Take Action & Respond: What steps do you take to push yourself mentally to make sure you do your best during a workout? While the post’s...

I enjoy reading the Health and Wellness section of the NY Times – well-written discussions and summaries of recent trends and...

You want to work hard enough to get results.  But not so hard that you get injured and laid up for six weeks – and there goes those...

The first part of Key Post-Pregnancy Fitness Tips discussed getting the right muscles firing again and returning to exercise gradually...

While pregnancy is a wonderful time for an expecting family, it can also be very challenging physically for the mom-to-be. The growing...

In Death of the Diet, I stress the importance of determining your Why – the true motivating force driving you to improve your eating and...

High intensity interval training, often abbreviated as HIT or HIIT, has become quite the rage in a world where time is precious and the...

Image: sakhorn38 / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Over the past couple weeks I’ve received a few responses and inquiries as to what aspects of...

Image: sakhorn38 / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Inspired by the NY Times article, “How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body”, I took a moment and began to...

Three Ways to Make This Lat Pulldown More Effective Image Courtesy of: Microsoft Images / Corbis Being physically active is an important...

Carolyn Appel and Free Range Human www.CarolynAppel.com Carolyn and I used to work together at Equinox in NYC during my grad school...

Running Warmups = Awesome Run Image Courtesy of Microsoft Images Yes, you need to warm-up before running.  Yes, it should be something...

Interval Training Courtesy of Mircosoft Images An excerpt from Death of the Diet: “Interval training is an advanced, highly effective...

Rolling, rolling, rolling. Keep those IT Bands rolling. The holidays are a season of giving, so let’s make sure we give our body and...

Squatting is one of the main exercises and human movements performed on two legs (other exercises, such as walking, lunging and stepping...

From the gyms of America to the streets of India, proper squatting technique is a hallmark of effective powerlifting and functionality....

The Brain Behind the Blog I want to provide you with a look into what’s going on in my brain (scary!) when I’m creating training programs...

Image: Ambro / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Making an exercise harder is easy: do more reps, choose a heavier weight, go faster, etc.  But some...

Image: FreeDigitalPhotos.net Well technically, it’s not a muscle, but the answer is…your brain!  While we often say we are working out...

Round 1: Sumo vs. Business Saw this advertisement in an airline magazine on my way to a wedding in Omaha last weekend.  Take a look at...