What area of the body is supporting your weight, responsible for telling your brain what surface you are on and setting forth a cascade of muscle activations helping to determine how forces are placed through the lower body, trunk and ultimately the upper body AND we tend to forget about…
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Imagine soaring through a picturesque scene of fresh powder, breathing crisp winter air, and viewing an endless blue sky from one of the worlds peaks. There’s a thrilling adrenaline rush that fills your body when tackling earths beauty along with performing your skills. This is a familiar feeling to anyone…
Hello, this is Marty and I’m back for my second Total Gym Blog. I’ll be demonstrating two triceps exercises. In the first exercise, I will be doing Tricep Dips on the Total Gym. I will be using the Dip Bar and Weight Bar attachments from Totally Gym, but before the…
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Accept the challenge to increase your athletic abilities for speed, power, and functional performance. Developing these skills will not only benefit you for this winter season’s sports, but it will also condition and prepare your body for other activities or sports you adopt in the future! TRAIN WITH A…
https://youtu.be/5Yepc62zJII I am guilty of hitting snooze at least 5 times before getting up out of bed. My husband absolutely hates it! I have trained my brain to need those extra annoying warnings to slowly wake me up. I always considered myself to be a “night owl”, who did evening…
It’s been observed by Orhan Pamuk that “dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen.” If you’re one of those who feel comfort and joy around your pet, you understand just what this article is about – the benefits of owning a pet go far beyond…
https://youtu.be/3J1v29IWGqo Some things are better together… like a good ol’ sweat session! Why not buddy up to add variety to a typical ‘solo’ workout? You have many things to gain, and only sweat and calories to lose! Working out with a friend keeps you motivated, encouraged to work…
Our daily activities can dictate how or bodies will maintain or disintegrate over our lifetime. If you work in an office environment, sitting most of the day, that lifestyle promotes disintegration. If you do manual labor like construction or farm work, your body will more naturally maintain itself. Of course,…
https://youtu.be/iravnbu2CSU FOCUS: ACCOMPLISHMENT & SUCCESS For many of us, starting a New Year means setting goals and starting a new routine. Regardless of what your goals are, creating a plan of action will allow you to execute specific tasks that work towards accomplishing success! It takes time to get…
https://youtu.be/70WSOGBGkHA FOCUS: INSPIRATION… what moves your needle? If your healthy ways fell off the wagon over the holiday season, you’re not alone! Don’t let a few indulgent days send you into a downward spiral! Instead, jump back on with a 5-week fitness challenge that will put your energy on…