When Judith Salerno, the deputy director of the National Institute on Aging, ran her first half-marathon at the age of 50 after exercising with her personal trainer, 77-year old Dixon Hemphill, she showed once and for all you can stay physically fit well past 40. In fact, a combination of diet and regular exercise is…

Poor lower extremity strength is the number one reason that people fall. A sedentary individual loses about 40% of their muscle mass and 30% of their strength by age 70. Unfortunately, the lower extremities are more affected than the upper extremities. One of the most practical and functional lower extremity strength tests is the Chair…

If you’re going about your strength training workout program and have decided that one element you need to devote some time to improving is your grip strength, then it’s important that you keep a few key rules in mind. Grip strength is something that generally doesn’t develop very well on its own. So unless you’re…

Faster! Higher! Stronger! This famous Olympic motto was proposed by Pierre de Coubertin in 1894 upon the creation of the International Olympic Committee. Examine the motto closely. Can an Olympic athlete run or move faster without getting stronger? Of course not! Can he or she jump higher or further without getting stronger? Of course not…

There isn’t one clear cut answer to being in the best shape of your life…after all it’s a lifestyle choice. When it comes to looking great it boils down to your nutrition habits and the fitness and strength training programs that you use. Of course you want fast results, which is why worthless infomercial exercise…

I always liked the results from when I first started to workout with weights. It didn’t take long to see the results either. Strength training for beginners should be a fun time to exercise. Whether you’re at home or at the gym have fun with your routine. You are going to see rapid changes as…

It is no secret that the best runners have to be both well conditioned and strong! Thats right, I said strong. You see any physical activity that you engage in your body has to be strong and fit in order to perform at the highest level. This is no different for runners. If you are…

Strength training for triathlons must be as versatile as the competition of the triathlon race itself. As a strength and conditioning professional I can tell you that one of the most versatile means of strength training that every athlete can benefit from is the ancient art form of kettlebell training. If you are wanting to…

Something that a lot of women look for is fitness strength training. And here’s the funny thing…ask any women what is strength training and you’ll be told lifting some weights. BUT…most women’s idea of lifting weights is lifting that 5 pound weight. Well here are three ways for you, a woman, to really do some…

Strength training is important to your exercise and fitness program. It will help you increase your metabolism and burn more fat and calories throughout the day by requiring your muscles and body to need more fuel for maintenance when at rest. Overall fitness is easy; all you have to do is consume a balanced, nutritious…