By JayDee Cutting III, MBA — Total Gym Master TrainerJayDee has taught stretch and mobility classes at Rancho La Puerta, one of the world's original destination fitness spas, and has spent over a decade coaching Total Gym users on injury-free movement. Quick Answer: How to Stretch Properly To stretch properly,…
Navy Seals are lean and mean… meaning, they are no nonsense! They train hard to condition their bodies to be in the absolute best shape of their kind! The Navy Seals focus on training muscles to failure. This can be a challenge at any level of fitness not just…
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Sports Specific Workout - Total Gym for Tennis. Tennis Anyone? Build Strength and Add Power to Your Game! Tennis is a fun sport that requires one to use various upper and lower body muscle groups while moving, lunging, bending and twisting. I grew up playing tennis and have discovered through…
4-Week Marathon Training Guide How To Train For Your First Marathon: Week 3 - Okay runners! If you’re joining us for week three I’m assuming that you have taken the plunge and your marathon training is well under way. If not, keep reading and I hope that this information will serve you well when you are ready to get started.…
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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…
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…
Age Strongly: Workout after 70! Use It or Lose It: Feeling SUPER at 70. By this point in time many of us have probably heard the phrase “use it or lose it”. This saying could not be truer when it comes to preventing muscle loss and lack of flexibility as…
Master Your Game - Golf Inspired Circuit Training Workout: I hope the exciting Master’s tournament got your golf blood boiling and you’re ready to kick off the season in style. Fitness style! I’ve been playing golf for 48 years now. Wow, I must be old! Not too old. My dad started me…
PT: Corner: Sprained Ankle? Exercises To Help You Bounce Back: Growing up I participated in both Irish Dancing and Soccer. Each requires a good deal of ankle strength and stability, neither of which I possessed. The result was chronic ankle sprains, which eventually landed me in surgery to stabilize them.…
Using The Total Gym To Help Joint Pain: Do you ever hear yourself or others say, “I used to run/hike/jog/walk, but my knees (or hips) are too bad?” Why can some individuals continue to exercise in high-impact activities like running and hiking, while others can’t? Joint health is multifactorial. It is dependent on, but not limited to the following factors: The activities an…