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How Good Coaches Modify Strength Training for Adults 50+

Imagine two people standing next to each other in a gym.   They’re both doing a leg exercise. One uses a weight. The other holds onto a support and doesn’t go as low. Who’s doing it correctly?   Potentially, both of them.   Personalized strength training isn’t about inventing completely...

Your Very First Step To Changing Your Life

There are a few reasons we don’t give out specific meal plans here at Core Principles that say “eat x amount of y at a certain time of the day”. One of them is without any background knowledge of what your current eating habits are like there is no way...

How Little Voices In Her Head Helped Renee Overcome A Big Obstacle

We all have little voices in our heads, sometimes telling us good things, sometimes not so good things and then other times the most random things you can ever think off.   Often times it is your own voice that you hear in your own head talking to yourself. What...

4 Simple Delicious Meals To Help You Stay On Track

Today I want to share with you a few of my favorite “Go-To Meals” that help me stay on track with my nutrition.   Before I do that I want to talk about what a go-to meal is. In my opinion, a go-to meal is one that you enjoy to...

You can move like Pat but you have to be consistent

Today we going to take a little bit of time to talk about Pat. He’s what you would classify as your ideal client.   Pat is a home town boy, born and raised in Stamford Ct. He’s been with us for over a year now and only getting better every...

Are Sports Drinks Right For You?

Last week a client asked me a great question about whether or not sports drinks like Gatorade are good for you.   To be completely honest with you when I was younger I would drink a sports drink such as Gatorade often. I was an athlete so I would drink...

4 Simple Tips For Working Out While On Vacation

With the summer here a lot of people end up traveling and getting out of there normal routine of working out.   It is easy to think that it is going to be hard getting back into your routine once you return, or that you will lose all of the...