As a fitness professional, everything you eat and drink seems to be scrutinized by everyone! As a physical therapist, no one seems to care what we eat and drink. I have experienced this first-hand over numerous years. Working in the healthcare industry in hospitals and rehab centers, I was often amazed at what my coworkers […]
Category Archives: Fitness
Childhood Obesity an American Epidemic
Childhood Obesity an American Epidemic: We live in an era of increasing technology, the latest scientific research, and more knowledge and wisdom than our elders from many years prior. So why with all of this technology are our children more overweight than in years past? Not only does our society have an onset of reality […]
Myths of the Golf Swing
Over the next few months I am going to cover some golf related topics. The reason for this is because golf is a continually growing sport and a lot more people are playing it these days. Many individuals are retiring down to sunny Florida and either start taking up the sport for the first time […]
What is Pilates?
Pilates, (pronounced Puh-LAH-teez) was developed by Joseph H. Pilates and was originally called “contrology”. Joseph H. Pilates was an ill child but became an avid exercise enthusiast studying different methods of exercise. Joseph became a boxer and performer and during WWI, he became an intern in England. It was there where he taught his fellow […]
Certified, Qualified and Insured?
Note: This article is written for information purposes only. Certified, Qualified, and Insured are three words that should mean something to everyone; no matter what type of service person you’re looking for, whether you are looking for a mechanic, carpenter, landscaper, etc… For the purpose of this article we are talking about Personal Trainers. If […]