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June 4, 2024
Progress not perfection
If you’ve ever trained with me, you’ll know my favorite slogan is: “We strive for progress, not perfection.” More importantly, sometimes we need to regress -
May 16, 2024
My Fitness Journey: A Personal Trainer’s Story
Hi! I’m Sarah. I’m 27 years old and work as a Certified Personal Trainer and Nutrition Coach at Fitness World. Health and fitness have interested -
February 21, 2024
Elevating Personal Training: The Power of Being Present, Professional, and Punctual
In the ever changing and dynamic world of personal training, success isn’t solely about counting reps and showing people how to exercise. It’s about utilizing -
January 10, 2024
3 Ways to Drive Progression
- Exercise Technique
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- Mobility & Movement
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- Professional Development & Client Interaction
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- Programming
The most common ways to progress an exercise are through changing sets, reps and load. In most programs, those can often become the only means -
December 6, 2023
Unleash Your Core Power: A Guide to Frontal and Transverse Plane Core Exercises
In our previous blog post (you can read that here if you missed it), we discussed unlocking the anterior chain core, essentially what we understand -
August 22, 2023
Greens Supplements: What’s the deal?
In recent years, the popularity of greens supplements has skyrocketed. These powdered blends claim to provide a convenient and nutrient-dense way to boost your daily -
July 28, 2023
The Overhead Press (OHP) – Unlocking Strength and Stability
The Overhead Press, or OHP, is a powerful expression of the human body’s overall function. It requires utilizing the entire kinetic chain and possessing adequate -
July 20, 2023
Great Technique and Form: The Lost Art of Gains
Let’s dive into the often overlooked but critical aspect of fitness training – proper technique and form. We’ll explore the impact of correct form on -
May 25, 2023
Anterior Core Training: Unlock Core Strength and Enhance Athletic Performance
Core training can fall within many categories depending on our goals and intentions. Many people want to train core and end up doing crunches and -
May 1, 2023
Do I Really Need to Warm-Up Before Working out?
(by Andrea Robb) What’s the Big Deal? “Let’s get to the workout as soon as possible” or “I need to make sure that every muscle -
April 22, 2023
Likeability, Trust, & Rapport: Keys to Client / Trainer Success
Personal training as an industry continues to grow and evolve beyond the physical benefits as we recognize the mental health components. What we see is -
April 17, 2023
Low Bar or High Bar Squat Variation: Which is Better?
It’s a common question: which is the better squat variation, the low bar or high bar? it depends! We’re always looking for the best ways