Core Principles Personal Training Blog: Fitness & Wellness

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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...

3 Quick & EZ Mobility Exercises You Can Do At Your Desk

A few weeks back, Ashley( a member of our group training program) asked me how to increase her flexibility?   What a good question, I exclaimed, and then proceed to spew a laundry list of moves, jargon, and positions to help improve her flexibility and mobility. After a whole bunch...

More Than Just a Gym

How many of you love your gym? If you’re a Core Principles member you probably find yourself saying “I do!” But if you go to a big box gym like LA Fitness, you may not enjoy your experience as much.   I remember my last fitness studio was a large-sized...

Stop Falling For These Marketing Lies!

We are constantly bombarded with advertisements throughout our whole day. We see things as we drive, on our computers, on TV in the paper and everywhere else.   We see things so much that it is hard to differentiate between the truths and lies. One of the biggest places we...

November Off Day Workouts

To see real progress the most important thing is consistency.   Going to the gym 2-3 times a week is awesome and will help you but in order to maximize your results you should try to do something on the days that you do not go to the gym.  ...

Why We All Need Help and Accountability

We hear it time and time again; “I am going to try it on my own.” Whether this is a through conversation during a Strategy Session or a client that has been here for a while, and life seems to be getting in their way which just makes it harder...