Overhead Squat Assessment - Introduction What is the Overhead Squat Assessment (and how will you ever memorize the muscles and compensations if you are taking the NASM CPT exam)?! The Overhead Squat Assessment is a dynamic postural assessment that helps you identify muscular imbalances. To perform the Overhead Squat Assessment, you or your … [Read more...] about Overhead Squat Assessment: How to Memorize for NASM CPT Exam
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7 Best Compound Exercises to Build Strength and Size
Best Compound Exercises - Introduction What are the best compound exercises for body transformation? Broadly speaking, strength training exercises fall into one of two categories – isolation and compound. Knowing the difference between these two classes of exercise will make it easier to choose the right one for your fitness goals. For most exercisers, … [Read more...] about 7 Best Compound Exercises to Build Strength and Size
What Muscles Does a Stair Climber Work + Stepper Benefits
Stair Climber Muscles Used - Introduction What Muscles Does the Stair Climber Work? Do you wonder how helpful a stair climber is to improve your mental and physical fitness? From a 30,000-foot view, the answer is that a stair stepper is an incredible fitness tool to tone and condition your entire body. A stair climber machine targets the following … [Read more...] about What Muscles Does a Stair Climber Work + Stepper Benefits
Best Full Body Fat Burning Workout At Home With Dumbbells
Full Body Fat Burning Workout - Introduction Best Full Body Fat Burning Workout with Dumbbells If you exercise at home, you can get a great workout using just your body weight. With nothing more than calisthenics exercises like push-ups, pull-ups, lunges, squats, and planks, you can work virtually every muscle in your body. Put those exercises into a … [Read more...] about Best Full Body Fat Burning Workout At Home With Dumbbells
5 Easy Fitness Assessment Tests You Can Do at Home
Fitness Assessment - Introduction What is a fitness assessment? A fitness assessment is an excellent way to determine how healthy you are today. This is important to know whether or not you want to begin an exercise program. In either case, you need to know where you stand. It is easy to take your health for granted, but there are simple and easy … [Read more...] about 5 Easy Fitness Assessment Tests You Can Do at Home