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Stretching There might not be a better feeling than stretching when getting out of the car after an hour’s ride and arching your back with your hands thrust in the air. But what else does stretching do for you? Some...
Keeping the Family Strong and Healthy – Laurel O’Connor, Vertex Fitness Client Spotlight Laurel O’Connor was impressed. Her husband and son were training at Vertex and they were doing what she thought wasn’t possible: They were working super-intensely, but they...
Making Time to Work Hard and Smart I decided to dedicate time and energy towards getting in shape. As a business owner and mom of two young children, time spent on improving myself (specifically not related to my work or my kids)...
Muscle and Function: The Gluteus Medius Muscle One of the most used, but least known muscles in the body is the gluteus medius. Partially covered by the Gluteus Maximus, the Gluteus Medius originates along the iliac crest and inserts into...
Snow Shoveling One of the main reasons people workout here at Vertex is to prevent injury. This time of year, though, we see an uptick in injuries, specifically back injuries. The culprit: SNOW Shoveling! Here area few tips for less stressful shoveling:...
Biceps; Not Just for the Flexing? When someone tells you to “make a muscle”, they aren’t asking to see your quad. They want you to flex your biceps. The biceps brachii or “biceps” are one of the more popular muscles...
Exercise is Bad? We have all heard about the good things that happen to your mind and body when you exercise. Have you ever heard that exercise is bad for you? The short answer is “yes,” exercise can be bad...
KISSmas Recap ‘Twas the night before I wrote this and the Studio was clean, for a party featuring KISS and it wasn’t Halloween! It is time for the annual KISSmas party. (Note the “Night Before Christmas” reference ☺) I had...
Testimonial – Jill Spelina I have been working out at Vertex Fitness Personal Training Studio since June of 2010.  I had cartilage restoration knee surgery and while I was in the hospital the nurses were impressed with my ability to...
At  70 It Is Time to Manage the Inevitabilities of Aging, Robin Johnson – Testimonial At the age of seventy I retired from university and hospital practice: it was clearly time to realign mind and body to manage the inevitabilities of...