Category Archives: Fitness Programs
May
04
Introducing Muscle Activation Technique (MAT)
I am glad to be joining Seattle Athletic Club Downtown and looking forward to working with clients in the pool teaching swimming or water fitness, and on the floor working on issues of balance, coordination, strength, stability, and overall functional fitness. I am also looking forward to working with clients and members on the table [...]
Apr
23
Spring Training Outside on Pier 66
With more daylight extending in to the evenings, why not use this opportunity to change your fitness routine? Training outdoors can awaken your urban fitness child and enhance your workout experiences. All you need is a good pair of athletic shoes, a resistance band and a jump rope. The challenge of having to do something [...]
Apr
18
Push it up!
If there is a single exercise to do on a consistent basis, it would be a PUSH UP. Push ups are an awesome compound movement that is going to work your chest, shoulders, triceps, and core. The great thing about push-ups is that they use your body weight as resistance, so you don’t have to [...]
Apr
16
Does fancy make a difference?
Do you ever watch ESPN, see the NFL players training, and think, “Man, my gym really needs a tractor tire and a sledge hammer!” Or do you catch your eyes on the super fit member doing kettlebell swings and think that you really need to buy one of those for home! Or maybe you watch [...]
Mar
24
Effectively Utilizing the Body Mass Index
What is your Body Mass Index (BMI), and should it concern you? BMI is as a number calculated from a person’s weight and height. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Preventions, BMI provides a reliable indicator of body fatness for most people and is used to screen for weight categories that may lead [...]
Mar
16
Training the Hips
In every one of my clients that I evaluate, the hips are always lacking in strength. Either they are tight and weak or lose and weak. Both equal a serious set of problems. When the hips aren’t doing their job your quads, hamstrings and low back have to pick up the slack. Performance, posture and [...]
Feb
27
Oh Those Nasty Shin Splints
Whether you are going after general fitness or you are training hard to prepare for a certain sport, if you train with any purpose, then you are probably training hard. And when you go hard, you are bound to run into a few “wear and tear” problems along the way. These issues do not need [...]
Dec
05
Zoning (Heart Zone Training Systems) – Fitness in a Blink
Start 2012 by knowing how the heart muscle responds on a emotional, physical and performance fitness level. Meet, ZONING, the Fitness in a Blink program by Heart Zones USA. This program is a three heart zones training system created by Sally Edwards, MA, MBA to make cardio exercise easy, individualized, and well, more fun. Sally [...]
Nov
22
What to do when Summer is over? Don’t get bored in Winter!
Perhaps it’s all a matter of knowing “what” is out there in the world of winter, snow and ice. Many of us love to cycle, run, swim, play tennis, garden, go boating and do a million things outdoors when it’s summer sunshine and warmth… but once the days get shorter and colder we sometimes feel [...]
Oct
06
Low Down on the Kettlebell
By now you’ve seen them in the gym, at the park, even sold at Target, what is the deal with Kettlebells? If you haven’t had the pleasure of using them yourself, boy are you missing out! The kettlebell is an amazing tool for increasing power, speed, strength, endurance, and flexibility. It’s like magic! It’s basic [...]
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