How can Pilates help your Golf game? Have you been trying to figure out how to get more distance on your drive? Have you tried new clubs? Have you taken some golf lessons but still having trouble with distance? So what is missing? The golf club is the tool that is used to hit the […]
Common Tennis Injuries! Fall tennis season will be here before you know it. While tennis is an exhilarating game for players and fans alike, many do not realize the extent of injuries that can be caused by playing this sport. Tennis injuries are extremely common, even for the pros. Learning how to identify, prevent, and
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Yoga Improves Balance and Stability Good balance is crucial to seniors. Many yoga poses improve both balance and stability by both training the muscles to support the body, and by focusing the mind. Strengthening muscles and improving balance reduces the likelihood of falls, which can be a common concern for elderly. Not only does it
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Spring and summer months are the perfect time to take your workout outdoors. Its a great time to start engaging in more physical activity through walking, jogging, biking, or exercise routines to improve fitness, overall health, and losing weight. But exercising outdoors can have its caveats. Distances seem longer and hills appear steeper. In the
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We’ve all heard how important it is to improve our posture but how many of us actually have really good posture. Some may think it is just not achievable to change a lifetime of bad postural habits. But while it might be challenging at first, developing the habit of better posture is achievable no matter how
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You should know your Maximum Heart Rate and your correct training zone to know if you are training at the right pace. Here are a few ways to figure your target heart rate. You can easily find your Target Heart Rate (thr) with this simple method. Subtract your age from 220 (226 for women) to
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This is a great article that summarizes the benefits of education for dementia. Bear in mind that learning can be physical, such as through exercise, performance, and skilled movements. Consider the research on Parkinsons disease and dancing — as people with Parkinsons dance they get better. It’s the new (or relatively new) learned skilled coupled
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Want to lose weight and get healthy? These new guidelines sound like a great news bite but they are essentially watered down, old recommendations with a twist. To eat less than 10% of calories from sugar is too much. Moreover all sugars are not created equally, especially from fruit with fiber.Even more stinging is the
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Save your back and build your core…this a great article on how to target your abs and protect your back. From planks, side planks, roll outs, pikes…there are many ways to target your abdominals without the back pain or lumbar spine strain. http://www.wsj.com/articles/why-you-can-stop-doing-sit-ups-1450722637
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https://youtu.be/_56SnK6yFqQ Gain power, speed, and agility. The Team at Naples Personal Training, LLC (TM) designs fitness and sports performance training programs for your specific needs. Check out this 1 minute video on one of our favorite moves!
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https://youtu.be/qgK3a7VYY4A The video above shows a key exercise that can help you build strong, dynamic glutes and hip muscles, as well as build balance. The Cross Behind is a great prep movement for sport specific training as well as general strength training. Check it out and share it!
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