How is it that the Italians stay healthier and live longer with all that delicious food and tasty wine—la Dolce Vita? That’s the Italian secret—their classic Mediterranean diet, now described and modernized in The Mamma Mia! Diet, a complete Italian...
Tabata lets individuals push their body to their physical limits—getting the results they want while avoiding stress-based injuries and unwanted setbacks. Requiring little to no equipment, Tabata is as affordable as it is effective. The Tabata Workout Handbook lets anyone...
Swimming is a great workout for your body. It works your lungs, heart and muscles. It is impact-free, great for injury recovery, and has a meditative benefit to boot. That said, the routine of swimming laps can be monotonous and...
The Big Toe and Your Health by William Smith, MS, NSCA, CSCS, MEPD Do you ever run, walk, navigate stairs, squat, lunge or jump? Chances are you perform some if not all of these movement daily. Involved in everyone is...
Core Strength: Top 5 Mobility Moves for Golfers by Michael Volkmar, MS, CSCS, PES, CPT Summer is here. The Golf Clubs are out. You vowed this summer to drop 3-5 strokes off your handicap. I can help by getting more...
Core Strength: 3 New Moves You Have Never Tried by Michael Volkmar, MS, CSCS, PES, CPT Add these exercises into your workout 2-3 days a week before your lift or run. Think of me the next morning when it hurts...
Sign Up for Your First Obstacle Race! by Mike Volkmar, MS, CSCS, PES and Matt Carroll, USAW LVL 1, AFAA CPT The rise in popularity of obstacle races is undeniable. The obstacle course race (OCR) community is growing every day...
5 Best Exercises for Knee Health by Mike Volkmar, MS, CSCS, PES, CPT Knee pain be the most frustrating injury to have. It affects your daily activities. It can take months to go away. Of course it is best to...
3 Best Exercises for Shoulder Health by Mike Volkmar, MS, CSCS, PES, CPT The shoulder is a very common joint to have pain. The majority of exercisers experience pain in the front or on top of the shoulder joint. This...
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...
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! 1...
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...
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. Fewer than...
