Summer’s Coming!! Its that time of year when everybody starts thinking about the summer, going to the beach and wearing a swimsuit. After the winter, most people are like, “I put on so much weight over the past couple of months. I need to lose 10 pounds. I think I’ll start walking.” Sound familiar? It…
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Muscle and Function: The Rhomboid Muscles In thirty plus years in the health and fitness industry, I have never heard anyone say, “I really want to work on my Rhomboid Muscles!” However, despite their non-sexy role in human movement, the Rhomboids are very important muscles. Located just underneath your trapezius muscle, between your shoulder blades…
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Stretching There might not be a better feeling than stretching when getting out of the car after an hour’s ride and arching your back with your hands thrust in the air. But what else does stretching do for you? Some people use stretching as a warm up activity. Think of salt-water taffy. Grab a piece…
DetailsKeeping the Family Strong and Healthy – Laurel O’Connor, Vertex Fitness Client Spotlight Laurel O’Connor was impressed. Her husband and son were training at Vertex and they were doing what she thought wasn’t possible: They were working super-intensely, but they weren’t getting hurt, they were getting stronger! Laurel has always been an active person. She…
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Muscle and Function: The Gluteus Medius Muscle One of the most used, but least known muscles in the body is the gluteus medius. Partially covered by the Gluteus Maximus, the Gluteus Medius originates along the iliac crest and inserts into the greater trochanter. The Gluteus Medius has two main functions in the body. One is…
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A Message from our Ursinus College Externship My name is Emelia Perry. I am a senior at Ursinus College, majoring in Exercise and Sport Science. I came to Vertex Fitness Personal Training Studio for the externship program from January 12th to 14th. Coming into Vertex, I was hoping to learn what it is like to…
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We Want You! We Want You! This past Tuesday was Election Day. Voting is both and honor and a privilege that many people in this world do not enjoy. Always remember the many people who stood up for our rights and freedoms, sometimes sacrificing their lives, to make this the greatest country in the world.…
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Buckle Down Halloween recently passed us by and the holiday season has started. This is a dangerous time in my house for one main reason: Leftover candy! My wife will want to throw it away before the kids find where we stash it away, but I always tell her that’s like throwing money away! Time…
DetailsEven Muscles Work as a Team Much like a team, you are only as strong as your weakest link. Studies have shown, that in order to get the most out of a team effort, everyone must work as hard as they can. If one muscle is stronger than the other, the stronger muscles wont get much…
DetailsMotivation “I think I can! I think I can!” Famous words from The Little Engine That Could. He was bound and determined to get up that hill. Put another way, he was motivated! According to the Macmillan Dictionary, motivation is a feeling of enthusiasm or interest that makes you determined to do something. If we…
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