Personal Trainer in Harlingen | Rio Grande Valley

Include imbalance & asymmetry into exercise

Above: Extend one arm and opposite leg and hold.     Balance on one leg; make sure cat helps. Balance and symmetry is what you experience when you are at rest, “static”. Imbalance and asymmetry are what you would most likely experience during activity. It...

Hunger After Exercise

I’m still shocked at totally inept articles on exercise and nutrition in generally accepted “smart” publications, hence my “what the?” expression above.  I’m reading an article in Time Magazine about appetite post exercise, and...

The Color Test

Fitness isn’t just about exercising your body; it’s also about exercising your brain! Keep yourself healthy and sharp mentally and physically. On that note, have fun!!!! I’m smiling since I had fun doing this on line test!...

Trunk Rotation Exercises

Trunk rotation exercises work the abdominal, back, and oblique muscles, and improve torso flexibility. Many of you use my lightweight “comfort-neck” bar for doing trunk rotation exercises when here (shown below). Another lightweight alternative that you...

Leg Magic – As Seen on TV

I’ve posted about using caution when buying equipment, so it doesn’t end up being a coat rack. I’ve also posted on equipment hawked on TV that doesn’t work in real life. I stand by my philosophy that you don’t need apparatus to get in...

Treat Your Own Back & Neck

Activity is a necessity for most of us in this world, yet in our society, backache is the most common musculoskeletal ailment and cause for inactivity. These McKenzie exercises are different than the usual programs focused on muscle strengthening. These exercises are...