Here are the biggest squat mistakes with the Smith machine. When doing squats with the Smith machine, beware of some common mistakes. Based on my experience as a gym personal trainer, I’ve compiled five of [...]
Fear of the barbell squat can affect men as well as women. When I was a personal trainer at a gym, I had clients who were “afraid” to barbell squat, though “fear” isn’t exactly the [...]
Cable crunches are often done wrong. Instead of actually crunching, people bow to a statue. This will not deliver the results they want. "The abs do not get worked this way," I'd tell people at [...]
Surgical mole removal is not painful at all. At least, it wasn't painful for me, and I have had six moles removed surgically. Yes, the doctor may tell you, "This might hurt a little," before [...]
Itchy bumps on the back of your scalp have a specific cause, and thus, a specific solution. "Itchy bumps on the back of the scalp, called seborrheic folliculitis, are usually a deeper manifestation of ordinary [...]
The questions should be how much melanoma can you pick off, and will picking at a melanoma make it spread? This deadliest of skin cancers doesn't just grow on the skin surface, but below it. "It is [...]
Ever thought of having mole removal? I've had mole removal twice for benign moles. The first mole was on my abdomen and measured four and a half millimeters in diameter. I had surgical mole removal [...]
It’s a myth that you can’t change your apple or pear shaped “body type.” If you’re pear shaped or apple shaped, you can change this “body type.” Even though the pear shape or apple shape “body type” has [...]
“What exercise will bring out tear drops in my quads?” Ahh, tear drops – in the quadriceps muscles, that is! The hallmark of a great pair of legs is the visibility of so-called tear drops, when [...]
Which is better: lying hamstring curl or seated hamstring curl? Lying hamstring curl vs. seated hamstring curl: Is one better than the other? Or does it come down to personal preference? As a former certified personal [...]
It’s a huge mistake when people urge the victim of bullies to “just laugh with them.” This is lousy advice and it rarely works. For the sake of this article, the term “bullying” or “bully” [...]
Is there a logical reason why a teen or adolescent, who gets bullied online, would keep returning to the scene of the crime, the Facebook page of the perpetrator? “Cyberbullied kids might continue to visit [...]
It’s a big mistake to tell a bullied tall teen girl that the mean kids are just jealous of her height. How many times does it occur, in any given school month, that a tall [...]
In the past decade I have seen maybe three woman, besides my clients, doing unassisted parallel bar dips. Why is this? Why don’t women do parallel bar dips without assistance? Can women learn to do [...]
Panaerobics is a fun form of cardio exercise that amplifies fat burning. Panaerobics is a unique and effective way to melt off excess fat while also greatly improving heart health--and anybody can do this fun form [...]
A study from the University of Tennessee investigated whether or not rock climbing put the athletes at a higher risk for developing osteoarthritis. “According to a 2006 study, rock climbers can develop increased bone thickness,” [...]
Housework does not replace structured exercise, and thus, is a poor tool to rely upon for any fitness goal, including weight loss. The BMC Public Health journal (October, 2013) has the latest report on the [...]
Find out the cause and solutions to low back pain from using a treadmill incline. Have you noticed that using an incline on a treadmill triggers low back pain or an ache? There’s a reason [...]
Just take that hand off the front bar or side rail already; otherwise it makes your body work unevenly, plus numerous other problems. Look at the woman above holding onto the treadmill with one hand. [...]
If you think hanging onto a treadmill is an approach mostly committed by elderly walkers, think again. Even big strong bodybuilders commit this sabotaging habit. Many walkers who hold onto a treadmill are muscle-building or [...]
You will gain absolutely nothing by holding onto the rails of a treadmill while walking sideways. This waste of time may lead to worsening of the posture. Walking sideways on a treadmill has become more [...]
Did you know you're wasting your time if you hold onto the rails when "walking" backwards on a treadmill? Watch someone doing this. How does their posture look? I’m a former certified personal trainer, and [...]
Follow this 30 percent treadmill incline routine to maximize fat-burning. Here is a routine you can do on a treadmill with a 30 percent incline to burn as much fat as possible with this setting. [...]
This article explains the benefits of the treadmill’s negative incline and why you should use it. Many people want to know what the negative incline on a treadmill “is supposed to do.” There are many [...]
It’s rare to see someone jogging or running backwards on a treadmill. But every time I see someone doing this, he or she is holding onto the rails! This is a key point because when [...]
Learn what treadmill incline walking can do -- or not do -- for skinny, puny calf muscles. If you’re fed up with your skinny little calves, perhaps you’ve decided to give incline walking on a [...]
Step-by-step instructions in how to use a steep treadmill incline without holding on to get the most calorie burn and fitness benefits. Every time I see a person using a high percent incline on a [...]
If you’re a treadmill incline devotee, chances are 99 percent you do this wrong, namely, going too fast, and here’s why. The treadmill incline is perhaps the most incorrectly performed type of exercise because people [...]
Most elderly people walk on a treadmill wrong, so here are guidelines for individuals of all fitness levels for optimal, safest results. Most people 65-plus (and younger as well) do not walk on a treadmill [...]
Find out why you should not hold onto a treadmill while walking backwards... Nearly every time when I see someone walking backwards on a treadmill, that individual is holding onto the side rails. When I [...]
The reason you haven’t lost weight from all that treadmill walking will shock you, but it can easily be remedied. Why is it that you haven’t lost a single pound or have experienced only marginal weight loss, despite [...]
Here’s the answer to the question of which is more effective: holding onto a treadmill at high incline or letting go at lower incline? Many people wonder which is more effective for weight loss and [...]
There's a surprising number of ways to be rude with treadmill use at the gym; chances are you've breached one of these rules of etiquette with the treadmill. If you’re a treadmill user, it’s so [...]
Find out why you won’t get results by holding onto a treadmill during sprints or hard runs. One of the biggest mistakes in exercise is that of holding onto a treadmill, even when the user [...]
If you’re obese, don’t let that stop you from using a treadmill desk to help offset the "sitting disease," which is as dangerous as smoking. If you’ve been thinking of getting a treadmill desk to [...]
Here’s a simple way to reap maximum benefits with a 30 percent incline, which can be achieved only if you do not hold onto the treadmill. You may think you’re getting an amazing workout by [...]
People have often told me that the reason they keep their hands on the front bar of a treadmill is to have a continuous heart rate reading. Keeping your hands on the treadmill’s heart rate [...]
You must read this if you’re fearful or reluctant to run or even slowly jog on a treadmill. Just about anybody can jog, run or sprint on a treadmill, even if they’re intimidated. I say [...]
Learning how to balance while using a treadmill desk is easier than you think. As an avid user of a treadmill desk, I’ve read of other peoples’ concerns with this device, and actually came across [...]
Clinging to the treadmill in front while using even a high incline is bad for the body, even if you have a condition; here’s why. When you use an incline, do you tug with each [...]
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