Jack Lalane was quoted as saying “ Remember this: your body is your slave, it works for you.” This concept has created a multi–billion-dollar industry and drove a national obsession.
Entries Tagged as 'Fitness'
A New/Old Definition of “fitness”
By titus on 07-12-2011Top 10 Tips for getting Better Sleep
By jasson on 06-21-2011This is a great blog by Coach Charles Poliquin on getting a higher quality of sleep. Quality of sleep is crutial to being healthy and obtaining your fitness goals. Sleep well! http://www.charlespoliquin.com/Blog/tabid/130/EntryId/115/My-Top-10-Tips-on-Increasing-Quantity-and-Quality-of-Sleep.aspx
Exercise Can Teach Us How to Better Deal with Life’s Challenges
By jasson on 06-01-2011Try an experiment the next time you are at the gym. Consider the gym to be your Dojo, a place where you can learn more about who you are and how you move through life. Think of exercise as the training tool for becoming stronger and more effective in your life. As if each exercise [...]
Avoid these 5 things in the gym to Stay Safe and get Better Results.
By jasson on 05-20-20111. Cardio equipment Too many people spend too many hours running themselves into the ground on cardio equipment thinking it’s the best way to the body they want. Sustained fat loss comes from building metabolically active muscle tissue, not from burning it away with hours of cardio training. You need to build muscle to burn [...]
Don’t forget to Train your Lower Back!
By jasson on 05-18-2011Over the years I have seen a lot of people training in gyms, a lot of trainers training their clients in gyms, and have noticed that most people, including trainers, to often leave out the lower back from their program. With such a buzz for years around “core training” it seems the low back has [...]
Meditation May Reduce Stress and Improve Health
By titus on 03-31-2011Meditation has been practiced as a focus discipline for thousands of years in other cultures. Through modern technology and a new understanding of neurobiology we now understand that this practice can improve all of our metabolic functions along with an increased capacity to withstand stress and more skillfully navigate a dynamic environment.
Losing Fat the Healthy Way
By jasson on 12-27-2010If you are looking to lose body fat and increase your overall wellbeing, then I urge you to read this article by Dr. Daniel Kaliish. In it he describes the three body systems which need to be balanced in order to properly achieve fat loss. This is not the next fad diet or a false claim [...]
Stretching before your workout
By Heroics on 06-22-2010After your warm-up and right before exercise is the best time to stretch. This will improve your body mechanics during movement and aid in preventing injury. Avoid stretching immediately after exercise as the muscle is more susceptible to being over stretched.
Keys to Stretching the right way
By Heroics on 04-23-2010Warm up the muscle before you stretch. Breathe during the stretch and stay relaxed to ensure that the muscle won’t fight against the stretch. Have patience and use minimum force to get the most out of the stretch. Forcing the muscle into the stretch can damage fibers, making the muscle tighter over time. Use a [...]
Heroics Training Studio
By Heroics on 11-12-2008Our goal is to deliver a service that goes beyond the traditional idea of fitness, and not only improves strength, stamina, flexibility, and coordination, but also affects a positive change in overall homeostasis (the balanced biologic system). We will educate our clients about the importance of balancing activity, rest, nutrition, work, and play. The lifelong [...]