Create Leverage with Goals Jerry Ahn I had gained about 10 lbs in the last 6 months or so due to traveling and a sedentary work style being an aeronautical engineer. When my favorite pants weren’t fitting me, I knew that I had to get back into shape. I hired a personal trainer that I knew could help me reach my goal. Initially, I only thought about losing the extra pounds I gained. Then, it…
NW FITNESS MAGAZINE Plyometrics Written By: Justin Hickman As a personal trainer I’ve used and heard of many different training systems and techniques, one system that has always delivered results in terms of performance, challenge and satisfaction for the athlete is Plyometric training. Plyometrics, or Plyos, has been sweeping through the fitness industry for years now. This training style has been making a buzz again because of its fun, explosive, and result driven nature. The athletic and explosive training is a great way to burn calories, sculpt muscle, and most importantly increase performance. Plyometric workouts can include anything…
Hike of the Month – Tuck and Robin By: Daniel Lupastean Activity Type: Hiking Nearby City: Roslyn Length: 15.6 total miles Elevation Gain: 3,700 feet Skill Level: Strenuous Duration: Day-hike or backpack overnight Season: Best midsummer through fall Trailhead Elevation: 3,300 feet Top Elevation: 6,330 feet Happy trails, Dan Hiking time to Tuck 2hrs 51mins At last, my first overnight hike of the first part of this hike is fairly easy with no real summer. With…
TRAVIS DOERGE Professional MMA Fighter – Promotor of The Redemption MMA & Kickboxing Cage Fighting Championship Born in Olympia, Washington Travis Doerge began playing sports at the age of 5. His affinity for contact sports began when he was in the 7th grade. From that point forward you could most often find Travis playing Football, Basketball, or Baseball and excelling at them. He was deemed MVP each season for each sport. After high school, Travis…
ZUMBA The Global Brand Heard ‘Round The World Written by: Elizabeth Kovar M.A. Photo by: April Greer In life, mistakes are bound to happen. So what do you get when a mistake turns into a world-wide phenomenon? The answer is Zumba®! In the mid-90’s, Columbia native and fitness instructor, Beto Perez, forgot his traditional aerobic music one day and improvised class with a dance-like routine to salsa and merengue music. The participants, gleaming with smiles,…
Elisabeth Fournier – Tennis Player Photography By: April Greer Getting her first tennis racquet at the age of five, Elisabeth dreamed of one day becoming a professional tennis player. Starting lessons at the age eight, Fournier trained with various coaches, but significantly remembers, and is grateful for her first coach, John Tokos. He had trained her to hit a one-handed backhand. Years later, the dream of turning pro never died. Fournier recognized the benefit of earning a college scholarship as the perfect…
Inspiring Transformation-MICHAEL FREEMAN NW Fitness Magazine came accross Michael Freeman at a bodybuilding competition. Michael cought my attention not because he had the best physique in the show. He had something far more valuble. He had best attitude I had seen back stage. It appeared as though he was having the time of his life and was incredably outgoing. This is a guy I have to talk to. Im sure there is more to this…
TRAINING THE TRAINER FUNCTIONAL TRAINING BY DAVID LONDON Any trainer who goes out side the conventional methodology of training, i.e. Olympic, Circuit, Barbell/Dumbbell, etc. and combines a series of exercises together that has the client change elevation, plains of motion, integrates core stabilization, strength/power/ speed/agility/endurance, recruits more than one muscle simultaneously while conditioning them for everyday life/ work IS FUNCTIONAL TRAINING! Let me tell you who has this “functional” thing down-the Crossfit people! Their “WOD’s”…
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