This article focuses on how to keep these connections or as I like to call them, Relay Stations, functioning appropriately. There are many experts out there who tell you to take this supplement or are ready to do surgery, but taking a look back at the structure, capabilities and even limitations we see that there are rules set up in the human skeleton that must be obeyed in order to keep joints healthy for a lifetime. Violate these rules and you will be in the operating room quicker than you can say Glucosamine. (more…)

*As Published in Personal Fitness Professional, 2004

As the fitness industry continues to expand, bringing more and more Personal Trainers in to the industry, it becomes imperative to those of us already in the business continually sharpen and hone our skills in order to stay ahead and on top. Acquiring new skills, increasing knowledge, and finding new tools to work with clients will keep us in demand and ensure long-tem success with clients. (more…)

• The sun, which sustains all of life, is a powerful force. Limited sun exposure is beneficial to our overall health, assisting the body in producing bone benefiting vitamin D and assisting in healthy brain and hormonal chemistry. We only need about 10 minutes of sunshine per day. But excessive sun exposure is the number one cause of extrinsic (external) aging. And excessive exposure can breakdown the skin’s immunity to the sun and lead to skin cancer. (more…)

I can’t tell you how many times I have heard the term ‘Toning’ from both clients and more embarassingly… fitness instructors. This article I came across dispels some of the myths as to what Muscle Tone is…and isn’t. (more…)