2024

The Ultimate Sports Nutrition Guide for Athletes and Coaches Learn the basics of sports nutrition and get your sport-specific nutrition guide to optimize athletic performance.

8 months ago2 months ago36 mins

Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat | Micronutrients | Hydration | Nutrient Timing | Sports-Specific Nutrition Guides If want the winning edge, sports nutrition is your secret weapon. More the just eating well, sports nutrition is a strategic way of eating that optimizes your athletic performance. It ensures your calorie, protein, carbohydrate, fat, vitamin,…

Step-Ups: Not As Simple As They Look

8 months ago2 months ago7 mins

While it may sometimes be challenging to see immediately how some resistance exercises translate in real life, it certainly isn’t the case with step-ups. After all, we do some on an everyday basis simply climbing up stairs, don’t we? Yes. And no. Step-ups seem like a really simple exercise, but there are a couple of…

GGS Academy Spotlight: Lori Brodie

9 months ago2 months ago15 mins

Name: Lori Brodie Age: 46 Location: Amelia Island, Florida What was your first thought when you learned about the GGS Academy and the GGS-1 Certification? My first thought was YES!!! I have been following GGS for a long time and have the Modern Woman’s Guide to Strength Training. I knew the GGS certification would be…

Push-Ups Feel Impossible? Start with These 4 Beginner Progressions

9 months ago2 months ago23 mins

Have you ever walked into a group fitness class or personal training session and thought, “Please please please don’t let there be push-ups today”? If the idea of a set of push-ups fills you with dread, you’re not alone. Push-ups are tough! They’re a skill exercise, meaning they require upper body strength, trunk stability, range…

‘What should I eat?!’ The Mediterranean diet edition. [Infographic] Use this Mediterranean diet food list to create a menu you’ll love.

9 months ago2 months ago4 mins

“What should I eat on the Mediterranean diet?!” Let this handy Mediterranean diet food list be your guide. You might notice our list is a bit different than what you’ll find elsewhere. The reason: It’s not a two-column “Eat / Don’t Eat” or “Good / Bad” food list. Instead, we’ve sorted everything into a continuum—from…

What is Balance Training? Strengthen Stabilizing Muscles

9 months ago2 months ago50 mins

Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced athlete, young or approaching your senior years, balance exercises are beneficial for everyone, so be sure to include some balance workouts in your fitness sessions and start noticing the difference. What is Balance Training? Balance training consists of activities that challenge your ability to maintain posture and stability…

Can you gain weight from eating too little? No, but here’s why it’s so easy to think you can.

9 months ago2 months ago41 mins

You’re tracking your eating and exercise meticulously but not seeing results. Has your metabolism slowed to a crawl? Are your hormones off? Is it really possible to GAIN weight from eating too LITTLE? Here’s what’s really going on—and how to solve it. Want to listen instead of read? Download the audio recording here… ++++ “How…

The traffic light eating method: Diet goldmine—or landmine? Find out why we recommend this controversial approach.

9 months ago2 months ago16 mins

Good nutrition isn’t about following the rules. The healthiest people we know aren’t cardboard cut-outs of perfection. In fact, you might be surprised how they eat. That’s because instead of following someone else’s diet advice, they’ve developed a personal food list based on their own dietary quirks. You couldn’t predict their lists if you tried….

I Walked Every Day for 30 Days – These Are the Results

9 months ago2 months ago30 mins

I’m a personal trainer and former competitive athlete, but the stress of working as a registered nurse for the last three years resulted in my completely falling off my exercise program. This significant lifestyle change also led to me gaining 30 pounds and developing chronic pain and depression. The statistics prove I’m not alone. According…

Common Knee Issues and What to Do About Them

9 months ago2 months ago15 mins

Knee discomfort is something that many of us experience during a workout or when performing specific exercises or activities, including squatting, lunging, or running. This experience has prompted many of my clients to ask me what exercises they can do for their “bad” knees. While there is no clinical diagnosis or specific exercise prescriptions to…