When you think about over-active hormones, the image of a teenager with acne may come to mind. But, what about us adults? It may be alarming to learn that our hormones may be contributing to weight gain.

There's nothing like music to help motivate you through a workout. Are you looking for some ideas to add to your workout music playlist? Here are my Top 10 in no particular order for this month.

Many of you have or have had joint pain.  For those with chronic shoulder, hip, knee, and low back pain, massage may be a source of relief.  I'm excited to bring you this guest post by Kristen McKenzie, CMT. ­­­­Benefits of Massage for Pain Reduction This past year, the American Massage Therapy Association focused its attention on discovering how the general public and the health-care community view and use massage therapy to reduce pain. Three surveys validated what massage therapists...

There's nothing like music to help motivate you through a workout. Are you looking for some ideas to add to your workout music playlist? Here are my Top 10 in no particular order for this month.

I have to admit, I used to think weight loss was easy.  Just eat less and move more and a new slimmer you appears!  And while that statement remains true, it is tremendously hard for people to lose weight.  That's why there are more programs and diets and infomercials than you can count, right?  The 66% of Americans who are overweight or obese are struggling to find the weight loss solution. The more literature I read, the more the science reveals how hormones and the brain a...

I've been teaching group exercise classes and personal training for over a decade.  One of the most common technique mistakes I see occurs in the staggered stance position.  Most of the time, you use staggered stance for one-arm rows, lunges and tricep kickbacks. Many people will stand in staggered stance like this:   Notice my foot on my back leg.  My toes are turned out to the side.  This position puts a tremendous amount of pressure on your knee joint w...