In lieu of an amazing addition to our family, I asked some friends to cover for me in the realm of newsletters and blogs for a few weeks. When I first posted about guest contributors, honestly I was shocked at how many people reached out to help. The fitness industry is amazingly giving and I definitely wrote some I.O.U's to the fine folks you are going to be reading over the next few weeks!
Read MoreI found myself talking to a friend of mine not too long ago and we were making fun of the industry. Specifically, how so many Personal Trainers like to use the science jargon relating to exercise to their audience on social media, and presumably, their clients as well.
It makes me giggle when Personal Trainers start talking about force-velocity curves, synergistic muscle tendencies, citing the epimysium of the muscle belly, and so forth.
Read MoreThe rehabilitation pendulum is starting to swing positive, my friends.
A few weeks ago I wrote about my trips to physical therapy (check that out right here) and since being ‘discharged’, aka train but don’t be a moron, I wanted to share a few more thoughts that I have had over the last month of continued training, but with a Physical Therapy twist.
Read MoreIf you’ve been following along with Purposeful Strength, then you’ve heard me mention that results (stemming from action) come before motivation. As a Personal Trainer, one of the keys to helping clients reach their goals is to help you identify progress markers in your training.
Read MoreAs a parent of a 3 year old I have watched my fair share of Disney+.
Mandalorian? Love it.
Frozen? The best.
Disney Princesses? Odd storylines, but I’m here for it.
Seriously, Belle, you’ve been kidnapped and are being held captive in a castle and you make zero attempts to leave?
But my favorite? Reliving all the childhood nostalgia. From Lion King to the original Star Wars trilogy, it’s been a blast watching all of these again with the kiddo.
I’m no stranger to Physical Therapy. Having spent 12 years in a health club with a PT clinic onsite paired with strength training in your 20s, I found myself on the table regularly during off hours.
Recently, with my shift to training and working out of my home studio full time, I haven’t had the luxury above, but yet still manage to train like I’m an idiot in my 20s (kind of…). I’ve always had a cranky lower back- my spine is shaped like a ? rather than an S and it periodically gives problems, fixable problems, but problems nonetheless.
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