The most important lower body exercise you AREN’T doing! Following Gray Cook’s joint by joint approach, one knows that the lumbar spine is supposed to be a stable segment of the spine not a mobile one. When performing a single legged deadlift (SLDL), use a mirror and take note of what happens to your pelvis….
Taking some of the guess work out of training is not easy but when you actually know how hard you need to push yourself and precisely how much time it takes you to recover in order to burn fat calories, that is pure gold! There are various ways of determining how hard you are working…
3 MORE of the best fat burning tips: Really TRY and get more sleep: 8 hours is ideal and this comes down to time management…strive for 8 but if you get 6 or 7 solid hours, that is better nothing! Eliminate sugars and their derivatives: essentially, if the ingredient ends in “-ose” OR if you cannot pronounce…
THREE simple fat burning steps! Here are 3 of the best fat-burning tips you can use that will work with ANY body type, ANY weight restriction, ANY body! 1. Drink more water per day: up to 1/2 your body weight in lbs. in ounces (example: 150lbs. / 2 = 75 ounces per day 2. Include…
Our NEW JEANS challenge is on its way! STAY TUNED! ================================ One thing that most people will do when they enter a fitness facility or prepare for a workout on their own at home is sit or stand on a piece of cardio equipment. That is what has been explained throughout the ages. This is…
This week we want you to TRY SOMETHING NEW! Whether it be a new class or a completely new activity, we want you to do something that scares or intimidates you! Here are some ideas: Rock climbing Mountain Biking Paddle boarding… Please send us a picture to info@sportspecialists.ca
Have you ever noticed how efficient children are when they run? It is effortless and efficient. This is because they innately know that using their legs AND their arms will help them get to where they have to go. Try running with your arms in your pockets! You won’t be going very far or fast! …
EVERYONE can do a CHIN UP! …the same way everyone has the capacity to squat, lunge and do a push up! Of course, over time, we lose some of those abilities because of lack or practice! However, the chin ups is as important to the upper body as a squat s to the lower body!…
Weight training that focuses on how the body moves rather than what the individual muscle is doing is a far more effective way to burn fat, create lean muscle tissue, and help prevent injuries in the long run. Compound exercises involve using more than just one joint to create movement. Examples of compound movements are:…
Ja·cob's lad·der noun A plant of the northeastern US with loose clusters of purplish-blue flowers and slender pointed leaves, rows of which are said to resemble a ladder. A rope ladder with wooden rungs, esp. for access to a ship up the side. OUR definition: A GREAT piece of equipment that will help burn oodles of…
