General low back pain is one of the most common nagging complaints and setbacks that I come across in my career as a personal trainer. I don’t know if it’s more common than ever before or if I simply hear about it more given my field. It’s possibly both are true, but the [...]
The holidays are here. There are people on both ends of the fitness spectrum. There's the crowd that did a couple crazy “all out” workouts the Wednesday before Thanksgiving and the Friday afterward, and they'll go the same route around Christmas. But for others, the consistent ones, the holidays don't look much different [...]
“See a lot, see a little. See a little, see a lot.” I love this quote from sports psychologist Dr. Kevin Elko. To me, it means start focusing on less, the few important things, and your vision will become clearer. Now you might be thinking, “Thanks Steve, I love the motivational cliché but [...]
A sound strength training program 2-3x a week will improve your running, not take away from it, or as trainer Meghan Callaway puts it, “you don’t run to get strong, you have to be strong to run.” Running is one of the all time great aerobic activities. It bridges the gap between strength [...]
