By Elliot Fisher MS, ATC, CSCS, PES Shorten Eating Window Intermittent fasting has gotten a lot of hype recently for being a great strategy to lose weight. Intermittent fasting uses a window of eating with the rest of the day being fasted. Popular fasting protocols for intermittent fasting are 16 hours fasting/8 hours eating, and […]
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The Benefits of Warming Up Before Exercise
By Elliot Fisher MS, ATC, CSCS, PES Warm ups are the start of most workout routines. It is proposed that warming up will increase performance and decrease injury risk. In this blog post, we will take a look at the benefits of warming up and how to do it. Passive Warm Up One objective of […]
The Health Benefits of Coffee and Caffeine
By Elliot Fisher MS, ATC, CSCS, PES Coffee and caffeine are widely consumed substances. People drink coffee for more energy, motivation, and taste. Some people believe that there are many health risks to drinking coffee or other caffeinated beverages (like energy drinks for example). In reality, there are a lot of health benefits to coffee […]
There is no such thing as perfect form
By Elliot Fisher MS, ATC, CSCS, PES Often my clients will ask if their form looks good on an exercise or if they are doing an exercise correctly. Most of the time their technique is good and they have nothing to worry about. Sometimes though, clients do have some issues that need to be addressed. […]