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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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By Chicago Personal Trainer Ron Munvez 1. The world’s greatest workout program will never over take a poor diet. 2. Refer to Rule #1 again. 3. Your core day-to-day nutrition should be about fueling your body for success. 4. Forget how you think of food. Instead, think of food in terms of what powers and sustains you. 5. Choose foods that are good for you 80% of the time. 6. Incorporate some of your favorite foods that might be the best for you 20% of the time. 7. You still have to enjoy. 8. Use mindful eating tactics. 9. Eat Clean, meaning ...
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By Houston Personal Trainer Matt Bench Here's what might matter to you set out to enlist the help of a professional for your fitness: - CAN I OPEN UP TO THIS PERSON? Imagine being able to verbalize your struggles comfortably and having someone who is reliable consistently inquire into you habits and decision-making. Example: "Why did you feel it was worth it to skip cardio this weekend?" or "How do you feel now that you made the tough but right decision." - CAN HE/SHE DELIVER THE APPROPRIATE COACHING STYLE FOR YOU? Are they stuck in drill sergeant mode? Do they ...
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By Austin Personal Trainer, Andrea Wiggins We've all heard it. And maybe we have even said it…. "Push through the pain" "No pain, no gain" "Pain is just weakness leaving the body" I mean, if you really want to go for it, sometimes you need to work through the pain, right? Actually, I'm going to say wrong. And this was a hard one for me to really grasp ahold of because I have always been a "push through the pain" kind of girl. I remember when I was going through Navy boot camp and I had injured my ankle. The ...
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By Austin Personal Trainer, Tony Waiscki Hey it’s your coach and friend Tony Wasicki with Versatile Athletics! As a fitness trainer the main thing I hope to persuade people to do is practice proper nutrition. This is the one thing that is going to propel you toward your goals. This is 90% of the work. Do you want to gain muscle? Lose fat? Or compete at the highest level of athletics? Whatever your goal, the difference that makes a difference is almost always nutrition. Information overload is common and internet guru’s often preach conflicting ideas. Every week there is a ...
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By Austin Personal Trainer, Julius Washington As a Fitness Professional I've come across a lot of people who have many different reasons to not make their health one of the highest priorities in their daily lives. The one thing that we all must understand is that when our health is poor, every other area of our lives will suffer. I've come to the professional conclusion that poor nutritional choices and lack of exercise are two of the most destructive forces in the lives of the general public. So how do we fix our health problems and get started on an ...
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