Many personal training clients come to me and ask what the easiest way is to lose weight or body fat. Well, in theory it is easy, in practice, it turns out that is not that easy after all! [caption id="attachment_1955" align="alignright" width="259"] Feeling Exhausted from Sitting?[/caption] You...
I have been asked by many of our personal training clients here in Charlotte, NC if the recently settled lawsuit in regards to the Vibram Fivefinger Shoes is the beginning of the end for barefoot or running with minimalist shoes. First, we need to understand that...
Personal Training has been using so called High Intensity Intervals (HIIT) for a while now. But there are other ways of boosting your metabolism into gear in order to burn some fat. I am presenting in my eyes the top three ways of getting your...
Our personal training clients make one thing clear over and over again: they don’t have time! Additionally I can see people again and again using exercises like biceps curls, triceps extensions and leg extension and leg curls like they are god’s gift to mankind. Don’t get me...
Many of us hang on to "stuff" way too long, days, weeks, months or years after we pretty much know it is not working for us anymore. The reasons are plentiful. We are afraid of change Change does not come easy to us. We don't know what...
Christmas Season Fitness Frustration Most of us have had the weight loss or fitness frustration during this time of the year. Here we are struggling all year to do well and then the Holidays come around. All of a sudden there are Christmas parties everywhere, the...
As a personal trainer I always ask my client for her/his goals. I often get to hear that she wants to be as fit as she can be. At other times I hear people compare athletes from different sports with each other and how one...
Which Fitness Trends are going to stay in Charlotte? Like every year there is always someone who tries to predict the fitness trends for the following year. This article is based on the article posted by the ACSM. I will comment on each of the top...
One of the problems that a lot of personal training clients have is that they do not have enough time. Since about 60-65% of clients seek a personal trainer because they want to tone up or lose weight this is a great way of intensifying...
We are finishing up the squat series with this article. During our personal training sessions here in Charlotte we usually try to progress to unilateral work with legs and arms since our life primarily consists of those kind of movements. In regards to the squat our...