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Fitness

Exercise of the Month: Dead Bug!

1) Lie on your back and bring your legs up to table-top position with your hips and knees at 90 degrees. 2) Raise your arms straight up vertically over your head. 3) Keeping your back flat, lower the opposite arm and leg away from one another towards the floor. 4) Do not allow anything else to move and make sure your back stays flat on the floor. 5) Return to the start position and repeat… Read More

Exercise of the Month: Barbell Deadlift!

Squat down with your hips lower than your shoulders and grasp the bar with an overhand grip, shoulder-width apart. Position the bar over the balls of the feet and ensure your shoulders are in front of the bar. Extend the knees and hips , keeping the back straight until the body reaches a fully erect position. Slowly flex the hips and knees and return to the start position, maintain a straight back throughout the movement.

Exercise of the Month: Kettlebell Get Up!

1. Start Position is lying on your back with the kettle bell to the side.
 2. Begin the movement by raising the kettle bell above your shoulder keeping the arm straight.
 3. Bend the leg that is on the same side as the kettle bell keeping your feet flat on the floor. 4. Put your opposite arm to the side with the palm down, making sure it is at a 45 degree angle. 
 Keep… Read More

Fitness: Full Body Sensing

Every morning I wake up and ask myself, “How much do I weigh today?” I hop on the scale and I either get a negative or positive feedback. I catch myself, even though I know that there are so many other factors that go into my health and fitness than just my weight alone. Is it normal to feel this way? For many of us, this number can be the indicator of our overall well… Read More

Fitness: Your Goal Should Be Safety

If you were to do a simple Google search of, “Why do people workout?”, it would yield dozens of different answers. Look Better Feel Better Stress Relief Improved Performance Happiness Longevity We all exercise for different reasons. We all find our motivation at different times and from different places. Though we all may have different goals, we all do have a couple of things in common. We all want to see success with our exercise… Read More

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