Run a business with strength, definition, and cardio health: Dwayne Wimmer shows you how Dwayne Wimmer, owner of Vertex Fitness, working with a client. When juggling career, family, social obligations, and daily life, is exercise the first obligation dropped? Do all those obligations prevent you from getting in shape? Can you imagine running your own…
DetailsMy Most Ignored Meal of the Day A “Speed Up Your Metabolism” article in Women’s Health magazine caught my eye the other day as I was flipping through the current issue. My metabolism could definitely benefit from a little boost so I kept reading. Of course, the first tip I didn’t do: eat a good…
DetailsIf you don’t have something nice to say . . . I’m a few weeks into working out at Vertex and eating healthier and I’m feeling good. I’ve lost a few pounds; averaging about a pound or two a week (although I know not to be too worried about what the scale says because I’m…
Detailsf I needed something to keep me motivated in continuing working out and eating right I got a dose of it this week—actually a double dose. The first reality check came when I went to get measured for a bridesmaid’s dress for my brother’s November wedding. I give credit to my future sister-in-law for…
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Bicep Tendonitis of the Shoulder Bicep Tendonitis: Bicep Tendonitis is an inflammation or irritation of the bicep tendon, which connects the bicep muscle to the shoulder. Causes: Injuries to the bicep tendons are often caused by repetitive overhead activity. Overuse, aging, and stress can cause the tendon to deteriorate, even if there is no inflammation present. Symptoms…
DetailsI have the tendency to expect the worst then become pleasantly surprised when the worst is not as bad as I imagined. Such was the case when I had my fitness reality-check conversation with Dwayne the owner of Vertex Fitness. I needed to hear exactly what I needed to do to get the excess “baggage”…
DetailsVertex Fitness Personal Training Studio is sponsoring the Second Annual Main Line Film Festival on April 4, 2009. Vertex is a proud sponsor again this year. The mission of the Main Line Film Festival is to celebrate the art of short films on the “big screen” to an audience that is hungry for unique visions shown through motion…
DetailsI recently resisted the temptation to buy Bethenny Frankel’s (yes, full disclosure I am a fan of Real Housewives of New York City) new book Naturally Thin: Unleash Your Skinnygirl and Free Yourself from a Lifetime of Dieting. Although I’m certainly ready to “unleash my skinny girl” I made myself a promise to stop buying fitness magazines and…
DetailsThere are women who can resist the breadbasket when they go out to dinner. There are women who can wear white jean and their butt actually looks fabulous in them. And there are women who wouldn’t dream of hitting their snooze button six (or more) times and sleeping through their morning workout. Hi, my name…
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