Stephen Crooks/FELIS FITNESS

04/30/2021

If you see this car in your neighborhood, chances are there’s some fitness going on... FELIS Fitness!

08/28/2017

Some people train hard to get a date. Some train hard to compete in the workplace. Some train hard to recreate themselves after heartache or tragedy. Some train hard to inspire their kids, their friends, their students or their loved ones. Some train hard to look good on the beach, or do their clothes fit better. And some people don't know why they're training so hard. I get to see it all.

But some train hard simply to save lives. Bravo, respect and blessings to ALL first responders.

07/01/2017

06/18/2016

A new essential exercise for everyone...

05/26/2016

Interesting stuff... everything becomes a core stabilization challenge!

04/26/2016

Working with an older student who's rehabbing from a slip/fall arm injury. No lifting or weight-bearing, of course; but trying to help him regain confidence in precision movements.

Found the solution on a rainy day last week, where we were training indoors at his home:

A large decorative glass urn in his living room, with a not-too-heavy lid. 1.) Lift lid off at arms length, 2.) slowly swing backwards and forewords, and 3.) CAREFULLY lower back onto urn. Repeat a lot.

It was VERY motivational, VERY engaging, and VERY effective.

As much as I consider speed to be an essential fitness attribute, without muscular control it's only doing HALF the job. I see so many people exercising this way; performing reps too fast with too little precision control.

I think a gym full of GLASS free weights and medicine balls would solve this problem in a heartbeat... you'd suddenly see a whole lot of very precise, controlled exercisers.

04/21/2016

Jeez, this is just priceless. And lifesaving!

03/23/2016

Think 'equal time' only applies to politics?

What if, for every one of those top-down cooking instruction videos that you see all over FB, there was an equal amount of clear, easy-to-follow instructionals about simple available exercises to help burn off the calories?