Why Am I So Hungry After My Workout? We’ve all been there: you’ve just started exercising, or increased your exercise activity, and you suddenly start feeling more and more ravenous and hungry. What do you do? Eat more and potentially compromise the sweaty workout you just did, or try to not eat? Post-workout hunger —…
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There is No Such Thing as Muscle Confusion Muscle Confusion, as with so many other fallacies in the personal fitness industry, if enough people say it as though its true, it will start being repeated as Gospel truth. That’s what I see happening with the concept of ‘muscle confusion’. What is Muscle Memory? You may…
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How to Pick a Healthy Bread at the Supermarket These days, the bread aisle at the supermarket is crowded with choices far beyond the old white, whole-wheat, rye and pumpernickel. It takes careful label reading to know what you’re buying. But the good news is that your options for buying healthy bread are much better…
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Should You Join the Souping Revolution? Cleansing and detoxing diets seem to be here to stay, and juicing is the newest addition to the long list of detox diets. Think of souping as juicing but warm… and with even more nutrients! Souping is a diet where you eat soup and nothing but soup for a…
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Invest in Yourself – Sandy Kauffman, Vertex Fitness Client Spotlight A relationship with Vertex Fitness really fell into Sandy Kauffman’s lap, more than anything. Due to Vertex’s large presence on the Main Line through networking, Sandy met a trainer from Vertex through a Bryn Mawr Business Networking International (BNI) event. “I really liked what he…
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Is There Such a Thing as Healthy Fast Food? When you’re hungry and on the run, fast food can really hit the spot. It’s quick, tasty, and, best of all, convenient. But it’s also loaded with calories, sugar, sodium, and fat—often enough in one meal for an entire day or more. And if you’re feeding…
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February is Heart Health Month – Strength Training is Cardio February is Heart Health month, and I’m not talking about candy hearts. What many people don’t realize is that strength and resistance training can be a form of cardio, which can help improve your heart health. You have to maintain a certain heart rate while…
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Sound Training Technique – Client Testimonial, Jeff Palmquist I have been a client with Vertex March 2016 and thoroughly enjoy it. Dwayne is great on helping you develop sound training technique and continually pushing you. I have become stronger and look forward to my sessions. I would highly recommend Vertex and Dwayne to anyone who…
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Fitness Lifestyle, How I Learned to Make Peace with It – (My Fitness Journey – Vertex Fitness Diary 1) When I first had the opportunity to work with Dwayne Wimmer at Vertex Fitness, I signed on without thinking about it too much. I knew that if I thought about it too much, I would try…
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Cut Calories Without Even Noticing While I’m not a huge proponent for counting calories, it’s certainly a great step to take if you are a newbie to healthy eating. It helps you figure out accurate portion sizing and gives you a rough idea of what you should eat day-to-day. This is especially true if you…
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