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jasonmachowsky
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Push Yourself Mentally, Listen to Yourself Physically
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...
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jasonmachowsky
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How Thinking Like a Kid Can Improve Your Health and Fitness
I have the pleasure of training some awesome clients at a boutique gym in Jersey City, Hamilton Health and Fitness (HHF), that has an...
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jasonmachowsky
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The Epic Quest for Six Pack Abs
In Death of the Diet, I stress the importance of determining your Why – the true motivating force driving you to improve your eating and...
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jasonmachowsky
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Modifying the Seven Minute Workout
High intensity interval training, often abbreviated as HIT or HIIT, has become quite the rage in a world where time is precious and the...
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jasonmachowsky
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Why I Love…and Hate Yoga, Part 2
Image: sakhorn38 / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Over the past couple weeks I’ve received a few responses and inquiries as to what aspects of...
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jasonmachowsky
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Why I Love…and Hate Yoga, Part 1
Image: sakhorn38 / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Inspired by the NY Times article, “How Yoga Can Wreck Your Body”, I took a moment and began to...
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jasonmachowsky
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Three Tips to Maximize Exercise Results Each Session
Three Ways to Make This Lat Pulldown More Effective Image Courtesy of: Microsoft Images / Corbis Being physically active is an important...
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jasonmachowsky
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Three Tips to Safe and Effective Interval Training
Interval Training Courtesy of Mircosoft Images An excerpt from Death of the Diet: “Interval training is an advanced, highly effective...
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jasonmachowsky
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A Holiday Gift to Tight Muscles: Four Self-Myofascial Release Videos!
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...
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jasonmachowsky
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Modifications and Cues for Re-Learning the Squat
Squatting is one of the main exercises and human movements performed on two legs (other exercises, such as walking, lunging and stepping...
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jasonmachowsky
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Squatting: Ideal vs. Reality
From the gyms of America to the streets of India, proper squatting technique is a hallmark of effective powerlifting and functionality....
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jasonmachowsky
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Destination Thailand: A Healthy Honeymoon? (Part 2)
Best Green Curry Ever: I Made It! And a Snazzy Apron to Boot. I’ve been back from Thailand for almost two weeks now (time flies,...
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jasonmachowsky
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Inside the Trainer’s Brain: My Training Philosophy
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...
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jasonmachowsky
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Newton’s Laws of Motion…and Physical Activity: Law 1
Image: digitalart / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Newton was a smart guy. Knew a lot about physics and why things move. Little did he know that...
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jasonmachowsky
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Why Nutrition and Exercise “Plans” Are Not Enough
When some people find out that I am a registered dietitian (nutritionist) and personal trainer they ask me to write a quick ‘program’ ...
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jasonmachowsky
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Exercise: Quality vs. Quantity?
Movement, by Gray Cook As a personal trainer and movement correction practitioner, I am always trying to tow the line between providing...
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