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Strength Training Can Give You More Time Outdoors This Summer July is National Parks and Recreation Month—and I don’t mean the TV show. (Sorry, Andy.) The United States National Park Service has over 417 designated parks (including memorials, recreation areas,...
Exercise Addiction Exercise addiction is similar to many other types of addictions. Granted exercise is good for you, but in moderation. Exercise addiction can cause people to over-train on a constant basis while never giving the body time to recuperate...
Protein and Metabolism We recently discussed in a previous post whether protein has any effect on your muscles’ ability to recover from workout strain and rebuild muscle mass. According to science, it does. But does it affect other factors, like...
Interview on Proven Strategies for Adding Muscle and Increasing Strength at Any Age I recently had the opportunity to sit down and record a podcast episode with Phil Faris, a Best Selling Author, business consultant, coach, and the host of...
The “Whey Protein” Effects Your Workouts If you’ve worked out in a gym ever in your entire life, you have probably heard the advice to eat or take whey protein immediately after. Some weightlifters, athletes, and other gym-goers do this...
NOURISHED NETWORKING: How To Stay Healthy At Your Next Work Event When 5 o’clock strikes and instead of heading to your home cooked meal, a night of networking awaits. If work events are a part of your regular routine –...
How Student Athletes can Maintain Discipline with a Personal Trainer Schools are wrapping up their semesters, and thousands of student athletes across the country are graduating. But what happens to those athletes who are no longer students? Many student athletes...
How To Break The Yo-Yo Diet Cycle It’s natural for your weight to fluctuate a little. Most people’s weight goes up and down in small amounts every so often, and this is nothing to worry about. But if you feel...
A Personal Trainer Who Uses A Personal Trainer – Client Spotlight, Tricia Roarty At Vertex Fitness, we help folks of every level get fit and achieve their personal best. Sometimes that includes folks that have never done an exercise regimen...
Got Milk? Milk Myth Busted Milk is truly a nutritional powerhouse. A one-cup serving provides 30% of our daily value for calcium, 25% for vitamin D, 24% of riboflavin (a B vitamin), 20% of phosphorus and 11% for potassium.  We...