Why Do I Yawn When I Work Out? Anaerobic Exercise Most have experienced it; you get off the machine during your resistance training workout, and you let out a big, involuntary yawn. Maybe your trainer even cracks a joke about boring...
Older Adults Can Fight the Aging Process with a Supervised High Effort Resistance Training Program The effects of aging on health and well-being are well documented in the medical literature–as you age, you lose muscle mass, strength, and bone density....
Bulking Up Fear: Exercise Misconceptions A lot of people avoid strength training because they are afraid of bulking up. However, the results they fear the most have little to do with actual strength training. There are many physiological factors that...
Resistance Exercise Misconceptions: Exercise Duration When it comes to resistance exercise, it is easy to get the wrong idea. A lot of people avoid it because they think they don’t have the time or they don’t need it. However, resistance...
Should You Try Pre Exhaust Training? The HIT (High Intensity Training) method suggests that you reach momentary muscular failure–that moment when you resist against the resistance, and for just a moment, you are incapable of overcoming the resistance. HIT is...
August is National Golf Month – Vertex Fitness Can Help with Golf Sports Conditioning If you plan to hit the links during the beautiful remaining days of summer, consider improving your game with sports conditioning boosted by the strength training...
Effort Level is More Important Than How Long You Exercise What if I told you spending less time exercising can still get you maximum results? Traditional ways of thinking about exercise may be under fire. Recent studies suggest that health...
Exercise Induced Headache (EIH): What You Need to Know This is an important PSA about a health issue that could affect anyone while working out: it’s known as an Exercise Induced Headache, or EIH. If you ever feel yourself developing...
Effort or Exercise Modality: What Matters More? Exercise modality (ie, whether you are performing “aerobic” or “high intensity” exercise) has long been considered the only important factor in building muscle and getting all of the benefits out of exercise. We’ve...
April is National Mental Health Month – Improve Your Mental Health with Strength Training For national mental health month, we’re going to take a look at how high-intensity strength training can improve several symptoms and aspects of your mental health....