Fitness Fads
« Previous EntriesThe TRX sounds like a great new tool for your fitness “toolbox”
Monday, September 22nd, 2008I love to find new products that enhance my workouts or target different areas of my body. The TRX sounds like a versatile aid which allows the user to tailor it to their specific needs. An 8lb dumbbell cannot be adjusted, it is a 8lb dumbbell.Â
We are all unique and as such our body’s are all a [...]
Can anyone predict the future of fitness?
Friday, August 29th, 2008As you may know, I spend a lot of my time in search of… (remember that tv program?) the latest, greatest, hippest, most likely to bring about results workout or fitness gear on the market to keep me, as a professional, up to date on what’s happening in my field.
The latest, greatest, self proclaimed future [...]
We know what we should do, but that does not seem to be enough motivation
Thursday, July 10th, 2008Over the past decades fitness has seen an impressive rise in participation.   From a baseline or starting point of nearly zero people exercising in the 50’s to the over 50 million frequent exercisers in the early 21st century, it would seem we could predict a fitness paradise by the year 2050 where everyone exercises and those who don’t [...]
Now here is a useless fitness innovation
Friday, June 6th, 2008Okay, so I was doing a search to see what new and exciting gizmos and gadgets were out there in cyber space and I found what has to be the oddest fitness accessory: The Digital Dream Sportsman sports camera.
Kettleball history and workout
Sunday, May 25th, 2008Always looking for new workout toys I spend my time searching the gyms and parks for what people are doing. As a trainer if you allow yourself to become boring or not infuse your workouts with new tools of your trade, you risk losing business. This article is about the kettlebell or kettleball - both [...]
Wii Fit; the new way for kids to exercise
Sunday, May 18th, 2008I was recently at a friend’s wellness center which is geared for children and they were sharing with me a new system to get children motivated to exercise. It’s called Wii Fit and it sounds like an excellent idea but I suppose we will have to wait for the real world results. They created a [...]
Gliding Discs, There is Always Something New
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008Have you heard of Gliding Disks? Gliding discs are one of the many exercise tools on the market that tout the many benefits and changes it can bring to your body. I typically am skeptical of all new trends in fitness mainly because there are so many that have come and gone and even more that [...]
Karaoke Spin
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008Health clubs are seeing declining membership numbers as people are either losing interest, looking outdoors for their exercises or just getting lazy. Regardless of why, gyms want you back so they are looking at creative programming to get people in again. One type of class that is having success because it is fun and makes [...]
What do you think of the Swiss Ball for core training?
Sunday, January 27th, 2008I have been a Fitness Trainer for 21 years and there are few pieces of equipment that I have used throughout my sessions and the years. Once I learned of the stability ball I jumped on it (literally) and still do. The swiss ball or stability ball, as I know it, was originally created as a tool to [...]
2008 Fad: Bead Diet
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007Have you heard of the bead diet? Have you seen the new beaded bracelets? These two trends are actually one trend. The beaded diet is a calorie counting diet/ bracelet that helps you count how many calories you are consuming. If your goal is to eat 1,200 calories you slide 12 beads onto one string [...]
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