Archive for February 2021

One of my favorite exercises is a Wood Chop with the RIP Trainer.  I demonstrated it on my Instagram on Friday the 19th of February 2021, so you can also check it out and follow me at jackiewright239. This exercise trains the entire body, which is why I refer to it as a Nose to…

While a great deal of information regarding nutrition may be available, there is a great deal of misinformation floating around which, at the very least, may lead you down a slippery slope without safe and effective results.  Therefore, in this column several excellent articles regarding nutrition will be suggested, all of which appear in my…

If you train with me or any of my fantastic staff of trainers, you will have heard us mention the five primary movement patterns of squatting, lunging, pushing, pulling and rotating.  And why these patterns of movement should be an integral part of all exercise programs. However, I wanted to add to this list and…

Lunges with a Unilateral Overhead Press is an amazing total body exercise which may be integrated into your current exercise program as a compound exercise component. Three variations of this compound exercise will be described so that you may perform it from the foundational level with body weight as the only resistance, progressing eventually to…

The heart muscle needs to be positively stressed regularly. Since this is Heart Month, it is a great time to challenge the health of the heart (always consult your physician before beginning any exercise program). Follow the Heart Month Challenge for the remainder of February. New concentrations will be added each week that focus on a…

When coaching/training clients, whether in an indoor group cycling format or any format which requires high intensity interval training (i.e., HIIT), it is important to understand that you are sprinting until the end of the exertion interval.  Which is why as coaches we cue, “all out, all in, all day” or “sucking wind”, “going completely…

The heart muscle needs to be positively stressed regularly. Since this is Heart Month, it is a great time to challenge the health of the heart (always consult your physician before beginning any exercise program). Follow the Heart Month Challenge for the remainder of February. New concentrations will be added each week that focus on a…

There are a plethora of health/fitness benefits to high intensity interval training (i.e., HIIT), such as improved explosive power (i.e., a combination of strength and speed), and improved reaction time (which has numerous benefits and has been linked to fall prevention) to name two of many.  Therefore, almost all exercise programs should include some HIIT…

February is heart month.  One month a year to concentrate on one of the most important organs in the body, seems appropriate.  After all, the heart is the major pump located in our bodies and without a beating heart, life ceases to exist.  Therefore, this week ten matters of the heart will be highlighted.  These…

The heart muscle needs to be positively stressed regularly. Since this is Heart Month, it is a great time to challenge the health of the heart (always consult your physician before beginning any exercise program). Follow the Heart Month Challenge for the remainder of February. New concentrations will be added each week that focus on a…