Category: exercise

MIND-MUSCLE CONNECTION: HOW TO FEEL YOUR BACK MUSCLES DURING WORKOUTS

Posted by: Cory Caruthers Posted on: April 17, 2023 Comments: 0

DECELERATION: BUILDING BRAKES FOR YOUR FUTURE

Posted by: Cory Caruthers Posted on: April 3, 2023 Comments: 1

You can train your body to reduce your risk of falling and getting hurt with deceleration training.

The ability to move your body, or stop quickly, declines as you age.

You can minimize this loss with your training.

Learn what deceleration is and why you need it here.

FAMILY FITNESS: 5 EASY EXERCISES FOR KIDS TO DO WITH THEIR PARENTS`

Posted by: Cory Caruthers Posted on: January 27, 2023 Comments: 0

HOW TO SHOW YOUR KIDS TO BE STRONG FOR LIFE

Posted by: Cory Caruthers Posted on: January 24, 2023 Comments: 0

Instead of wishing that our kids grow up healthy and strong, I suggest that you show them. Show them what it means to be healthy with your lifestyle. Get them involved with your own fitness journey. The key word is fun, especially with younger kids. If you have an older kid, do not force them, but incentivize it and make it fun. You are your kids’ biggest role model.

5 REASONS WHY STRENGTH TRAINING WILL HELP YOU BE BETTER

Posted by: Cory Caruthers Posted on: January 13, 2023 Comments: 0

WHAT IS STRENGTH AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT IN LIFE?

Posted by: Cory Caruthers Posted on: December 15, 2022 Comments: 1

What is strength? First thing that comes to my mind is how heavy you can lift? Being strong looks a little different for each person. One person might feel strong to finally get that push up, the other might be chasing a pull up goal, and another person might feel strong when they finally can get out of the chair without assistance. Everyone has a different meaning of what strength…

HOW TO GET STARTED WITH YOUR HOME GYM FOR AMAZING RESULTS

Posted by: Cory Caruthers Posted on: December 1, 2022 Comments: 1

I want to help you build your home gym and help you avoid the mistakes I made. Your home gym should be personalized based on your needs and with the space that you have. When I first started my home gym, it was grabbing whatever piece of equipment that I could find at the cheapest price. The problem was that I couldn’t do all the exercises I needed with this…

3 AMAZING UNILATERAL EXERCISES FOR STRONGER AND BETTER LEGS

Posted by: Cory Caruthers Posted on: October 26, 2022 Comments: 0

Why unilateral exercise to build strength and size?  I go into detail on the benefits of unilateral training in an earlier blog post, which you can read here, What is Unilateral Training and Why it’s Important.  You can expect to get more than what you are looking for. Better stability, better mobility, and overall move and feel better. It is a win-win situation.  Even better, the carryover of unilateral strength…

WARM-UP: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW TO PERFORM BETTER

Posted by: Cory Caruthers Posted on: September 28, 2022 Comments: 0

What is a warm-up?  A definition straight from the dictionary says this, a period or act of preparation for a game, performance, or exercise session, involving gentle exercise or practice. A couple of keywords should stick out to you, preparation and practice. Ideally, your warm-up should prepare you for moving your body.  The warm-up should also let you practice the movements you will be performing for that training day.  Think…

TIGHT HIPS? TRY THESE MOVES FOR BETTER HIPS

Posted by: Cory Caruthers Posted on: August 5, 2022 Comments: 0

Having tight hips is not fun.  When your hips are tight, it can cause all kinds of issues with the rest of your body.  If you look at the body, your joints have a pattern with stability and mobility. Your foot is for stability, and the joint above, the ankle, is made for mobility.  Continuing up the chain is the knee for stability, and then you have the hip joint. …