Let Fitness Help You Build Perspective
A post went viral this past week on LinkedIn. It had enough gravitas that it caught the attention of the Washington Post, which is where I encountered it. The post is called “It’s Later Than You Think,” and it is about the death of an eight-year-old whose father, a...
For Short Workouts, Value Efficiency Over Intensity
Are you the kind of person who feels that if they can’t do a full workout, they might as well not do any workout at all? Or, conversely, are you someone who would be willing to do a short workout on the regular if they just knew what exercises would be worth the...
Ask A Trainer: The Leg Press
Question: I found an article that said that the leg press machine is one of the worst exercises you can do. Then I found one that says leg presses are good and even safest, when done right. What’s the deal? Answer: You’ve waded into a debate that many a strength...
An 84-Year-Old’s Journey To Lifting Eighty-Five Pounds
“Oh, I’m really not so sure about that,” she said. ‘She’ is my eighty-four-year-old client and that’s what she said to me in our first session together. We had just finished a set of deadlifts at twenty-five pounds, which felt like a lot to her, and I had announced...
It’s Not Whether Kinesio Tape Works, It’s The Stories About Why
Kinesio tape can look pretty cool. The designs it makes across your body are vaguely reminiscent of war paint, conveying a hint of toughness to onlookers. It’s like you’re saying “nothing can stop me, not even pain!” Of course, while the aesthetic is fun, the actual...
The Self-Defeating Myth That Women Can’t Lift Heavy
I have an over seventy, female client who owns three kettlebells that she keeps in her building’s gym. They weigh thirty-five, forty-five, and sixty-five pounds. So when one of her fellow tenants complained in a board meeting that the kettlebells in the gym are too...