Posts Tagged ‘personal trainers’

Personal Trainers For Weight Loss: Are They Worth The Cost?

By Team TFLA On October 19, 2010 2 Comments

Personal trainers are all the rage with celebrities, millionaires, aspiring models & actresses everywhere, but could a personal trainer help you pursue your weight loss goals?

Personal trainers help you exercise, making sure you focus on performing each exercise correctly for maximum effectiveness. They help keep you motivated–sometimes by questionable methods–and they get you in the habit of working out on a regular basis.

male celebs getting fit_personal trainers for weight loss[Even the hottest bods forego a trainer and enjoy some good old-fashioned exercise!]

If you’ve ever considered getting on the personal trainer bandwagon to help you get more productive workouts, make sure you’ve considered all the advantages and disadvantages of hiring a personal trainer. Click here to continue reading



Online Weight Loss Coach? Why Virtual Personal Trainers May be Right (or Wrong) For You!

By Mike On January 31, 2010 8 Comments

Personal trainers have built their business on bringing fitness training and support to individuals in the comfort of their own homes. In recent years though, there has been a new dynamic growing at creating a similar environment for another group of clients – those you never meet in person.

If you’re like me and born outside of generation z (mid-90s to 2000s) then this sounds absolutely crazy!

A personal trainer who never spots you or yells out “c’mon, one more rep”? Huh? Really?


[Imagine Obama on the other end coaching you?? - "I don't think I can do it coach... YES WE CAN!"]

So let’s move together past our collective first glances and see what virtual personal trainers and coaches have to offer.

How exactly does this arrangement work?

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The King of All Exercises or Back Injuries? How to Squat Safely and Effectively!

By Mike On October 5, 2009 1 Comment

All too often I hear war stories about guys who had their back go out numerous times during free-bar squats. It may be because their body is not built for it or more likely it is due to their idiotic obsession with squatting 500 pounds and being proclaimed a “huge monster” for doing so. Forgive me for going
with the later assumption.

change it up and give squats a rest and try something new
[Even the King of the Jungle needs a rest. Traditional squats move over, it's time you had some company on lower body exercises]

Now I’m no doctor but having that kind of weight straddling your neck and shoulders just screams serious injury and compression damage to you spine. But let’s dig into the research because it’s somewhat surprising…

Do Squats

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