AFC WELLNESS BLOG
Education is imperative and drives our use of positive methodologies, proven biomechanical techniques, and safe nutritional recommendations to effectively train, motivate and educate our clients.
Whether you’re already following a structured workout program or looking to get started at the gym for the first time, have you thought about how you’re going to fuel those workouts with food? We often focus on the workout itself, but don’t think about whether we will...
Looking to tone up for the summer? Or, perhaps you are ready to ditch the sleeves and start building arms worth of replacing them. These goals revolve around muscle growth, or hypertrophy. Simply picking up a dumbbell and moving...
So, what’s the deal with strength training? And should moms strength train? Personally, I’ve always been kind of a cardio queen, but recently I decided it would be a smart change of pace to start lifting and building up my lean muscle. After all, I want to be strong.
Summer is the season of crawling out of the darkness of winter and enjoying the sunshine! And it generally involves shorts, tank tops, bathing suits, and wishing you had started making changes before the temperature hit 70 degrees. I get it and I feel your...
Active strength training or stress exposure can enhance or overdo a tissue, it depends on the dose. And the appropriate dose will vary depending upon the tissue, joint position, volume, etc. For example, if I want a tissue to get better at producing force, it has to...
When it comes to fitness, working out in a group setting can boost motivation and get you excited to exercise! Are you ready to take the challenge? Alliance has plenty of options to keep you in shape while perfecting your form & of course, having tons of FUN!
If you are someone that exercises regularly, then you know how important it is to keep up with your workouts to maintain the strength and progress you have made. What is equally important, if not more important, is maintaining your joint health and joint range of motion.
You are more likely to die of something heart-related than you are strength or flexibility-related. Coronary heart disease is killing a quarter of us and that’s a problem. (1) Cardio falls into two general categories: Long, slow at medium intensity Short, fast at high...
Healthy Weight Week (January 17th-23rd) serves as an annual observance to kick off healthy eating habits as a way of life instead of dieting to lose weight. One week is rarely enough time to establish any permanent changes but it is a great launching point to start a...
As the New Year has now arrived, you probably have new goals in mind and chances are at least one of them is fitness related. Are you looking to begin a new fitness routine or change it up a bit? Many times, we simply do not know where to begin. If you need...
