Resistance Training is Medicine: Effects of Strength Training on Health: Heart Health (Part 2) This week, we are going to continue our look at the article published by Wayne Westcott, PhD for Current Sports Medicine Reports titled “Resistance Training is Medicine: Effects...

Correct Form is Everything – A New Client’s Experience at Vertex Fitness I’ve played sports my whole life and have worked with personal trainers before, but Vertex is different. In the past, I would obsess over how much weight I...

The “PHIT Act” And What you Need to Know Having a healthy lifestyle could potentially get a lot easier. The Personal Health Investment Today Act (PHIT) would allow people to use pre-tax medical accounts to pay for costs associated with...

Resistance Training is Medicine: Effects of Strength Training on Health (Part 1) We are going to take a look at an article published by Wayne Westcott, PhD for Current Sports Medicine Reports titled “Resistance Training is Medicine: Effects of Strength...

The Unguarded Moment – Resistance Exercise can Help Back Problems Back problems has become all too prevalent in today’s society. Typical solutions include surgery and medication. However, Vert Mooney, M.D., a clinical professor of Orthopedics at the University of California-...

The Importance of Conditioning and Strengthening Your Lower Back Many of your favorite sports, hobbies, and daily activities recruit strength and stability from your lower back . Not only that, but lower back pain is one of the most common...

Making Time for a Healthy Lifestyle – Client Spotlight, Doug Hock When it comes to a healthy lifestyle, Doug Hock believes “fitness is the key to longevity.” As the chief operating officer of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, he has...

UV Protection is Your July Health Goal  UV protection is something that we all need to start taking a little more seriously to start living our best lives this July. Let’s make a commitment together to stop ignoring this important...