Trainer Tip #18: Cardio or weights?

Trainer Tip #11: Are you drinking enough water? Recommended intake for women is 91 oz per day. Drink: 14-20 oz two hours before exercise 4-8 oz every 15-20 minutes during exercise, or 16-32 oz every hour 50 ounces for every kilogram (2.2 pounds) of body weight lost during exercise Cold water is more rapidly absorbed….

Planking is so much more than holding your chest and buttocks off the ground. Here’s a checklist to go through: Pretend there is a straight line from your ears to your toes (or knees). This line dissects your shoulders and hips as it makes it’s way down. One common error in planks is the tendency…

Concentric muscle action: When a muscle is exerting greater force than the resistive force, resulting in shortening of the muscle. Eccentric muscle action: An a muscle develops tension while lengthening. Don’t understand the difference between concentric and eccentric? Think of a bicep curl: When you curl your arm up, that is the concentric motion. When…

The purpose of a warm-up is to increase heart and respiration rate, increase tissue temperature, and psychologically prepare the individual for higher training intensities. Failure to warm up can result in injury of unprepared muscles. Your warm-up should last between 5-10 minutes at a low-to moderate intensity. When you exercise and your muscles work harder,…