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The Physical Activity Level of Our Kids Needs Improvement

The 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans recommend that children and youth ages 6 to 17 years...
John Goodman’s weight loss diet: How did star shed the pounds?

monstersandcritics.com By Mary Jane|Oct. 9th, 2018 John Goodman has lost a tremendous amount of weight. John Goodman is...
Achieving a Neutral Spine Position

Pelvic Isometric Contractions: Princeton University Athletic Medicine says a, “pelvic stabilization program is geared toward improving the...
How I handled My Sciatic Nerve Pain and the Associated Leg Weakness

One of the most painful experiences a person can endure is leg pain associated with sciatic nerve...
Developing a Strong Support Base for Your Spine, Part 2

The plank has been a mainstay for core stabilization – lumbar extension – providing mechanical support to...
Developing a Strong Support Base for Your Spine

The side plank is one of the best all-around core exercises that targets both the abdominal obliques...
Fitness coach defends Serena Williams’ exchange with umpire | wwltv.com

The Women’s Tennis Association is also backing Williams, saying the standards of tolerance for emotions expressed by...
Power Your Tennis Serve – A Technique from My Work with Serena Williams

Developing the ability to rotate through the midsection can not only be of significant benefit to athletes...
Mackie’s 3-Minute Upper Body Tubing Routine

Toning the upper body doesn’t have to involve expensive equipment, use a large space, or take too...
3-Way Mack Attack

Working the Abdominals and Glutes – the upper and lower abs and the butt – is a...
Toning & Strengthening the Inner Thighs

The adductors of the hip – inner thigh – is composed of a group of muscles that...
The Flying Ab Crunch

From an anatomical standpoint the Rectus Abdominis muscle (the abs), according to physio-pedia.com, “Is a long muscular...
Fitness in small spaces: challenging multiple muscle groups

Developing a fitness program does not have to be expensive nor does it require a large space....
Build your best beach butt!

Womenshealthmag.com says, “The three players that make up your glutes are the gluteus maximus, gluteus medius, and...
Developing Strong External Oblique Muscles

According to Physio-pedia.com, the external abdominal oblique muscle is the largest and most superficial of the four...
Mackie’s GNCs complete CPR / AED manager certification

For the last 23 years, my family has been a GNC (General Nutrition Center) Louisiana franchise operator...
Exercises for Developing a Strong Core and Better Posture

Developing a strong core, which stabilizes the entire body, is important to prevent power leakages, when performing...
Stretching to reduce low back pain risk

According to Cooperinstitute.org, “Prolonged sitting and activities like jogging and cycling can lead to tight hip flexors...
Strengthening the Mid-Back

According to Spine-health.com, “Connecting with the cervical spine above and the lumbar spine below, the thoracic spine...
Streamlining the Waist

Many people, in an attempt to streamline their waist, actually thicken it by training the external oblique...
Exercises to Tone the Inner Thigh and Butt

The inner thigh and butt are areas of aesthetic concern for many women – especially now with...
Strengthening Your Hamstrings

Nordic Hamstring Exercise: With a partner holding the ankles securely, and with knees bent at 90-degrees, fall...
Exercises to streamline your body

BOSU Bird Dog: Using a BOSU stability device, place one knee in a 90-degree bent position &...
Lunges that are easy on the thighs

Thigh Toning: With the Stability Ball against the wall at waist height – with the inside leg...
Getting the Body Ready for Summer

Butt Blaster: Hip Flexion: With the top of one foot on the Stability Ball and the other...