By Gabe Sanders PhD, NSCA-CSCS A new and unique approach to HIIT is to monitor your heart rate during each interval to ensure the intensity is high enough.
Weight Loss and more restful sleep? Try Strength Training
By Gabe Sanders PhD, NSCA-CSCS Strength training improves sleep, which improves muscle health.
Keep Cool! Avoid heat related illnesses this summer
By Gabe Sanders PhD, NSCA It is important to understand where to put the icepack and the stereotypical back of the neck placement is not the most effective location.
Cannabis and Exercise; Can it be a benefit?
By Gabe Sanders PhD, NSCA-CSCS Recent research suggests that exercise and cannabis may have its benefits, especially as it relates to enhancing a person’s motivation and enjoyment of exercise.
Should we change how we treat opiate addicts?
By Gabe Sanders PhD, NSCA-CSCS Treatment and rehabilitation centers are necessary, but perhaps there is more we, as a society, can do to improve or provide an environment for an addict that provides them with a purpose for living and avoiding further drug abuse.
At-home cardiac rehab for heart failure patients
By Jonathon Stavres PhD, ACSM-EP-C Research suggest that a regulated at-home exercise program can be extremely beneficial for people suffering from heart failure.
Be “ All In” with your New Year’s Resolution!
By Gabe Sanders PhD, NSCA-CSCS Go all in! Many experts recommend setting a date to commence a new behavior or stop an old habit.
Your mood state can affect your health
By Gabe Sanders PhD, NSCA-CSCS Research suggests that a person’s mood can be altered, indirectly, due to increases sleep and /or greater levels of physical activity behavior which in turn improves mood as these levels increase.
Manage Stress. Control Blood Pressure
By Jonathon Stavres PhD, ACSM-EP-C Reducing stress might not always seem possible, but it is far easier than you may think.