What Is a Rep In Strength Training? A repetition (aka rep) is a single completion of a specific movement. It involves going through the entire range of motion for a given exercise and then returning to the starting position. Regardless of the move, the targeted muscles will lengthen, pause, and then shorten when completing one…
If you’ve already started your strength training journey, I applaud you. The benefits of regularly lifting weights are fantastic, and your mental and physical health will benefit so much from that one habit. While you may see some progress showing up to the gym each week and hitting whatever exercises appeal to you that day,…
As a private coach, fitness trainer and writer, I realize that depression can be masked. The first time I knew, and I mean knew in my bones that something was really wrong, I was less than half a mile into a run. At the time, I ran 30–50 miles a week. But on that day,…
Diet culture is all around us. It influences how we speak and exercise, what we eat and wear, and even how we feel about and talk to ourselves. We are living and breathing diet culture every day, yet most people don’t even know it exists. That’s because it’s so deeply embedded into our lives that…
I’m sharing 5 clean eating recipes for weeknights that are on repeat in our house and the whole family loves! While we love our special treats and gourmet eats in the Harney household, on the day to day, we try to focus eating whole foods, fresh produce, and quality protein. But if I don’t do…
