Keys to Fitness

15/11/2023

I have not been using FB much for my fitness career or info sharing. I have many videos on YouTube with different ideas on exercise. Many are geared toward people over 50. I incorporate many ideas from my own education (courses and following top trainers online like Jeff Cavaliere) and adapt them with an emphasis on safety and injury prevention. Check my channel out.Here is a recent one that really increases strength for myself and all my clients.

My girlfriend named this exercise The Rack when she first tried it because it was a bit hard for her at first. The name stuck and all my clients ask to do it...

23/08/2022

Here's a great article on exercise and keeping your brain fit too!!!!

There’s a robust molecular language being spoken between your muscles and your brain.

20/07/2022

A new video I shot to tell people what they need to get started on a fitness journey.

If you made the decision to start getting in shape buy the best shoes you can afford and then consider some getting some of the things I recommend in this vi...

20/12/2021

Need a gym setup at your home. Contact me south of the Rio Grande and I will help you design a nice space for your home workouts. No expensive free weights needed. Strength bands will do and there are currently 3 types I have been using for years. There are bands with handles (covered preferred to avoid cuts and abrasions), latex ones which are readily available online and soft material ones with probably latex woven into them (these are not easy to find but are easy on the hands). The other things I recommend are a pair of workout gloves especially for the hard latex bands, a door anchor to use indoors to attach bands to, a large heavy carabiner and strap to use over any bars or secure rods you can attach them to at home. I also use those in playgrounds and then attach my bands to them. A heart rate monitor is a must so you can track how hard you are working especially when first starting out. Stay within a safe zone.

12/12/2021

I have been designing short exercises for all my clients to do at home especially if they only see me once or twice a week. I often do a mix of whatever exercises come into my head for 10 to 20 minutes. I keep moving throughout to keep my heart rate elevated so that I have a cardio workout while doing strength training. It's a form of HITT (high intensity interval training).

Often people are reluctant to workout at home for long periods. I design workouts for them suited to their abilities and keep it to under 10 minutes so they ...

25/08/2021

Two great friends and clients doing TRX squats, chest press and face pulls on my patio/home gym.

10/08/2021

If you want to improve your cardio fitness do some HITT or high intensity interval training. I do it running. stationary biking and in between my strength training sets. The idea is to jack your heart rate up for shorts periods then recover. I do it watching my heart rate on my watch. It is said to be better than slower steady state exercise. In as little as 5 to 10 minutes you can get more out of it. Try it.

Watching the Tokyo Olympics reminded me of my running days as a 440 yd champion on Long Island and my recreational marathon running days from my 30's to late...