by Tracey | Jul 16, 2013 | Fitness, Strength Training, Workouts
Squats – The Big Guns Squats are a fundamental movement. They involve three sets of joints (the ankles, knees and hips) and because of this, also involve a lot of muscles making them one of the big guns in anyone’s workout routine. A good squat will not...
by Tracey | Jun 26, 2013 | Blog, Fitness, Strength Training, Workouts
Here is an easy seniors’ strength workout Always do a warm-up To begin you are going to do a nice simple warm-up. You don’t have to go outdoors or use equipment. You can run in place, step side-to-side, etc., for about 2-3 minutes. After warming up, make sure to...
by Tracey | Apr 20, 2013 | Blog, Fitness, Strength Training, Workouts
Here is a great bodyweight strength and tone workout Warm Up Before you begin the workout, do a warm-up. For this you can walk, jog, and skip. Also make sure to stretch. For these exercises you are going to want to have a gym mat or something similar. You are going to...
by Tracey | Mar 4, 2013 | Blog, Fitness
What’s so bad about The Biggest Loser? As a fitness trainer with many years in the industry truly helping people get fit and into shape, shows like The Biggest Loser really irk me. I dislike the way the trainers work out their clients and how they disregard good...
by Tracey | Jan 23, 2013 | Blog, Fitness
As personal trainers, we do a lot more than just run people through a battery of exercises. Every body is different and every day can bring new challenges, especially as bodies get older. We have lots of tools, including specialized stretching and massage techniques,...
by Tracey | Jan 23, 2013 | Blog, Fitness
How do you get a ten-year-old and a sixty-nine year-old to work out together and still have fun? What about adding a teenager, a couple of almost middle-aged folk and a sixty-six year-old lady? We did over the holidays as our family from Australia visited us in L.A....