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Vertex Fitness Featured in MainLine Today Magazine Article, “5 Fitness Hacks“ We are honored to be featured in Main Line Today alongside Dan Kubo, personal training manager of Life Time Fitness in Ardmore. In this feature, we took the time to bust some...
February is National Heart Health Month February is national heart health month, so we’re going to be taking a look at what strength training can do for your heart health. You may have assumed, like many others, that the purpose...
Can Cervical and Lumbar Exercise Make Your Spine Stronger? As we discussed in our recent post, Vertex Fitness is very excited to be offering some new equipment and programming. The MedX line is available at only a few physical training facilities...
Momentary Muscular Failure, Why Aim To Work to Failure? If you’ve been working with us at Vertex Fitness for any length of time, by now you are well familiar with the feeling of momentary muscular failure. It’s what we aim...
What are the Optimal Reps in a Set? Recently, our contributing writer wrote a diary post in amazement at the fact that under the HIT method of strength training, which we practice here at Vertex Fitness, the ideal set length...
MedX Medical Exercise Equipment is Coming to Vertex Fitness We’ve got some very exciting news–Medx Medical Exercise Equipment is here at Vertex Fitness, making us one of the only personal training studios in the United States to offer this excellent full...
Is a Post-Workout Beer Really That Bad For You? How Many Drinks Until Recovery is Spoiled? There’s nothing like getting done a tough workout on a Saturday afternoon and cracking open a cold one. When you feel accomplished and strong...
How Strength Training Can Help Prevent or Reverse Osteoporosis What is Osteoporosis? Osteoporosis is a disease in which the bones in our bodies become weak and brittle. Bones are a very dense tissue made up mostly of collagen and calcium....
Muscle and Function: Teres Major The Teres Major is responsible for shoulder adduction, shoulder extension, and medial rotation of the arm. Another very important function of the Teres Major is scapula stabilization. I want you to visualize the act of...
Steve Morrison From Clanking Weights to Getting Results – Client Spotlight Steve Morrison, who you may recognize as a morning host of WMMR’s Preston and Steve Show in Philadelphia, is known for his humor and quick wit. After joining Philadelphians...