The Fun, the Furious, and the Fantastic!
As we all know, when we are having fun time flies.  But, when we don’t like what we are doing time stands still. This is even more the case for youngsters. Yet, we still want to make tasks hard and expect positive results.
The most important factor in being successful when working with kids on their fitness, or any thing for that matter, is to have a complete clear understanding of the goal. If we look deep into the goal we have set for kids’ …

I trust you are recovering nicely from the Thanksgiving meal. I can remember when my family would all get together at my parent’s house in Whitehall, NY. There are six brothers and sisters in my family, plus many have their own kids so it was a house full. I can always remember after we had our big meal, within an hour or two there was a slow migration toward the big couch in the living room and the couch in our play room. Who ever got to the couches first …

In this post I want to share my thoughts on activation exercises used during the warm up process. I have come full circle on this topic. Year’s ago, I use to have all the athletes I trained perform these exercises while standing on their feet. I didn’t know why, but I simple think it just made sense. There was also a time period where I had my athletes do most activation exercises in a prone, supine, or side lying position along with some standing. I still continue to use these …

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I have to admit, I do not do a good of a job with teaching my athletes to cool down. Basically, it comes down to time. In my training classes by the time I am finished with strength or conditioning it is time for the next class to start. I normally have the athletes do a quick functional flexibility routine before they head home.
Personally, when I finish my workouts I like to perform mobility and stretching excerises that re-aligns me. If I my workout focused on a lot of pushing …