Expertise Matters: Continued HIT Education What makes Vertex Fitness Personal Training Studio different from other personal training options? Continued education. Our commitment to our clients begins with our expertise in the science of HIT, High Intensity Training. As part of our mission to serve our clients with the safest and most effective workouts, we recently participated…
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The Importance of Charting Your Workout I’ll be honest with you; I haven’t always been the best at keeping track of what I was doing. Calendars, planners, charts, all of those things just didn’t tickle my fancy. I was the kid who thought he’d just remember things and never forget what he had to do.…
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Yes, Strength Training is Safe Exercise During Pregnancy It seems to be on a lot of expectant mother’s minds. Just typing in the word “exercise” to Google often brings up some variation of the question “what is safe exercise during pregnancy?” I can understand the concern–we have a bad habit of treating pregnant women like…
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Muscle and Function: Vastus Medialis Obliquus or VMO “Tear Drop”, VMO, What Even Is It? You may have heard of the muscle known as the ‘tear drop’. If you’ve been using this slang term it isn’t wrong, but the actual name of the muscle is the Vastus Medialis Obliquus,or VMO. Considering the muscle has such…
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Fitness Journey Why Mine isn’t Actually Anything Like a Journey – (My Fitness Journey – Vertex Fitness Diary 8) I hate the word “journey”. I really do. That being said, let’s talk about my fitness journey. I’m all for improving yourself, building good habits, busting bad ones, and living your life a little more deliberately.…
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Improve your Shoulder Pain with Strength Training Anatomy Shoulder pain can actually be improved using targeted strength training to correct strength imbalances caused by years of daily activity, according to the science literature. At Vertex Fitness, we aren’t doctors or physical therapists, and we can’t prescribe any specific exercises or supplements that can fix an…
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Choose the Right Shoe For Your Body, Not Just Your Style Is There Really a “Right” Shoe? When shopping for shoes, you usually consider the brand and the design. These two aspects of style can be important, but functionality and support should be at the forefront of a shoe purchase decision. Instead of deciding on…
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Workout Injuries are Not Normal, So Don’t Accept Them As Normal Workout injuries shouldn’t need to happen, ever. Much in the same way that a doctor takes the Hippocratic Oath to “first do no harm”, we at Vertex Fitness adopt the same philosophy in our approach to exercise. I’ve noticed a disturbing trend lately among…
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September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month What is Your Risk for Ovarian Cancer? Nearly any health risk can be managed with education, an understanding of the risk factors, and proactive management. Cancer, while seemingly random, is no exception. While it is not possible to ever guarantee that someone will never contract a certain type of…
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September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Are You Managing Your Risks for Prostate Cancer? No one wants to live their life in fear of a disease which can seem scary and impossible to control, so it’s easy to develop a dismissive attitude towards your risk factors for prostate cancer. However, as we are learning, cancer…
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