11 Fitness Goals For When You Don't Have Fitness Goals...

What goals do you have?

It's not uncommon during an initial client conversation for someone to answer this question with a variation of the following...

"I want to workout 3 times a week"

or

"I want to lose this" **Points to random part of the body**

or

"To get healthy"

All good goals in their own right.

Rather than talk about how to set goals...you can read about that by clicking here. I wanted to provide some tangible, specific, health and fitness goals that you can take away.

That is, if you find your goals to be something like the examples above...

ArticlesCasey LeeApril 28, 2022goals, goal settingComment

The Best Training Scheme. Period.

When baby number 2 came in to the scene at the start of this year, I knew this 'adjustment' would impact my own fitness and training routine.

Normally, my standard advice when anyone is going through a life adjustment- new job, moving, baby, puppy, family help, you name it...- is to simplify everything.

Simplify the process, simplify the routine, simplify the resources.

ArticlesCasey LeeApril 25, 2022workout, workout template, training tipsComment

{Exercise Tutorial} Slider Ab Progression!

The people have spoken.

Well, at least the people over on the Purposeful Strength Instagram…

ArticlesCasey LeeApril 21, 2022ab training, abs, free workout, exercise tutorialComment

End Training Frustration With This Strategy

In 2017 I made a major shift in programming for my clients to help with that very notion of progress.

Specifically, the shift made progress transparent.

Now, I don't mean transparent in a way that you can clearly see it. I wish it was that easy.

"Okay, put 5 more pounds on the bar and go"

Boom. Progress. Right?

Well yes. That is indeed progress. But, what if the weight doesn't go up? What happens if you can't increase the difficulty of the movement?

What happens next?

This is the challenge my clients were facing and this is the problem I knew I needed a solution for.

So, here's what I did.

ArticlesCasey LeeMarch 21, 2022progress, fitness program, personal training, strength trainingComment

What Makes An Exercise 'Dangerous'?

Just like the title of the article says, this week I wanted to dive in to this concept of ‘danger’ and exercises.

When I first started as a Personal Trainer in 2010, strength training machines, specifically the seated leg extension were deemed ‘dangerous’.

I remember telling clients “avoid this machine because it’s going to put a lot of stress on your _____” or “You could do this movement, but you need to watch out for ____ so you don’t hurt yourself”.

After 12+ years, I have an official statement on ‘danger’ and exercise.

There are no bad movements, exercises, or machines…there are only bodies that aren’t designed or that aren’t ready for what that movement, exercise, or machine provides.

Let me break this down.

ArticlesCasey LeeMarch 14, 2022movement assessment, strength training, myth bustingComment

Home Gym Series: 3 Things To Consider When Switching To A Home Gym

Making the jump from working out in a gym to your own home gym brings a grocery list of benefits.

You’ll save time with no commute
You’ll save money with no membership (or you can allocate your gym fees to buying home gym equipment)
You’ll be more efficient with less distractions
You’ll have more opportunities for fitness with the gym hours being 24/7 (see what I did there?).

Pretty great list, right?

Well, like with any gym membership, it only works if YOU work and you’ll only get the list of benefits above if you actually use it.

That’s what I wanted to write about today. Though a home gym is more accessible, more cost effective, and more time-saving, it can be a tough transition working out in your home, basement, or garage.

ArticlesCasey LeeMarch 10, 2022home gym series, home gym, workout tipsComment