All About Fitness

There are two parts of muscle - the individual fibers & the fascia, an elastic connective tissue, that surrounds every single fiber. The exercises that can help muscle fibers change their function and appearance are not necessarily the best ones for the fascia. On this episode of All About Fitness Tom shares what a sailboat can teach you about your body and the types of exercise you should be doing for the fascia that controls your every movement.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adcho Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this episode of All About Fitness, Chuck Wolf, international fitness educator, author and founder of Human Motion Associates shares his insights into functional training and how exercise can be used to help you to not only look better but move better too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Legs. Chest. Back. Arms. Core. Fascia. Emotions.  What? Yes, most exercise programs will focus on specific muscles or parts of the body, but when was the last time you walked into a gym to strengthen your fascia or train your emotions? The truth is that our bodies are complex organisms containing numerous systems (digestive, nervous, muscular) each one affected by exercise. Your fascia is the elastic tissue that surrounds every single muscle fiber; muscles generate force and fascia transmits that force t Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What do top strength coaches, personal trainers and performance specialists have in common? They design exercise programs based on movement patterns, NOT isolated muscle groups. The human body is design to move, this Quick Fit Tip explains what that means for the type of exercises you should be doing in your workouts. For more information, pick up a copy of my book: Smarter Workouts: The Science of Exercise Made Simple listen to the previous episodes of All About Fitness (FREE) Thomas Myers - author of Ana Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Strength is a word often associated with our muscles; however, EVERY part of your body - especially the muscle between your ears - can benefit from a well designed strength training program. Amber Dodzweit Riposta, a fitness coach and trainer based out of South Florida, stops by All About Fitness to share her motivation for why she exercises, discuss the coach that helped influence her path to fitness and how strength training can benefit much more than just your muscles. This episode will definitely help y Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You like to sweat, you love to workout, you look forward to going to the gym more than your job and you think you would like to work in the fitness industry but have no idea how to make that happen... On this Quick Fit Tip you will hear how your host got his start in the fitness industry and how you can do the same. Earning a credential so that you can teach a couple of classes or train a couple of clients is THE PERFECT side hustle, one that pays better sitting in traffic schlepping people around in your p Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Exercise is good for your health. That may not be ground-breaking news for many of us, but the fact remains that from the US government to your health insurance provider, many organizations and institutions now recognize exercise and regular physical activity as an integral component for maintaining optimal health. Dr. Cedric Bryant is the President and Chief Science Officer of the American Council on Exercise (ACE) and has played an instrumental role in helping promote the benefits of exercise and physica Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 144 featured a number of interviews with top fitness experts from the floor of the 2019 International Health and Racquet Sportsclub Association (IHRSA, pronounced Ur-sah) - the trade show for health club owners, operators and managers. On this brief Quick Fitness Tip, there is one more interview with Jesse Ohliger, a former NFL player who created the Breath Belt, a unique feedback tool that can help you breathe more effectively which is essential for doing almost everything movement-related more ef Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

IHRSA (pronounced Ur-sah) stands for the International Health and Racquet Sportsclub Association and is the trade association for the health club industry both in the US and around the world. The IHRSA conference and trade show takes place every March and is where health club owners and operators learn what they need to know about fitness facility operations and management which can include everything from vendors who provide soap and paper towels to companies like Les Mills which provide the group fitness Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There are specific stages of motor learning for human development including rolling over, crawling, walking and climbing; movement is inherent in our nature, it is what our bodies are designed to do. Anytime you learn a new exercise, try a new dance step or play a new sport you are developing new motor skills and there is a specific learning process. Dr. John Krakauer is the John C. Malone Professor of Neurology, Neuroscience and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Johns Hopkins University; it is his jo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is a long but fascinating episode that takes a deep dive into how technology is influencing human movement. Mark Mastalir is the CMO for Halo Neuroscience - a technology that is literally influencing how the brain works. Zach Schonbrun is a writer who covers the business of sports and the author of the Performance Cortex which explains how science is changing the way that athletes train and compete. This special two-interview episode begins with Mastalir explaining how Halo is using a technology called Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recently while in NYC to speak at a fitness event I was able to put together an all-star lineup of fitness experts to talk about current trends and how we'll be doing fitness differently in the coming years. This Roundtable includes: Irene McCormick - the 2018 IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year and a Coach at OrangeTheory Fitness, one of the hottest, most popular fitness studio concepts in the past few years; Tricia Madden - one of the co-creators of the Barre Above program and an expert on identifying tre Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The brain is one of the most powerful organs in the human body, yet how often does one walk through the door of a health club thinking, "today is the day I train my brain?" Yes, we are all well aware of the benefits of exercise for our muscles and heart, however exercise also provides numerous benefits for the most important muscle in our body - the brain. This is the second appearance by Ryan Glatt, the founder of Somatiq and a Brain Health Expert at the Pacific Neuroscience Institute where he uses exercis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Technology doesn't just mean computer chips and nanobytes, anything that enhances human performance could be considered technology. The TRX Suspension Trainer is an excellent example of one type of technology - it's not complicated but it does an effective job of challenging the body to work harder. iPhones, fitness trackers and even algorithms that can push forward or predict the workouts you should be doing based on what you have been doing are all examples of different types of technology which is why Ch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Technology disrupts industries. Netflix eliminated Blockbuster - now instead of driving somewhere to argue about what to watch before falling asleep in front of the TV, we can do it from the comfort of our homes. From scheduling and paying for fitness classes via an app to fitness trackers and wearable technology that provide data on your exercise efforts to cardio equipment with integrated TVs to the social media platforms that allow you to take sweaty selfies after you’re done exercising, technology is Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We were each born with the perfect piece of fitness equipment - the human body which itself is capable of moving in a myriad of directions at a variety of different speeds. Technology can be defined as a manner of accomplishing a task using special processes, methods or knowledge; from an iron dumbbell to an iPad, any time we use a pick up or use exercise equipment we are using a piece of technology. Some technology promises to help us cuts pounds of fat while other technology is being developed that can li Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mindset is everything. All successful individuals have at least one common trait: a positive mindset, expect good things and good things will happen. When a positive mindset is combined with creative thinking the result is a unique way of viewing the world that gives you the confidence to forge your own path which is exactly how Peter Twist approaches life, Peter is the founder of Twist Performance - high performance fitness studios, an international fitness educator and a former strength coach for the Vanc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Exercise is physical stress applied to the body, it is only one road on the arduous journey to your goals. Yes, exercise is important, but too much could actually be bad for your health and keep you from reaching your goals. How your body recovers from the stresses of the workouts that you do can make a huge difference in the results from your efforts. The recovery part of your workout program could be that last road to the final destination of your fitness goals. That’s why fitness industry icons and vet Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There is an important mis-perception among fitness consumers: that the only reason to lift weights is to get big muscles. Nothing could be further from the truth. Exercise is important for maintaining good health and a high quality of life and strength training with weights is a critical component of exercise that delivers many benefits that make a long, healthy, enjoyable life possible. You may know that strength training should be a part of your overall workout program, but it can be difficult to know exa Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The most powerful muscle in the human body is the brain, from sports to business to military operations, once the brain has 'switched on' and committed to a goal very little can derail it's success. On this episode of All About Fitness, Jen Widerstrom, a celebrity fitness coach and author of Diet Right for your Personality Type, shares how she has established the success-oriented mindset that has allowed her to achieve great accomplishments on the athletic field, in the weight room on television and, most i Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices