The Romanian Deadlift is a fantastic exercise because it: Teaches the often neglected functional bending pattern Strengthens everything from the lower hamstrings up to the spinal erectors Builds a nice butt (if you’re into that sort of stuff) However, like with most bigger lifts, there is also a risk involved if your form isn’t perfect. […]
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Today we’d like to introduce you to the Power Plank Exercise. The Plank exercise has been a fitness industry standard for decades now, and for good reason. It is a tremendous exercise for developing stability and strength endurance in the core and shoulder complex. Traditionally, planks are progressed either by making the exercise less stable
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In todays video you’ll get an overview of a lower body foam roller routine. Self-Myofascial Release (SMFR) has gained widespread popularity in the last 5 years or so. We’ve been using these techniques here at HF for the past 15 years, with great success. We’ll cover how to use a foam roller and some other
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The Push Up is the King of all horizontal pushing movements, and a standard exercise here at The Human Form. Baring orthopedic injury, EVERYONE can perform some version of the push up. In the short instructional video below, Coach James demonstrates the details of the perfect push up form, as well as numerous variations to appropriately
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We are consistently honored that so many of our members allow us the opportunity to work with their kids. Although juniors make up only about 10% of our total membership, it’s a group that we thoroughly enjoy and find immensely rewarding. I (Stephen) often have up to 10 junior golfers at any given time, while both
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Todays post is by our very own Nutrition & Lifestyle Coach Michelle (not to mention my “much better half”): We all love snacks, right? But easy, tasty and healthy snacks that go beyond the standard (i.e. boring) “vegetables and hummus” can be rather elusive to those of us seeking variety in our weekly meal plan. Snacks are
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Guest post from HFF Intern Stacy Shelts Take a deep breath in through your nose. Let it out through your mouth. Close your eyes and repeat. Pretty simple, right? What did you hear? A gentle hissing or whooshing sound perhaps. What did you feel? The rising of your chest and belly. Drawing cool air
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What should you do to maintain your hard-earned fitness levels while traveling and stuck in a hotel? Is there such a thing as a hotel room workout? We get questions like this all the time. To be honest, there could be a solid argument made for actually taking a break from working out every now and then. That is,
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Is alcohol and body fat a match made in hell? Do you really want to know the answer? 😉 Well, in this post I’d like to share some good news; you can indeed consume alcohol and maintain or even lose body fat. However, as you’d expect, there are a few caveats. Caveat Number 1 –
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So, here at HFF we are obsessed with posture. It’s a borderline fetish. We admit it. You may be wondering why, like “What’s the big deal?”. Fair enough, here’s the short answer: Proper posture will enable you to feel better, look better, breath better and perform better at everything (except maybe if you’re a contortionist).
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