How many times have you rolled over after a big night at the bar, or a big night at Denny’s, or after pulling your head out of a bag of buttered up movie popcorn and said to yourself, “That’s it! That’s enough! I’m mad as hell and I cannot take it anymore!” In a post-binge […]
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6 Reasons to Keep a Workout Log
Forget the latest vascularity-exploding micronized supplement. Or the expensive compression clothing. If you really want to see better results from the gym, there is a tool much simpler, much cheaper and way more beneficial than the latest-and-greatest creatine or performance gear. What is this magic tool of wonder? A workout log. Yup. A bunch of […]
7 Dwayne Johnson Motivational Quotes
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is the big action star of this generation. Between his schedule of performing with the WWE, to filming upcoming blockbusters Hercules: The Throacian Wars and Fast Furious 7, he is also heavily involved in his charitable foundation, the Dwayne Johnson Rock Foundation. SEE ALSO: Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s Diet for Hercules […]
Are You Living a Sedentary Lifestyle?
In this morning’s PT Intel personal trainer Kathleen Trotter discusses the need to fight the sedentary lifestyle. In the below article she outlines a challenge to get you up on your feet and moving. Besides being a personal trainer, Kathleen lives her advice, having completed 10 (count ’em!) marathons, an Ironman (well, Ironwoman to be […]
How to Use Heart Rate Monitoring to Improve Your Interval Training
In today’s PT Intel, physio Tyler Farwell returns to talk a little about one of my absolute favorite ways to work-out — and that is interval training. Tyler is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS), a Strength and Conditioning Coach Certified (SCCC) for the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association, a Level 1 Sports […]
Does Listening to Music Improve Your Workout?
If you are like just about every other gym-goer on the planet, you strap on your earbuds as you walk into the fitness centre for your workouts. If you took a look inside my iPod you would find a myriad of different workout playlists heavy on hip-hop and house/trap/dubstep. The reasons you listen to music […]