Category Archive

Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Strength & Endurance”

March 15, 2018

Training like a warrior: Why a mace or club should be implemented into your routine

First off, just admit you said, “What the heck is a mace?” It’s okay. You’re not alone. I’d bet a majority of readers had the same reaction. Here’s the answer: A mace is a training tool based on an ancient weapon – the gada – which originated in South Asia. It is long and narrow with a weight at the …

CJ Kostranchuk

Sales Manager at ELIVATE Fitness, Level 1 CrossFit Coach and Founder/Co-Owner, Coach at The Bar Athletics

March 12, 2018

March Workout of the Month

Take a swing at this Workout of the Month utilizing ELIVATE’s newest product, the Set For Set Steel Mace. This quick, 15-minute total body workout is for every fitness level. Set the timer for 15-minutes and complete the following moves for as many rounds as possible: #1: 50 Pendulum Swings Right and Left #2: 30 Mace Shovels #3: 20 Barbarian …

CJ Kostranchuk

Sales Manager at ELIVATE Fitness, Level 1 CrossFit Coach and Founder/Co-Owner, Coach at The Bar Athletics

March 8, 2018

Integrating Squats Into Your Client’s Routine

When it comes to squats, there are thousands of things we could talk about – including why they’re such an essential exercise for muscle building, fat burning, mobility, balance and more. But for this article I’m going to keep it simple and focus on ways to integrate squats into your client’s routine. I’m also going to gear the discussion towards …

CJ Kostranchuk

Sales Manager at ELIVATE Fitness, Level 1 CrossFit Coach and Founder/Co-Owner, Coach at The Bar Athletics

March 1, 2018

Is sweating buckets better than a brisk walk?

Feel like your clients aren’t doing enough for their health unless they’re sweating buckets during your workouts? Cut yourself – and them – some slack. Research suggests that longer periods of walking briskly can give clients all the health benefits of running. The surprising findings, published in the American Heart Association journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, found that a …

Lori Harrison

Corporate Fitness Manager and Certified Personal Trainer

February 6, 2018

Workout of the Month – February

Grab a partner and join ELIVATE in February’s Heart-Healthy, Partner Workout of the Month. This 25 – 30 min HIIT workout consists of five partner movements. You will perform each movement for 45 seconds, rest for 15 seconds and then move to the next movement. You will go through this circuit at least 3 times or as many rounds as …

Lori Harrison

Corporate Fitness Manager and Certified Personal Trainer

January 23, 2018

Innovative Lateral Stability Trainer for All Fitness and Rehab Levels

SCIFIT® Latitude™ Lateral Stability Trainer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG6m0EZvst4 The SCIFIT Latitude Lateral Stability Trainer uses an innovative motion to help people of all fitness levels build the muscles – and the confidence – they need to stay active, and it does so in an easy-to-use, engaging way. The Latitude machine allows users to exercise in a recumbent position and it strengthens stabilization …

Andy Baxter

MES, PRCS

January 18, 2018

January Workout of the Month

Try this workout in your gym. The ELIVATE Workout of the Month for January utilizes Kettle bells and battle ropes. Workout Instructions: Perform all the exercises as a circuit. Perform #1, then #2, then #3. Each movement is performed for :30 seconds with a :05 second transition. Rest :30 seconds between each round.

CJ Kostranchuk

Sales Manager at ELIVATE Fitness, Level 1 CrossFit Coach and Founder/Co-Owner, Coach at The Bar Athletics

January 16, 2018

Sue Falsone: Yoga Shoulder and Neck Mobility Drill for your Clients

I’ll often prescribe yoga to an athlete who needs a lot of fundamental strength and stability and balance work. Yoga is great for establishing this foundation of movement. Yoga is also great when I want to work on re-establishing normal movement of a motion segment. It’s great for re-establishing psycho-motor control of the body as well as somatosensory control of the body. …

Sue Falsone

PT, MS, SCS, ATC, CSCS, COMT, first female head athletic trainer in any of the four major sports in the US

December 19, 2017

The Future of Resistance Band Training

The Future of Muscle Function Testing The kiio Sensor accurately measures, stores, and wirelessly communicates force over time during any exercise. On-board sensors, a CPU, and special electronics calculate actual force, power, exercise pacing, and more. The kiio Sensor is integrated with kiio FLEX software to offer a comprehensive solution for assessing, training, monitoring, and improving the overall performance of …

Marc Sherry

Physical Therapist and Athletic Trainer

December 12, 2017

Workout of the Month: The 12 Days of Fitness

The “12 Days of Fitness” workout starts easy, but gets progressively harder with each “day.” This 20-30 minute workout is based on the famous holiday song and it follows the same repeating pattern, adding a new exercise each time through. See below for the list of exercises and the number of reps for each. Follow the pattern of the song to …

Lori Harrison

Corporate Fitness Manager and Certified Personal Trainer