Stretching is good for you! Why is stretching good for you? There are so many reasons why stretching is good for you. Having great mobility in this life is going to help you do so many more things than if you aren’t flexible. You will be able to run around with friends, kids, your friends' kids, grandchildren, nieces and nephews to name a few. And none of those things have to do with being athletic or running a marathon. It is, in general, good to be flexible and limber in

Do I really need to warm up before I workout? That is an age old question that is completely valid. As kids, it didn’t seem like we would warm up before we would go to sport practice. However, that could not be further from the truth. What felt like going straight into the practice was really a dynamic warmup. We don’t have to do all this crazy stretching or exercises to warm up before a workout. Why do we warm up before a workout? The goal of a warm up is to move muscles an

I am a runner, why do I need to take my warm ups seriously ? Do I really need to warm up before I run? That is an age old question that is completely valid. As kids, it didn’t seem like we would warm up before we would go to sport practice. However, that could not be further from the truth. What felt like going straight into the practice was really a dynamic warmup. We don’t have to do all this crazy stretching or exercises to warm up before a run. Why do we warm up before a

The best workout routine is the one that you can maintain. I think a lot of people think that they must work out X amount of times and do all of these things in order to be healthy and fit and feel amazing. While working out and eating nutritious foods and feeling amazing is something that is optimal and desirable, I don’t believe it actually takes everything from you, rather it should be giving you energy and life and enjoyment. A workout routine should not be exhausting to

There are two different kinds of dumbbells that I enjoy using for two different reasons. The first kind of dumbbell that I enjoy using is the neoprene coated one because it’s softer and it’s just easier to use especially on your hands when you’re doing movements that include bicep curls or shoulder press or Arnold press or walking lunges. When you’re using dumbbells in that manner and you're moving in your hand it’s just less grating on your hand and the skin. Look at Neopren