General
What is Kinesiology & How Can it Help You?
Kinesiology is much more than simply “human movement”. Read this quick article to learn how it can help you feel & perform better!
Training in the “Zone”: Is Your Intensity Level Accurate? Probably Not. Even at Orange Theory Fitness.
Learn the science behind the estimated heart rate intensity level you were probably given. Is it accurate? If not, what should you do?
Intermittent Fasting 101
Intermittent fasting (IF) is a term that means fasting for a set period of time. IF is growing in popularity among health and fitness professionals to aide themselves and their clients in losing weight, gaining muscle, or maintaining an overall healthy and fit physique. Intermittent fasting is a relatively new topic in research…
Concurrent Training: Can aerobic exercise limit strength/hypertophic gains? Or vice versa?
People work hard in the gym every day with specific goals in mind. Endurance athletes want to run as long as they can or keep their pace under a certain time….Resistance-training (Strength training) athletes want to get big and strong… Some people may not know how engaging in concurrent training (aerobic exercise + weight lifting) could affect their performance. Check out my blog to learn more!
Ice Ice Baby… Efficacy of the new trend- Whole Body Cryotherapy (Thanks Lindsay Lohan & Arizona News)
Whole body cryotherapy (WBC) is described as exposing the entire human body to -200°F to -250°F for up to 3 minutes. Some people claim that WBC results in several health, performance, and beauty benefits, however science does not support many….if any of these claims.
Cynical Saturday- Question Everything (Especially in the Fitness World)
Often times people deliver inaccurate information to the masses. Unfortunately, it is so easy to post articles to the internet now-a-days that has no real factual information in it, yet approximately 92.5% of people who read this information (fake statistic, see what I did there?) buy into it and possibly incorporate it into their daily lives. Even