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By Denver Personal Trainer, Louis Cicchino Athletes of all disciplines are beginning to incorporate strength training into their workout regimen. Anyone who seriously participates in a sport, ranging from endurance sports to downhill skiing, strives to be stronger, faster, and more competitive. In order to improve sport performance, athletes need to follow a functional strength training program that is relevant to their particular needs. Not only will adding strength training into your workouts improve your performance, it can also help to mitigate injuries. In endurance athletes, injuries can be less obvious than in contact sports. They can creep in over time ...
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By Chicago Personal Trainer, Stephanie O'Sullivan Where do you live? Chicago, IL What makes your city a great fitness town? Anywhere you go, you always see people working out. People are always running, biking and going to the gym so it's a good way to stay motivated when you see that others are. What are your favorite healthy restaurants? What do you typically order? Left Coast, Alice and Friends, Native Foods Cafe, and Lyfe Kitchen are some of my favorites. I enjoy smoothies from any of these places or some kind of noodle and veggie dish. Some of these places ...
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This is an original post written by Chicago Personal Trainer, Cristina Panagopoulos. Cristina has been working with RightFit Personal Training for over three years, and she is one of the best we have to offer. Her professionalism and personality are second to none, and she fully dedicates herself to her clients. So you want to become more fit, healthier, stronger, leaner and everything else that screams, "I'm fit!" Sure, it's easy to say this and want it, but what does it really cost? How do some people make it look easy and others can't seem to loose the weight for ...
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This is an original post written by Chicago Personal Trainer, Cristina Panagopoulos. Cristina has been working with RightFit Personal Training for over three years, and she is one of the best we have to offer. Her professionalism and personality are second to none, and she fully dedicates herself to her clients. If you've been around the fitness world long enough then you've seen a WIDE variety of personal trainers who come in and out of the gyms. Some stay long, some stay not long enough, some you never see and some live at the gym. So you want to hire ...
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Emily Snell - Personal Trainer - Chicago, IL Why did you become a personal trainer? To share a fitness mindset - to inspire and educate people to live a happier and healthier lifestyle and reach their goals, regardless of the obstacles. I wanted to bridge fitness and training into everyday life. To show clients that they can create their own strength and build their bodies from their own dedication and hard work - just like I had. To me, this is more than a job. It’s a vocation. Fitness is not only about how you look, it is about how ...
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By Chicago Personal Trainer Ron Munvez How often have we heard stories about the kid that was a great high school baseball player or tennis player and then you never hear about them again or their sports career just vanished? I have heard stories like “boy, Johnny was really good. Didn’t he get a scholarship to go play baseball at State University”. Unfortunately, Johnny never played. He injured himself, got burned out and stopped playing. Early specialization is now the norm, which is too bad. You don’t hear about the 3-sport athlete anymore because coaches and parents won’t allow it ...
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Original Post by Sylvia Maldonado, CEO/Founder - breathe bar Meditation is an essential tool for top-performers across all industries, including professional sports. Darnell McDonald, a former Chicago Cubs player, is now the mental skills coordinator for the Cubs, teaching players how to meditate and improve their mental game. George Mumford, the best-selling author of The Mindful Athlete and a psychologist, has taught meditation to some of the most famous athletes in the world, including Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, and Shaquille O'Neal, to name just a few. An aspiring professional basketball player himself, Mumford's dreams were sidelined by injuries which led ...
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By Chicago Personal Trainer Marlon Ordonez 5) Boxing sharpens your mind. Studies have proven over and over again that boxing is great for patients with Parkinson's to help ease some of the symptoms. A 2016 study by the Journal of Parkinson's Disease showed it improved the brain's neurological patterns for coordination, agility, balance, posture and mobility, all of which are affected by PD. Non-contact boxing has grown in popularity due to the benefits gained from it. When you have a coach projecting numbers and visual aids in the forms of punching combinations, it may feel like playing sudoku with your hands thus improving ...
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