Trainer Tip #7: The relationship between exercise and stress reduction

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….

Line ten people up and ask them to show you a plank. More than likely, most of them know their toes or knees should be on the ground. But some will hold themselves up on their hands, and others on their elbows. What’s the difference? The difference lies in which muscles you want to activate…

Trainer Tip #10: Sitting for long periods of time? Make sure to stretch your hip flexors, which are a group of muscles that allow your leg to concentrically accelerate hip flexion and external rotation. (In layman’s terms: they allow you to do things like sit and walk. Kind of important.) Two ways to stretch these…