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Warrior poses are a great way to elevate your endurance, mobility, stability, and focus. They’re among the most powerful tools for building functional strength and improving alignment, helping to create a grounded, stable foundation while opening the hips, strengthening the legs, and sharpening concentration. In this post, we’ll discuss the different versions of the warrior pose and how our in-home […]
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Aging Core Strength Functional Strength
The team at Nielsen Fitness is always working to make exercise safe, effective, and approachable. One of our favourite positions to help clients build confidence and control is semi-supine. It’s a highly versatile pose that supports proper mind-muscle connection and safety, especially for beginners, people with back issues, and older adults. Read on to learn how our in-home and virtual […]
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It’s never too late to start exercising. Whether you’re in your 30s, 50s, 70s, or beyond, starting a fitness routine can have a profound effect on your quality of life. Your body is capable of change, growth, and adaptation at any stage, regardless of when you begin. As a team of experienced in-home and virtual personal trainers, we’ve worked with […]
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It’s January, and health and fitness resolutions are top of mind for many. At this time of year in particular, it’s tempting to pursue the latest fitness trends, chase the next big challenge or push yourself to extremes in the name of self-improvement. While high-intensity workouts and extreme fitness regimens can be effective in the short term, a growing body […]
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You may have heard the term “functional training” tossed around in recent years. “The overall category of functional fitness training, which includes strength training, nabbed fifth place on the American College of Sports Medicine’s worldwide survey of fitness trends for 2023″ (Everyday Health, 2023). Far beyond the world of exercising for aesthetics, functional training focuses on daily movement, aiming to […]
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Exercise Aging Functional Strength
Hello! Poul Nielsen here with another health-related book review. This time we’re looking at Outlive by Peter Attia. As someone who has dedicated my life to fitness and helping others achieve their best selves, I found this book to be incredibly insightful and relevant to our mission here at Nielsen Fitness. So let’s dive in and see what we can […]
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High blood pressure (or hypertension) affects millions of people worldwide. Blood pressure is the force of your blood pushing against the walls of your arteries as your heart pumps. When this force is consistently too high, it can significantly damage your arteries and lead to serious complications such as heart disease, stroke, and kidney problems.Though many medications help to control […]
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Aging Functional Strength Healthy Living
After age 30, you can expect to lose up to 5% of your muscle mass every decade—unless you work to maintain or improve it. This loss of muscle mass is known as sarcopenia, which is (unfortunately) a natural part of aging. The good news is that it’s possible to reverse it and gain muscle mass after 30 and beyond. In this […]
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Compound exercises are a fundamental component of our personal training programs, both in-home and online – and for good reason. “Not including compound exercises in your programme is on par with forgetting your headphones or not re-racking your weights. It’s a fitness faux pas that experts unanimously agree, should be avoided at all costs” (Men’s Health, 2023).Compound exercises are movements […]
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Intermittent fasting (IF) is a dietary practice that’s getting a lot of attention these days. In a nutshell, it involves fitting all your calories for the day into a condensed window of time and ‘fasting’ outside those hours. Many intermittent fasters eat within an eight-hour window – for example, noon to 8pm – and fast for the remaining 16 hours […]
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