The most important component on your bike is your posterior chain. Its not something you can buy at your LBS (that's bike speak for Local Bike Shop), but if you don't have one, you won't ride as well and you just may end up with some aches pains that get in the way of having fun in the saddle. Since riding a bike takes places in the front half of the body, the muscles in the back half of the body can be taken offline. Meaning, the repetitive stress of the seated position as

Forget flowers and chocolate; give that special someone a gift they’ll really love this year: A finely-tuned fitness regimen – plus some new gear for you both to play on! Grab a partner and join my fellow master trainer and Alison Corcoran from Goldilocks Training and I Saturday, February 11, from 9-11 a.m. for “Sweat with Your SWOLEmate” to learn how to step up your game in 2017. In this small-group workshop, we will work one-on-one with attendees to help them figure out exa

I've got a shocker to share with you the faithful peruser of my fitness prose. Chances are, you're going to turn 40. I know right??? It happened to me four years ago, and oddly enough, the number after the "4" keeps getting bigger every 365 days. Rest assured, Father Time, much like the house, always wins. However, just because there is a four in front of another number in your age, it doesn't mean its game, set and match for your fitness levels or inner athlete. In fact, wit

Runners, your performance gains/losses are directly tied into how well your opposite hip and shoulder are connected through your core. This is a critical area of the body that needs to be addressed in all of your core strength workouts to maximize your time in the gym. With that being said, here are three essential exercises that hit these patterns really well. Do them 2-3x/week (assuming you’ve received a thorough eval from a trainer, PT or your doc and are cleared for exer