Here is a simple exercise that is suitable for all ages and abilities that can improve your balance and strengthen the intrinsic muscles in your feet: the Foot Tripod exercise. I use this with my elderly clients who want to improve balance, my post rehab clients whose balance is sometimes impaired after surgery or injury, […]
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Now that the relentless sub-zero temperatures of the past few months seem to have been replaced with a few sunny days in the mid-40’s, Twin Cities runners are coming out of hibernation and hitting the local running trails with a vengeance! It’s been a long winter and everyone (myself included) is ready for spring! Hopefully,
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Most people understand the importance of staying hydrated in hot and humid conditions, but it’s just as easy to become dehydrated in cold weather. For starters, the air is drier, so you are losing more water with respiration. You are also wearing layers of clothing, making it harder work to move during exercise. The harder
The TRX suspension trainer has become a very popular tool for personal training as well as group fitness classes in recent years. It’s also a great tool for travel or in-home training because it packs down to nothing and can be used anywhere there’s a sturdy door, outdoors with a sturdy tree, or indoors in
Many people think that having a Personal Trainer is just an expensive luxury for the rich and famous, but did you know that a qualified professional trainer can actually protect your wealth? That’s not a typo! With medical care costs soaring, any investment you make to improve your health and fitness is going to save
It’s that time of year again…. just a few weeks away from the Twin Cities Marathon! Fall is in the air, the mornings are becoming cooler, and the first signs of fall color are starting to show in the foliage. Every marathon distance runner in the Twin Cities has spent the last several months logging
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It’s well documented that people who hire professional Personal Trainers have greater success at achieving their fitness goals and with less chance of getting injured in the process. Note that I said professional Personal Trainers – those like myself with an advanced college degree in the field, multiple credible certifications, and years of proven experience.
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I include some variation of a row exercise for shoulder strength in almost every exercise prescription that I write for my clients. It’s a great exercise for helping to improve posture, strengthen and stabilize the posterior shoulder girdle, and can be a whole body exercise depending on the variation or equipment being used (ie body
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Anyone who sits a lot needs to do this hip flexor stretch, and in this day and age where many folks have jobs spent sitting in front of a computer screen for hours, that means almost EVERYONE. Tight or shortened hip flexors can contribute to low back pain, shoulder dysfunction, knee pain, and over-pronation of
Many folks avoid doing deadlifts in the gym because they think they have a high risk of getting hurt. Any exercise has a high risk of injury if you don’t do it correctly! And consider this: any time you squat down to pick something up off of the floor, you’ve just done a deadlift. You
