Strength Training Better Defined Strength training should be designed to improve your overall health and well being, by creating proper muscle contraction and growth of muscle also known as hypertrophy. In addition, when properly performed, strength training should promote good joint stability by increasing tendon and ligament toughness. In other words, strength training should promote…
How to get rid of arm fat is a nagging problem many women face as they transition through the decades of life. That unsightly jiggle of loose under arm fat, bothers women and often hammers on their self esteem. It becomes an embarrassment for some women to publicly reveal their arms in short sleeve shirts,…
The mistakes you make when trying to lose stubborn body fat often leave the individual confused as what to do next. Unfortunately, we are easily misinformed by the conflicting information that the media tells us. They are usually trying to sell a quick fix solution to a problem which never works. Instead, focus your valuable…
Many of you are probably wondering what exactly is a Holistic Lifestyle Personal Trainer? After deep reflection, here is my best answer to describe what I am and what Holistic Personal Trainers are all about. A Holistic Lifestyle Personal Trainer is very different from the traditional babysitting, rep counting personal trainer that we have all…
Physical Stress in general is healthy for the human body until obsession takes over and one over exercises. Over exercising leads to over activation of the sympathetic nervous system and increased cortisol production. This in turn leads to tissue catabolism versus tissue anabolism. Scottsdale Personal Trainer Rivak Hoffman is and advocate of working in with…