Blood flow restriction training, or BFR training, is an exercise modality that uses a manipulation of the body’s circulatory system in combination with lightweight exercise to achieve training results similar to high intensity strength training (traditional heavy weight lifting). Key advantages of the system are: Light weights = less risk of muscle strain or joint injury Light loads = less …
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July 17, 2018
How Fascia Research Can Impact Health Outcomes
The International Fascia Research Congress (FRC) was created by a multidisciplinary committee of basic science researchers and practicing health care professionals whose respective fields share a common focus and interest in the human body’s soft connective tissue matrix. For the first time, the 2015 Congress also included veterinary aspects of fascia research. An important continuing initiative of the FRC is …
ELIVATE Vice President, Managing Editor, Communities and Education
July 11, 2018
July Workout of the Month
Get outside with this total body, cardio focused circuit! Complete 10 – 20 reps of each exercise (amount of reps is dependent on fitness level and weights being used) and repeat for as many rounds as possible in 30 minutes. Warm Up: Run 1/4 Mile Workout: Repeat
Corporate Fitness Manager and Certified Personal Trainer
July 10, 2018
Oxidative Stress and Inflammation: What you need to know about Polyphenols
Below is a great review that discusses the importance of understanding oxidative stress and inflammation as it relates to chronic injury and disease. It also discusses polyphenols, natural occurring compounds that are present in plants and are involved with numerous biological activities. According to the study, polyphenols can play a role in inhibiting molecular signaling pathways activated by oxidative stress. …
DC and President of Wellness Watchers Global, LLC, Ceautamed Worldwide, LLC & GreensFirst.com
July 5, 2018
Help clients get fit…and promote your business at the same time
Some of the best exercises you can incorporate into your clients programming – or share with prospective new members at a marketing event or race– require simple, inexpensive pieces of equipment, which can often provide very challenging workouts. Exercise bands are a great example of a low cost, low-tech tool to help your clients create stability and strength while improving …
National Account Manager, ELIVATE Fitness
July 3, 2018
Which type of injection is best for my arthritic knee?
Patients and even some non-patients often ask me: “What type of injection is best for my arthritic knee?” There are several options available to the patient. They may receive a corticosteroid injection, platelet rich plasma (PRP), hyaluronic acid (HA) or stem cell injection. The dilemma is determining which one of those is the best for relieving symptoms from osteoarthritis. A …
PT, DPT, FAPTA
June 28, 2018
6 Steps to Educating and Closing a New Client
Having a steady flow of potential new clients is the goal for every gym, but how do you get those clients to pick you and to convert to a long-term membership? Client education and buy-in are essential for increased and maintained membership volume. The word “closing” may seem strange in discussing this process, but fitness is very much a business. …
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June 26, 2018
Tack and Floss with Dr. Kelly Starrett
Dr. Kelly Starrett discusses how to use a Tack and Floss technique to address and adjust sensitivity and specificity while using the TimTam high-power, high-velocity percussion massager, in attempts to restore blood flow, improve tissue movement and increase range of motion. Delivering over 2,000 strokes per minute, the TimTam Power Massager™ helps break down knots, increase blood flow, and release …
June 21, 2018
IMG Academy Launches The TimTam Recovery Center
UFC middleweight champion Georges St-Pierre and his trainer, Firas Zahabi, were recently in Bradenton, Fla., for the grand opening of the TimTam Recovery Center at IMG Academy. The Center is the first of many planned for the United States. “TimTam together with IMG Academy aligns us with the top brands in athletics,” said Tom Pepe, managing director of TimTam. “Recovery …
Nutritionist and Pro Fitness Competitor
June 19, 2018
Diet-Induced Acidosis: Is It Real and Relevant to your clients?
The article below discusses some important points on the topic of diet-induced acidosis, that we should all be aware of as Health and Fitness professionals when looking at the effects of our client’s diets on their ability to recover from injury, reduce pain and avoid disease. I’ve pulled a few brief highlights, but if you’d like to read more, the …
DC and President of Wellness Watchers Global, LLC, Ceautamed Worldwide, LLC & GreensFirst.com