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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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