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One of the most common questions I get from people is what’s the best way to do cardio if your goal is to lose weight?
The truth of the matter is the answer really depends on your level of cardiovascular fitness and overall health.
In short, for best results your cardio prescription should be personalized for you by a fitness professional. (more…)
With the hot summer days upon us, exercising outdoors requires a little more precaution. In this post I’m going to provide you with some quick tips for working out in the heat. Some will be obvious while others you may not have thought about.
If you’ve followed some of my earlier posts you may remember that I actually endorsed low fat chocolate milk as a post-workout recovery drink. I received a lot of feedback from my recommendation as many people we’re like “Shane, are you serious, really chocolate milk?” Yes!
I know it might sound contradicatory to everything I teach you but in this post I’m going to briefly explain the rationale and share some interesting new research that supports my idea. (more…)
I frequently get asked about my opinion of caffeine for fat loss by my Charleston personal training clients and blog readers so I figured it’s about time I do a post on this subject. The truth is I’ve found caffeine can be a good thing, a bad thing, or even have a neutral impact on fat loss depending on how it’s being used. (more…)
Traditionally, personal trainers have had their older clients do mostly seated, machine-based exercises. The problem with this is it does little to help with the one thing this age group wants more than anything…mobility. (more…)
I get questions quite frequently about my thoughts on Pilates and figured it was time to do a post on this subject. Let me start off by saying that I have nothing negative to say about Pilates as a fitness modality. It certainly has benefits and it would be foolish for someone to argue otherwise.
However, I must admit that I get very irritated when I hear Pilates being marketed and promoted through misleading and false information. I’m going to share with you the three biggest myths with Pilates so you don’t get caught up in the hype. (more…)
As a fitness professional I often have people I meet tell me all the reasons why they don’t exercise. I guess they feel they need to justify their excuses when talking with me since I’m a personal trainer and they assume I’ll judge them.
The reality is I don’t judge people by the decisions they make regarding exercise in their lives. Instead I simply remind them in a respectful but caring way the reality of the impact their decision to “not exercise” will have on them both in the present and in the future. (more…)
Summer is almost here and if you’re looking for a great way to get in shape and lose a few pounds for bathing suit season, the Charleston Boot Camp can help you see the results you’re looking for. Tara Lynn and Brooke Katz of WCBD Channel 2 News in Charleston recently did a story covering our boot camp classes held at Charleston Group Fitness. (more…)
A common mistake I see being made all the time is individuals starting out an exercise program “backwards” by putting cardio workouts first before ever doing resistance training. This is especially true for overweight individuals because there’s a common misconception that cardio is “better” than resistance training for weight loss. (more…)
What does it mean to be “fit?” Fifty years ago if you asked ten people this question you’d probably get ten very similar answers. Today the definition may be significantly different depending on who you ask.
Perception plays a big role as some people see in their mind a runner or cyclist as someone who is really fit. For others it might be the image of a bodybuilder, figure competitor, gymnast, or dancer when they think of someone who is fit. (more…)
