The Pathogenesis of Rotator Cuff Injury Painful rotator cuff Injury is all too common with athletes, weightlifters and even the elderly. Causes for painful rotator cuff injury are varied. In some cases it is related to repetitive ballistic motions, in other instances it is related to a traumatic slip or fall. Here are a few cause…
Should The Cure For Tennis Elbow Only Be Focused At The Arm? The proper cure for tennis elbow, also known as lateral epicondylitis, is often approached incorrectly by both physicians and physical therapists. This can be very frustrating to the anxious athlete or layperson, who often has to wait weeks to months for their painful symptoms…
Why are there so many obese and unhealthy people walking the streets of Scottsdale, Arizona, so what gives, Scottsdale Personal Trainers? The city of Scottsdale has two distinct reputations. First, being one of the top 20 cities in America with the highest concentration of gyms and athletic fields per square mile, per Men’s Fitness, and…
Muscular flexibility or strength is a question that comes up often in the fitness industry and truly the correct answer is a loaded one that is still under review. Can you have both muscular flexibility or strength ? The answer is a resounding yes! But to those who believe that 90 minutes of daily Yoga,…
Coconut oil is all the rage in the media. It is touted as a medical miracle food. Claims such as heightened metabolism, weight loss, improved thyroid function and even suggested as a cure for Alzheimer’s and AIDS. These are just a few of the latest coconut oil myths. All these claims have been dispelled by…
If you’re like many men, weight loss for men over forty can be mystifying. You’re chronically disgusted with what you see when you look in the mirror. Wishing you could turn back the wheels of time to the days when you could eat and drink anything. This article will give you five very important tips…
Female middle age fat loss is one the most difficult phenomenas a personal trainer faces. When I began as a personal trainer in the health and fitness industry in 1998, I had a different vision of who my clientele would be. Fast forward eighteen years later and my typical client is an overweight middle aged…
Yesterday I performed a fitness assessment on a 38-year-old female Air Traffic Controller who appeared healthy, but complained of chronic neck pain when doing any form of strength training. Perhaps this was one reason she had an aversion to working out with weights. How to stop neck pain in women always brings an extra set…