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Joint Centration: The Hot New Concept in Fitness

May 17, 2012 in Blog

Last year I started a fascinating educational  journey by joining Dr. Evan Osar’s Integrative Movement Specialist Certification. The IMS is an advanced program designed to armed fitness professionals with the tools to became “The Movement Solution to the Health Care Crisis”. The program is based on three important principles: 1.Teach proper breathing techniques and core activation. [...]

Master the Basics: Squat Patterns

May 15, 2012 in Blog

The main reason why motivated people fail to reach their fitness goals is because they lack the patience and perhaps the knowledge to master the basics.  New coaches are all about intensity, creativity and running people to the ground.  Experienced coaches know that before the glamour of high intensity training comes the development of a [...]

Fitness Tool Spotlight: The Resistance Band

May 11, 2012 in Blog

The resistance band is perhaps the most practical of all fitness tools. It is easy to transport so it is great for fitness on the go.  Resistance bands can be cheap (10 -20$) and the number of exercises that can be performed using this tool is only limited by the imagination.  The first time I trained using [...]

Core Training: An Iron Core without Crunches

May 8, 2012 in Blog

What if I told you that I haven’t bothered with traditional crunches or sit ups in several years. Not for myself or for my clients. My reason: research showing that there are better ways to develop a strong core without risking low back or neck pain. In my experience indirect abdominal training via running, plyos, [...]

T-Spine Mobility for Golf,Tennis and Life.

May 6, 2012 in Blog

Greater t-spine mobility decreases risk for low back pain and improves rotation in all sports.

Poi Fitness:The Next Evolution

April 2, 2010 in Blog, Features

I finished my swimming career at the South American Championships in April of 2000.  The sport of swimming gave me so much: athleticism, metal toughness,great frienships and a college scholarship but  after that tournament  I was ready for new challenges.  I proceeded to try triathlons, running, kickboxing, soccer,  and even rock climbing but it was not until 2002 that I [...]

How to use the Foam Roller

March 31, 2010 in Blog

Videos of how to use a foam roller to massage the back,glutes,hamstrings,calves,queads,adductors and abductors.

Let’s get Play back into Fitness!

March 23, 2010 in Blog

Play is a necessary component in life to keep our bodies and minds young and powerful. Blog post contains poi spinning and contact juggling videos.

5 Popular Fitness Concepts that are Plain Wrong

March 17, 2010 in Blog

The field of fitness is plagued with myths and ideas that are not longer valid. There is a need for understanding where we are now and store some of these concepts in the fitness attic so our grandchildren can one day laugh at them. Let’s begin: 1.Kettlebells are better than dumbells: or it could be the [...]

THE BLUE ZONES:Secrets for Living Longer

March 3, 2010 in Blog

A review of the New York Times Bestseller: The Blue Zones by Dan Buettner.