What is Functional Training?
By definition, functional strength is “training that attempts to mimic the specific physiological demands of real-life activities”. This...
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Emily O’Connor, NSCA-CPT, ACE-HC, Pn1
- Nov 21, 2018
Change Your Posture: It's Not About the Weight
It’s no secret that most us spend entirely too much time sitting. Beginning when we wake up, we’re sitting in the car, sitting at our...
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Emily O’Connor, NSCA-CPT, ACE-HC, Pn1
- Nov 14, 2018
Aim for an Effective AND Efficient Workout
How nice would it be if our time allowance in the gym was equal to the number of exercise variations? Trick question. It really wouldn’t...
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Emily O’Connor, NSCA-CPT, ACE-HC, Pn1
- Oct 31, 2018
Progress Intelligently
If you do the same things you’ve always done, you will never change and grow and make progress to become different than you’ve been. As...
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Emily O’Connor, NSCA-CPT, Pn1
- Sep 12, 2018
The Confidence Gap
This week’s post is specifically for the ladies. Gentlemen, keep reading if you’re interested, or share it with a close friend, spouse,...
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Emily O’Connor, NSCA-CPT, Pn1
- Sep 5, 2018
"Help! The equipment I need is being used!"
We’ve all been there. You walk into the gym, ready to hit the weights...and you see someone on “your” machine. Oh no, how dare they!...
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Amy Dal Santo, ACSM CPT, ACE Cycle Certified
- Aug 15, 2018
Is Comparison Compromising Your Fitness Success?
There is no denying we live in a society where most of everything we know, see, and understand can be found through all avenues of social...
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Emily O’Connor, NSCA-CPT, Pn1
- Jul 11, 2018
Bodyweight Exercises: Progressions and Regressions
We’ve talked about choosing your intensity before, and not shying away from the exercises or modifications that are labeled as “easy”....
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Amy Dal Santo, ACSM CPT, ACE Cycle Certified
- Jul 5, 2018
Don't Forget About Bodyweight Training
As much as we understand and recognize the health benefits of resistance training with free weights and weight machines, we shouldn’t...
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Emily O’Connor, CPT, Pn1
- May 30, 2018
Don't Get Stuck on the Machines!
Last week, we talked about training to become comfortable with the uncomfortable. Pushing ourselves above and beyond what we think we’re...
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