Sound familiar? It’s one of the most common fitness goals among new (and current) gym members, especially women. If this is your goal, you probably have an idea of what it looks like. Less flab, arm muscles that stand out (but not too much), a belly that’s firm, and a non-saggy butt. Right? You also Continue Reading
Everyone’s always talking about the importance of a strong core. Better posture, less back pain, less risk of injury, better movement. Here are the three best core strengtheners EVER, according to us. 1. The Plank. If I were to make a list of one exercise, this would be it. If you do nothing else, plank. Continue Reading
Do you have good posture? Is it the same, or different than it used to be? Do you have tightness or stiffness in your neck and upper back? Do you suffer from low back pain? How about stomach aches or headaches? (Poor spinal alignment can trigger all of these issues). Think of someone you know Continue Reading
Most of us asked that question at some point in our learning years. For most of us, it happened somewhere between trigonometry and calculus. But whatever the subject, our young minds questioned the purpose of learning – why do we need to know this? How will it serve us in real life? As adults, we Continue Reading
Asheville Family Fitness and Physical Therapy is happy to welcome our first guest blogger, Melanie Bowen. Melanie is an awareness advocate for natural health and cancer cure initiatives. At mesothelioma.com, she writes about the benefits of alternative treatments on those diagnosed with cancer or other serious illness. This week she shares with us how exercise can Continue Reading
People are always asking us what to eat after a workout. Someone, somewhere, starting telling everyone that chocolate milk was an ideal recovery drink, and everybody jumped for joy. And it is a great recovery drink, but there’s a catch: you actually have to DO a workout challenging enough to merit recovery. There’s a lot Continue Reading
Asheville Family Fitness Functional Movement Analysis The best answer is (e). None of the Above. But like most things, it’s not quite that simple. The thing that all of those other answers is missing is an expert analyzing your movement, your level of fitness, and your body’s individual limitations then helping guide you toward the Continue Reading
1. Multiple plane, multiple direction movement: We don’t go around moving in robotic ways do we? Why would you train your body that way? Simply doing push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups, even burpies is not enough… diagonals, horizontals, and rotations must be included to be a good “functional movement” exercise. 2. Core muscle activation: “Core” is such Continue Reading
Talk about a fun workout-“The Wall” is where it’s at! A full 32 feet long and 12 feet high, this is the heart of our FUNctional Group Exercise area. It will house 4 wall mounted, single handle, adjustable cable weight columns, 3 vertical rows of adjustable height sport cord band resistance stations, plus a 2 Continue Reading