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Body Type Core Strength Exercise
As a team of in-home and virtual personal trainers, we’ve heard it all: “What’s the fastest way to get abs?” “Which exercise burns belly fat?” “Can I do this in two weeks?” The honest answer isn’t flashy, but it’s real: building visible abs takes consistent training, proper nutrition, and patience. The truth about abs is there are no shortcuts, no […]
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Core Strength Functional Strength Healthy Living
As a team of experienced in-home and virtual personal trainers, we’ve worked with hundreds of clients, from desk workers to competitive athletes, and one thing remains constant: spinal stability is the foundation of everything. Whether your goal is fat loss, muscle gain, improved posture, or simply living without back pain, your spine is at the centre of it all. Unfortunately, […]
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Core Strength Healthy Living Stretching
Whether you’re expecting your first child or your third, or maybe you’re just considering having a baby sometime in the future, it’s never the wrong time to learn more about how the body will respond. As a team of in-home and virtual personal trainers, we’ve worked with countless clients before, during, and after pregnancy. We specialize in helping parents feel […]
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Core Strength Fitness Tips Functional Strength
Push-ups are feared far and wide among our in-home and virtual personal training clients. Though a staple movement, standard push-ups require a high amount of strength and control in multiple major muscle-groups. “The push-up hammers your chest, shoulders, triceps, and (if you do it right) the core and glutes, too, making it a powerful, total-body exercise. And it’s an excellent indicator of muscular endurance and […]
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Core Strength Fitness Tips Functional Strength
When most people think of core training, they picture planks and crunches performed lying on the floor. But as experienced in-home and virtual personal trainers working with clients across Toronto, Collingwood, London, Hamilton, Ottawa, and beyond, we’ve found that standing core exercises often deliver better results — especially for our clients looking to build functional strength that translates to everyday […]
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Core Strength Healthy Living Injury Prevention
Back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide, according to the World Health Organization, which predicts that by 2050, there will be 843 million cases of lower back pain globally. As in-home and virtual personal trainers, back pain is one of the most common complaints we hear from clients. Whether you sit for extended hours, train intensely, or manage a […]
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Core Strength Exercise Fitness
Your core is the foundation for almost every movement you perform, supporting proper stability, posture, and protection of the back and spine. At Nielsen Fitness, we often see clients underestimate the power of a properly activated core. Whether you’re working with a virtual personal trainer or one of our in-home personal trainers in Toronto, Collingwood, London, Hamilton, or Ottawa, mastering core engagement can […]
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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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Core Strength Exercise Fitness
Core exercises are a staple in every Nielsen Fitness program, and for good reason. “Core exercises train the muscles in your core to work in harmony. This leads to better balance and steadiness, also called stability. Stability is important whether you’re on the playing field or doing regular activities. In fact, most sports and other physical activities depend on stable […]
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Whether you’re new to mobility work or have been practicing for years, the downward dog should be a regular part of your routine. “The downward dog pose—also known as downward-facing dog, down dog, or Adho Mukha Svanasana in Sanskrit—is perhaps one of the most recognizable in yoga practices. Although it’s often associated with flexibility, the benefits go far beyond that” (Well […]
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