The Kettlebell Windmill is an excellent hamstring range of motion exercise, improving mobility through the motion. Here’s How It’s Done.
We wanted to congratulate Giselle on all of her surpassing many of her personal records in our Transformation I program. Her improvement on this workout was about 25% overall in just 4 weeks. Her tenacious efforts and discipline helped edge out her competitors for our March Athlete of the Month. Congratulations Giselle!
The Standing Yoga Poses from the Crescent family (indudalasana) may be used to mobilize the obliques and lats. Single leg variations are also useful for building balance.
Heard about Mobility Training? Not really sure what it is, or whether it’s helpful for you? Maybe you are considering seeing a physical therapist or a personal trainer? This article compares Mobility Training to a number of different body mechanics specialties.
An in-depth review of the TRX Suspension Trainer + access to our full database on TRX Suspension Trainer exercises and techniques (over 30 videos). Full comparison against the Jungle Gym and CrossCore 180. Exercise videos demonstrating Conditioning, Balance, Core, Strength, and Corrective Exercises for the TRX Suspension Trainer.
The TRX Suspension Trainer and the TRX Rip Trainer are essential pieces of equipment at Sand & Steel Fitness. TRX has done an amazing job on the build quality for these pieces of equipment. We’ve had TRX equipment in our gym for years, and it doesn’t wear down. The Suspension Trainer and Rip Trainer are great for conditioning, core, twist, recovery, and mobility. It’s also very safe for deconditioned clients and makes for excellent scaling of movements like the lunge and squat. The Suspension Trainer can be used effectively for various stretches and Yoga Asanas. Between easy portability and a ton of unique exercises, the TRX Suspension and Rip Trainer are a must have for any gym.
Our full database on VIPR exercises and techniques (over 14 videos). Featuring Conditioning, Balance, and Corrective Exercises for the VIPR.
If you are like most personal trainers I know, you have probably asked yourself — How much do I really need to pay for personal training insurance to cover my liability? Individual policies run between $79/year on the low end to $250/yr for comprehensive policies there are lots of options. Here are some of the options you should consider.
This article compares running surfaces (such as trail running, street/road running, astroturf, grass, etc.) and examines the types of proper footwear to improve running performance. This street running vs trail running article also discusses some of important musculature of the foot, and examines the kinds of injuries you can get from trail running and street running
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Our Free 🆓 Macronutrient Calculator determines the basal metabolic rate and total daily expenditure using the Harris-Benedict formula. From there, the calculator determines your macros (total calories, carbs, protein, and fat.) To use the calculator, you just need to need to know your height, age, height, and exercise frequency.
25 Strategies for developing a personalized workout program. You asked, we answered… everything you want to know about our personalized workout plans.
Top 50 Accessories and Foods We Recommend for New Clients. Whether you are starting a home fitness regime or working out at Sand & Steel, you’ll find a wide variety of health and fitness products to choose from. Here are the top 50 products we recommend to our clients. Sand & Steel tested and approved.
Certifications
NPTI – National Personal Trainer Institute
TRX – Suspension Trainer
NPTI – Prenatal and Post-natal
NASM – Certified Personal Trainer
Functional Strength Training involves exercise techniques that mimic movements performed in everyday life, outdoor activities, or in a sport. This training technique involves the use of numerous tools to build the movement patterns such as: Kettle Bells, Viprs, TRX, Barbell, Dumbbell, Sandbags, Sleds, Ropes, Medicine Balls.
Brad wins our Transformation Story of the month. Losing over 20 pounds of fat lost in just 2.5 months. Brad began his journey with our Strength and Conditioning program which allowed to lose this weight. Having the lost this weight, Brad wrestled with the difficult decision of rebuilding an entire wardrobe of clothes (he now wears a slimfit medium shirt. 🙂 Now 20 pounds lighter, we started preparing Brad for his ultimate goal, the Ring Muscle-up.
We are passionate about helping people lose weight and move better. We help clients improve strength through focused programs in power lifting and hypertrophy. We improve clients balance and range of motion with our mobility programming. And we have state of the art programming in weight loss and transformation style workouts.
What we need is you … Sand & Steel is helping more clients than ever, and we need more people on our team.