Do you know your WHY ? Three big holidays of the year are fast approaching: Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve. And we all know what that means: feasting on prime rib, roast turkey, honey-baked ham, starchy potatoes, stuffing, and sugary desserts. And don’t forget those glasses of Cabernet, ales, and cheese platters. Eating is…
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A large part of the Vertex mission is to get people to execute perfect repetitions. In a perfect repetition not only is the form correct, but also the speed is correct. It’s usually not too difficult to get the speed right (SLOW DOWN!!), but sometimes it can be a challenge to make sure that the…
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Work Week Meal Planning Made Easy After a long workday, many parents dread the question: What’s for dinner? It can be hard to juggle dinner prep, homework, household chores and extracurricular activities. Don’t resort to eating out to ease the dinnertime meltdown! With a little meal planning, dinner preparation can be a stress-free event. Cooking at home is…
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Halloween is a tempting time of the year with candy around the house, office, and school. Halloween is that sweet time of year when children can collect and eat as much candy as they want. Based on the nutrition labels on popular candies, the average child accumulates 3,500 to 7,000 calories worth of treats on…
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The Overhead Press An Eagles running back takes a handoff and crashes through the line. He darts around his linemen and bowls over the Cowboy linebacker who is trying to prevent him from scoring. He dives into the endzone. The referee raises his hands to signal another Eagles touchdown. Also, the referee has just demonstrated…
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Exercising and not losing weight? What am I doing wrong? It is generally recommended to combine a diet with exercise in order to maximize any weight loss results. It makes sense as exercise helps in burning extra calories, increase metabolism, get you fit and toned and also return a number of health benefits. Can’t go…
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Structure and Function: The Posterior Tibialis One of the most centrally located muscles in the human body is the posterior tibialis. The Posterior Tib originates on the inner border of the tibia and fibula and runs down and behind the medial malleolus before splitting and inserting into the navicular and medial cuneiform bones of the…
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You’re sitting at your desk going about your workday when suddenly, out of nowhere, you’re overcome with the desire—no, need is more like it—to devour a chocolate cupcake with butter cream icing. Next thing you know, you’re licking frosting off your fingers. What just happened? You were clobbered by a food craving. In a study…
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In the Spotlight: Suzie Sergott In this month’s Spotlight, we feature our most stylish client, Suzie Sergott. Suzie is one of our more behind the scenes clients. This stems from her background as a fashion stylist. She chooses the right clothes and shoes to make models and the photo shoots stand out. Because she is…
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Can’t you just write me a meal plan? “Can’t you just write me a meal plan?” asked my client today. I responded with, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach him how to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” If you’re anything like me, you can’t stand meal plans.…
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