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.
Thursday, June 17th, 2010 - Shane Doll
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.
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Friday, June 4th, 2010 - Shane Doll
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.
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Friday, May 21st, 2010 - Shane Doll
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.
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Thursday, May 20th, 2010 - Shane Doll
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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.
Friday, May 14th, 2010 - Shane Doll
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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.
Thursday, May 13th, 2010 - Shane Doll
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.
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Monday, May 10th, 2010 - Shane Doll
This month I’m going to be starting a new section on my website where I’ll be reviewing fitness products, equipment, supplements, books, diets, and the like. The idea is providing you with resource to get my unbiased opinion of fitness and nutrition related products.
I figured I get a jump start on this project and give you my review of one of the hottest fitness DVD training systems out there right now- P90X.
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Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 - Shane Doll
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Without question one of the hottest trends in the fitness industry right now is small group personal training and rightly so. Many people are realizing the benefits of having professional instruction, structure, and accountability in their fitness programs.
Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 - Shane Doll
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Tired of boring workouts on a treadmill, elliptical or other cardio equipment? We’ll nobody said that’s the only way to get in your cardio. The reality is any activity that will get you in your target heart rate for at least 12 minutes can be considered cardio. The objective of this post is to share with you some ideas on how you can get in cardio without setting foot on a treadmill or other cardio equipment.