CORE CHALLENGE Big Splash Style Here is a simple but tough core strength (& endurance) challenge for you try. Knock out 40 consecutive “rolls” in the following sequence: 10 cannon ball 10 can opener left leg 10 can opener right leg 10 mummy case (hollowed rockers) Have fun with this one Read more…
So this began as a curiosity about how high a platform jump I could do these days after a conversation with a few clients (here you go Amy) and turned into a fun little annual birthday month tradition of assessing a few movements for the video training journal. After a Read more…
“Consider your own, personal definition of fitness before designing your training routine. Who is more fit … the marathon runner, power lifter or a parent who wants to pick up his young children without throwing out his back? It’s all relative. What do you want … to live long, to Read more…
“Is sitting is the new smoking. Are chairs the new cigarettes. Our 21st century lifestyle is begging for more movement.” – Dave Reddy, Webster Groves Head Fitness Coach – in this video below, Dave runs through a simple but fundamental exercise for improving leg strength and balance for standing up Read more…
Webster Groves Head Fitness Coach Dave Reddy demonstrates exercises to incorporate into your walking routine to improve overall coordination and avoid falling. These exercises can help older adults specifically improve their balance and agility. Dave is also Director of Exercise Science Research & Curriculum at Webster University. This video series Read more…
Judy is an example of what consistent training can do – I often compare exercise to investing, and reaping the benefits of compound interest. If you just put in a little everyday, your results will compound and your everyday strength and orthopedic durability will greatly benefit you forever. Judy manages Read more…
Taken from Dave’s Catholic Fitness series for parish group exercise classes, Dave runs through a few of his favorite exercises for active adults and seniors.
“You are what you eat” is among the best nutrition advice if understood and practiced. Think about it, if you consider your body will rebuild your bone and muscle and brain cells specifically with the food you eat, would you think twice about tossing back a sugar-latent coffee and two Read more…
Planks are pretty popular for “core training”, but are rarely done effectively. They can be great for improving your breathing and creating total body tension which is key to increasing your strength and power. Whatever type of plank you are practicing, try doing them in intervals of 10-20 sec versus Read more…
Journal Entry. Training for the ShowMe’s bball tourney I ended up missing due to an ankle injury, I wanted to look at a heavy front squat to see where I was. (My best front squat ever was in 1999 at BYU – 315 x 3 reps.) Here, my left low Read more…
When we want to get into shape, we really want to improve one of four things: to move, feel, look and/or play better. Think about your health and fitness goals. Those four things pretty much sum it up. No one goal is more important than the others, as long as Read more…
For most people, planks are a pretty darned good exercise. Similar to food, there aren’t too many “bad” exercises, only bad habits and behaviors (aka exercise form) surrounding those exercises. Done correctly in moderation, planks can help you in two primary areas: Develop core muscle-endurance while helping you differentiate between Read more…
“Fitness is the ability to perform a task.” Performing a given task may require specific skills or attributes including speed, endurance, flexibility, balance, accuracy, power and agility. Who is more fit? The Olympic weight lifter, the professional basketball player or the marathon runner? Each “fit” athlete attempts to master a Read more…
