First Class Personal Training Blog
Here we share insights that we’ve gathered over decades as fitness professionals about the world of personal training, healthy living, and general wellbeing.
How To Prevent Injury And Get The Most Out of Exercising
Avoiding injury while exercising is important when striving to build long-term positive results. A new injury can lead to setbacks in your progress. Whether you are recovering from injury, or wanting to avoid injury all together, proper technique and learning when to rest is integral to effective exercise. Exercise Using Proper Technique & Get A ...Read More
Building Better Habits for Fitness and Wellbeing
Whether you have kids at home, or a busy shift work schedule, there is always time to fit in your personal health and wellbeing. Small changes in your everyday routine can create healthy habits and help you see the smallest improvements toward your fitness goals. If possible, by changing sitting tasks to standing can greatly ...Read More
The Connection Between Hormones and Fitness
Hormones play a crucial role in how the body responds to and benefits from exercise. They influence everything from muscle growth and endurance, to energy utilization and recovery. Testosterone, estrogen, progesterone, insulin, and cortisol are a few of these hormones that are vital in shaping our physical performance and adaptation to different types of workouts. ...Read More
Exercise and “The Stress Hormone” Cortisol
While we all know how exercise can release dopamine and make you feel a “runner’s high” after an intense workout, there are many other hormones that are released after a good workout. One of those hormones is cortisol. ...Read More
