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Please Stop Breaking These Top 10 Gym Etiquette Rules at the Gym

How not to break some of these rules while working out at the gym — If there’s one thing I can’t tolerate seeing is bad etiquette at the gym. I see it nearly every time I work out at the gym. But maybe it’s not their fault. Maybe they were never told that there are certain things not to do at the gym. So, without…

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Please Stop Breaking These Top 10 Gym Etiquette Rules at the Gym
Please Stop Breaking These Top 10 Gym Etiquette Rules at the Gym
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20 Key Life Lessons I Learned as a Successful Fitness Professional

There’s no easy path to success but these lessons just might help you — Over 20 years ago, I became a personal trainer at a commercial gym. After 3 years, I started my own independent personal training business. Here are 20 life lessons I learned along the way. Invest in yourself — Unlike the stock market or my dwindling retirement account, we always get…

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20 Key Life Lessons I Learned as a Successful Fitness Professional
20 Key Life Lessons I Learned as a Successful Fitness Professional
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What One Piece of Fitness Equipment Would I Get if I Could Only Have One?

Since I couldn’t just choose one, I chose a piece of equipment for strength, functional, bodyweight, cardio, flexibility, and mobility. — Whenever I step into a place that sells fitness equipment, I’m like a kid in a candy store with a sweet tooth. I could use just about any piece of fitness equipment to satisfy my workout craving. So, when my son asked me if I could only have one piece…

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What One Piece of Fitness Equipment Would I Get if I Could Only Have One?
What One Piece of Fitness Equipment Would I Get if I Could Only Have One?
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5 Top Workout Tips to Help You Train More Effectively

5 things better than trying to take the perfect workout selfie — If there’s one thing I can’t stand seeing in the gym is people wasting their time during a workout. They are constantly checking their phones. Take too long of a break in between sets of exercises. While they sit there on a piece of equipment, wasting valuable workout space and…

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5 Top Workout Tips to Help You Train More Effectively
5 Top Workout Tips to Help You Train More Effectively
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5 Things That Improved the Quality of My Sleep

These have worked better than counting a endless number of white sheep jumping over a fence. — One thing I have been able to master is a consistent morning routine. It’s allowed me to be more productive before the rest of my day gets busier. But if there’s one thing I have been attempting to fine-tune is the best nighttime routine to transition into a better bedtime…

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5 Things That Improved the Quality of My Sleep
5 Things That Improved the Quality of My Sleep
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Aug 5

Why It’s Important To Include Lateral Movements in Your Workouts

Doing these popular side-to-side movements can help prevent some common injuries I see too many people training like robots in the gym. They walk forward on a treadmill. Stand upright doing arm curls. Simple, safe, and easy movements. Plus, who doesn’t want a nice pair of biceps? But in the…

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Why It’s Important To Include Lateral Movements in Your Workouts
Why It’s Important To Include Lateral Movements in Your Workouts
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Jul 29

6 Top Fitness Trends As Predicted by Experts in 2023

What does a fitness professional think of some of these popular trends? — The fitness industry is well known for its trends, from “fad diets” and cheap exercise gadgets to cool sculpting fat from your abs. But what does a 20+ year fitness professional think of some of these popular fitness trends predicted by Shape magazine in 2023? Virtual Workouts People love technology. We’ve become…

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6 Top Fitness Trends As Predicted by Experts in 2023
6 Top Fitness Trends As Predicted by Experts in 2023
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Aug 3, 2022

5 Reasons Why I Stopped Taking Pre-Workout Supplements

No “magic juice” will improve the quality of your workouts better than improving your lifting technique — I used to love drinking pre-workout supplements. I would pour two scoops of powder into a shaker bottle and drink it slowly until my body started tingling. Then one day, my heart started beating so much that it caused the entire squat rack to vibrate with each pulse from my…

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5 Reasons Why I Stopped Taking Pre-Workout Supplements
5 Reasons Why I Stopped Taking Pre-Workout Supplements
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Jul 13, 2022

What Are the Top 5 Types of Training Shoes To Wear for Your Workouts?

Find out the best type of footwear to use for your workouts — Lately, I’ve noticed people wearing the wrong shoes when lifting. So, it got me thinking. What are the best shoes to wear when working out? Well, it depends on the type of workout you’re doing. So, here are the top 5 types of training shoes I recommend wearing for your…

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What Are the Top 5 Types of Training Shoes To Wear for Your Workouts?
What Are the Top 5 Types of Training Shoes To Wear for Your Workouts?
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Apr 21, 2022

Why a Kettlebell Is the Only Piece of Workout Equipment You Really Need

You may just ditch you gym membership, Peloton or magic exercise mirror telling you to do more curls. — In one of my previous stories, I couldn’t quite pick only one piece of fitness equipment if I had to choose one. What One Piece of Fitness Equipment Would I Get if I Could Only Have One? Since I couldn’t just choose one, I chose a piece of equipment for strength, functional, bodyweight, cardio…sfbodymatrix.medium.com

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Why a Kettlebell Is the Only Piece of Workout Equipment You Really Need
Why a Kettlebell Is the Only Piece of Workout Equipment You Really Need
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Sergio Ruiz

Sergio Ruiz

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Fitness professional & nutrition coach with 20+ years experience as a personal trainer in San Francisco | www.sfbodymatrix.com

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