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...

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...

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...

What’s Your Real Age?

What is your REAL age, versus your calendar/chronological age? Take this fun test to find out. It’s interesting to see all the things taken into account that you may not even think matter.  Some of you have probably seen this before, and as a result made some...

Medicine Ball for Strength & Conditioning

Soft Medicine Balls, also known as a medball, exercise ball, and weighted ball are great for abdominal/core work, legs, arms, shoulders, (demo photos below) and overall conditioning.  Soft Medicine Balls are very different from the much lighter and larger Stability or...