You may already know from personal experience that skipping a workout can quickly turn into skipping two, three, a whole week of workouts. But it’s not just motivation that suffers. When it comes to consistency and fitness, here’s the real deal. Lack of Motivation Ask yourself why you continue to work out, showing up week in […]
If you’ve ever experienced low back pain, you’re not alone. More than three-quarters of the population suffers from it at one point or another, and many of us can blame it on muscle imbalance. But if you’re worried surgery is the only option, we have good news. Functional training designed to target the muscles, and not the spine, […]
What if we told you that there’s a simple way to reach your fitness goals faster? It’s not a shake or a pill, and it’s not a quick fix – but it is simple. The best way to reach your goal is with an accountability partner, and the best kind of accountability partner tends to be […]
It’s actually on your 30th birthday when things change. That’s when your body starts losing muscle mass, and it can vary between 3 and 5 percent every ten years if you aren’t working to maintain it. Weight training changes after 40, but this is what you can do about it. The Loss of Muscle Mass It’s […]
Whether you’re already working out or you’re ready to start, there’s something you need to do. It’s an assessment that shows how well your joints and muscles are working together while revealing any imbalances. It’s called a postural analysis, and here’s why you need it. What is a Postural Analysis? At Framework Personal Trainer, our certified trainers […]
If flexing in front of the mirror or improving your push-up technique doesn’t matter to you, you may logically assume that lifting weights isn’t important. After all, why do you need to build muscle at your age? You may be surprised, but building muscle is even more important during later stages in life. Today, we’re looking at […]
Do workouts vary from one season to the next? If you’re a fan of training outdoors and you live here in northern Nevada, you know the answer is yes. But whether you hit the gym twelve months a year or like skiing in the winter and water sports all summer long, a few common sense […]
What if we told you it was possible to improve your balance, strengthen your bones, improve the quality of your sleep, benefit your heart and look and feel better, all with one kind of exercise? Strength training does all this and more. If your perception of strength training is that it’s for bodybuilders only, it’s […]
We’ve written before about the importance of nutrition when it comes to not only being healthy, but a critical element of successful weight loss. But it’s not unusual for a personal training client to commit to fitness, to work exceptionally hard in the gym, to show up two, three, four times every week, and then […]
One of the most common questions when summer days are imminent relates to time. How long does it take to lose weight after I’ve begun working out? Days? Weeks? Months? It’s a reasonable question, and we’re answering it today. The thing about weight loss On a physiological level, we lose weight through a calorie deficit […]