.…
Best Recovery Strategies for Improved Performance
We all want to train hard, but do you put equal effort into your recovery? Most people do not and that is why injuries are on the rise. Doing a simple Google search for overuse injuries will give you an idea of how this is affecting younger athletes specifically. (more…)
9 Steps to Building MAX SPEED
9 Steps to Building MAX SPEED by Michael Volkmar, MS, CSCS, PES, CPT Every athlete at every level wants to build MAX SPEED. Here are the 9 steps high school to pro athletes take to build game breaking speed! (more…)
Healthy Baseline: Get a Baseline and Get Moving
Healthy Baseline: Get a Baseline and Get Moving by William Smith, MS, NSCA, CSCS, MEPD Often clients will ask how much physical activity is recommended to maintain and improve health? My response is essentially the same. There are two key questions that need to be answered first: (more…)
Longevity Checklist: 12 Principles for Longevity
Recently I came across an article titled ‘Graying of America’ in the New York Times. The article indicates that, “by 2050, 83.7 million Americans will be 65 or older, compared with 43.1 million in 2012, the report said. (more…)
Shoveling Wisely, Save Your Back
Shoveling Wisely, Save Your Back by William Smith, MS, NSCA, CSCS, MEPD Living in the Northeast we expect a certain level of snow, thus the dreaded shoveling and possibility of days of back pain and muscle soreness thereafter. This past week ‘Snowmaggedon’ was predicted to pound the East Coast with snowfalls expected to reach historic levels not seen in years.…
Self-Assessment in the New Year
Self-Assessment in the New Year by William Smith, MS, NSCA, CSCS, MEPD This past week I was bending over to pick up my 1 year old son and as I was doing this my back tightened up. Nothing unusual about this by any stretch, yet the fact it began tightening up throughout the day struck me as odd. This ‘pulling’…
Holidays Winter Workout Routine by Hugo Rivera
Holidays Winter Workout by Hugo Rivera, BSCE, CFT, SPN Last week, I gave you 10 tips for gaining muscle during the holidays. The 10th tip was to try out my special Holidays Winter Workout Routine which I've outlined below. (more…)
Build Speed and Agility – New Fitness Testing in Military and Police
Build Speed and Agility - New Fitness Testing in Military and Police by Stew Smith A few of the events in the Tactical Fitness Test highlighted in my new book Tactical Fitness include sprints, shuttle runs, and agility tests. More fitness programs in the military and police as well as special operation groups of both are focusing more on speed…
