The squat is a fundamental exercise that belongs in everyone’s program. This movement hits all the large muscles of the legs: quadriceps, hamstrings, calves and glutes. The prevailing variation, with the bar across the shoulders, is depicted in this image. It’s a great exercise. However, I’ve moved away from programming […]
Read More →How do you avoid back pain when you have to shovel snow? Last night’s storm dumped a wintry mix on northwest New Jersey. The paltry snowfall turned into a mix of sleet and rain. As I cleared our driveway this morning, there wasn’t much accumulation, but it was sodden […]
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Are you preparing New Year’s resolutions? It’s that time of year. The holidays, seeing family and friends, exchanging gifts, eating. New Year’s Eve isn’t far off. What do we do on New Year’s Eve? Make resolutions for the coming year. And a big resolution is fitness. Nearly two-thirds of Americans […]
Read More →Consistent strength training, as well as hard aerobic efforts, yield results for runners and other endurance athletes. On 20 October, I ran the Skeleton 5 km race at Morris County’s Central Park. A light overnight rain stopped around 6 AM, leaving the trails damp and muddy in a few places. […]
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Post Physical Therapy Training If you’ve completed physical therapy while recovering from a surgery or illness, strength training can speed your return to full function. Oftentimes people complete a physical therapy program and not only cease doing the prescribed home exercises, but cease or do minimal physical activity. When you […]
Read More →Movement prep is the cutting edge concept to getting the most out of your workout and reducing injury risk. Back in the day, walking on the treadmill passed as a warmup, and even accomplished some movement prep goals. But while walking on the treadmill elevates your heart rate, it doesn’t […]
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