The Everyday Athlete
What is the difference between an athlete and the general population? Sports skills and the elite physical shape they are in. Not every person in the world is going to have amazing talent at a sport, but everyone can reach a high level of physical conditioning. Most people work out to look good and stay healthy. Athletes, for the most part, have very desirable bodies and shapes and stay healthy and functional. Which is more attractive to you? I assume most of you chose the pictures on the left. So if we [...]
Get Healthy: Non-Boring Cardio…. Interval Training
Non Boring Cardio aka Interval Training Imagine yourself walking into the gym after a long day of work. The last thing you want to do is move mindlessly on a treadmill or elliptical for an hour or so to burn off those unwanted calories from the cookies you ate last night. But you have to get that weight off for the big cruise you have set in two months, so off to the treadmill it is. What if there was another way you could burn those calories and maybe even more and do it [...]
Weights and women, four tips to better lower body
Four tips to better lower body The weight room, once a place for only men, is seeing more and more women, which is a wonderful thing. For the fear of “bulking up” and “getting manly”, women have stayed to the cardio equipment in hopes of staying thin. It is now mainstream knowledge that women should lift weights just as men have and the treadmill is not the only answer for a good body. For this reason women are stepping off of the elliptical and into a squat rack. The only issue now is the knowledge [...]
Weightlifting in Your Golden Years Improves Load Bearing Bones
Weightlifting in Your Golden Years Osteoporosis is a major disease affecting the bone that leads to an increased risk of fracture. The main marker in identifying the disease is bone mineral density (BMD). Osteoporosis is responsible for compromising BMD and decreased overall bone strength. The disease usually appears later in life 35 years or later due to the loose of bone forming cell production. Though the disease affects both men and women the largest portion of the population diagnosed with the disease are postmenopausal women. The risks factors that have been associated with the disease range [...]
Everyday Athletes on Listens Live
Check out Louisville Personal Trainers Brad Longazel and Chance Cianciola on WAVE Listens Live. Here they will demonstrate easy at home exercises anyone can do to help get them ready for the gym. Make sure when choosing a gym in Louisville to consider education backgrounds. Brad Longazel and Chance Cianciola are both Masters Degree holding trainers as well they are holders of multiple certifications. That is why Everyday Athletes is your choice for personal training. [microinv id=microinv_1380758828]
Death of Static Streching?
Developing an active and full range of motion (ROM) in our relationships between muscles and joints is vastly important for optimum performance. It not only allows for greater strength and power development, but it has been shown to limit injuries as well (1). So the question arises—what is the best way to produce and maintain a full ROM in our joint complexes? Dr. Sam K. Morton at the Department of Physical Education, Exercise, Science, and Wellness at the University of North Dakota took the steps to answer this question. If proper resistance training is performed [...]
