6 Reasons Your Hands and Feet May Always Be Cold: Are your friends complaining that your hands are always cold? Do you find yourself longing to be warmed by the sun, sit by a blazing hot fire or turn the thermostat up to 80 degrees when others feel comfortable in…
Introducing: Total Gym Row Trainer: Row training is all of the rage today. The Total Gym Row Trainer takes this rage to a whole new level of fun and excitement. If you want a superb cardio workout that trains the entire body, not just the legs, then it is time…
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PT Corner: Exercises Designed To Prevent Shin Splints. A few years ago while training for the Boston Marathon, I developed shin splints. I thought if I could just make it through the race I would then do everything I could to rid myself of shin splints, and prevent myself from getting them…
4-Week Marathon Training Guide How To Train For Your First Marathon: Week 2. So how did your first week go? I hope you got yourself a good pair of shoes, a runner’s journal and began your pre-training program. Perhaps you’ve even done some research on running groups in your…
5 Tips For Getting Ripped Faster: Summer is just around the corner and who wouldn’t like to look a little more shredded? As we start to shed our winter and spring cover up clothes for bathing suits and bikinis, we need to be ready. Building up muscle, and getting leaner…
Introducing the Total Gym CycloTrainer 2: For the days when the weather isn’t cooperating for outdoor exercise, your bike has a flat tire, or you just want to add a cardio challenge to your Total Gym routine, the CycloTrainer 2 (CT 2) is a perfect addition to your workout arsenal.…
Transform Your Personal Dance Party into a Workout! How do you turn a dance move into an exercise and make it a workout? The answer is simple. Learn to let go, love what you are doing and keep repeating it. It’s kind of the same reason so many people…
Cramps – Causes and Prevention: Do you ever get a stitch in your side, or a pain in your leg that awakens you at night or during a workout? What are cramps and why do you get them? What are Cramps? Cramps are a sudden tightening of a muscle, which can be caused by several factors such as musculoskeletal, neurological, or…
4-Week Marathon Training Program How To Train For Your First Marathon: Week 1. The Benefits of Running: I must say that I have not always been a fan of running. I’ve run several races in search of the runners’ high, but have often been left feeling the aches and pains…
5 Tips to Improve Your Post-Workout Recovery Time: Ask ten different trainers and or athletic therapists for their suggestions for the best ways to recover after a workout and you will most probably get ten different answers. Some feel that it is better to roll out than stretch. Others say…