Training
How to Incorporate Yoga Into Your Training Sessions
Most fitness professionals today agree that incorporating yoga into a training program can yield many benefits. The controversy, however, comes when we start to discuss certain poses, or asanas, and their direct effects on the human body. There are times when clients, due to past injuries or flexibility issues, may not be able to […]
Everything You Need to Know About Tabata Training
With the popularity and notoriety of the “Tabata study” published by Dr. Izumi Tabata and colleagues in 1996, there is considerable confusion and disagreement in the fitness industry about this style of training. The What In the researcher by Tabata, et al., they used a protocol that consisted of seven to […]
Exercise training improves health outcomes of women with heart disease more than of men
In the largest study to ever investigate the effects of exercise training in patients with heart failure, exercise training reduced the risk for subsequent all-cause mortality or all-cause hospitalization in women by 26 percent, compared with 10 percent in men. While a causal relationship has previously been observed in clinical practice between improved health outcomes […]
Performing cardio, resistance training during same session: Does order matter? Research says no
Although the remarkable benefits of combined training have been clarified by numerous investigations, fitness enthusiasts struggle with the same question: Does the order of cardio- and resistance training influence the effectiveness of a training program? This question has now been the focus of a series of investigations in the Department of Biology of Physical Activity […]
Is Depriving Yourself Of Calories In Training A Good Idea?
By Matt Dixon Published 16 hours ago Triathlon coach Matt Dixon answers a question about utilizing fat as a source of energy by reducing calorie intake during long workouts. Q: I have heard that to teach the body to utilize fat as a source of energy you should deprive yourself of calories during lower-intensity, […]
How to Recommend Group Fitness Classes to Personal Training Clients
March 10, 2014, 12:00AM PT in Fitnovatives Blog | One of the things I liked about being a club-based personal trainer were all of the resources that were available for helping members start and maintain an exercise program. In my opinion, personal trainers often overlook one of the greatest resources available to […]
4 Suspension Training Sins
March 5, 2014, 12:00AM PT in Fitnovatives Blog | They are present in almost every gym, athletic training center and studio around the world, but it is not uncommon to see many people using suspension trainers improperly. TRX is the leader in suspension-training education and we always encourage trainers and instructors to go […]
Training for Obstacle Course Races
Wading through chest-high water, running up muddy hills, climbing over walls, swinging on monkey bars and crawling through mud might seem like challenges for soldiers in basic training, but these are just a few examples of obstacles from popular racing events that have significantly changed the recreational fitness landscape over the past few […]
Loaded Movement Training with the ViPR®
ACE: Can you briefly describe the concept of loaded movement training? How is it different than traditional resistance training? Michol Dalcourt: Resistance training is often, and correctly, thought of as the external mass we apply to the human form. With exercise, most of the time in exercise this external mass is moved […]
Crossfit training – How it can provide a powerful work out than the traditional workout routines?
The difference between a traditional workout and crossfit training is similar to that between smelling the aroma of nicely brewed coffee and having an espresso shot. To elaborate, the difference lies in the energy spent, the amount of strength invested, and the kind of kick it literally gives you at the end. Body building is […]