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Social media fitness trends come and go, but every once in a while a trend sparks a genuinely useful conversation about anatomy, biomechanics, and exercise technique. One of the latest topics gaining attention online is the “female anatomy push-up,” a push-up variation where the fingertips are rotated outward instead of pointing straight ahead. As a team of in-home and virtual […]
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Functional Strength Injury Prevention
Mastering your basic deadlift is one of the most effective strength skills you can include in a muscle building workout plan. Deadlifts recruit multiple muscle groups at once (including your glutes, hamstrings, core, back, and even your grip), making them a true full-body movement. Beyond aesthetics, deadlifts help improve posture, support daily functional movements, and build real, usable strength. “You […]
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Functional Strength Injury Prevention
Nagging knee pain during squats is a common issue. Though workouts should never feel painful or dangerous, squats remain a foundational movement in most effective training plans. This is because squatting is essential to daily life. When you pick up something heavy or stand up from a seat, you’re often performing a squat. It’s important to investigate why any pain […]
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Aging Functional Strength Injury Prevention
Strong hips after 60 is key to maintaining independence, confidence, and overall quality of life. Your hips are the literal and functional center of your body. They connect your upper and lower halves, stabilize your movements, and play a key role in everything from walking and climbing stairs to getting up from a chair or maintaining balance. That said, hip […]
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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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With new studios and styles popping up every day, the search to find the right workout can feel overwhelming. While there is no universal answer, our team of in-home and virtual personal trainers does favour one category: functional training that works the body as a unit. When it comes to structured exercise, this style is the best way to optimize […]
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Functional Strength Healthy Living Stretching
Most people are familiar with a few key muscles, like the abdominals, glutes, and biceps, but one less talked about muscle that plays a highly important role in movement in the psoas. At Nielsen Fitness, our in-home and virtual personal trainers believe that the more you understand your body, the better you can take care of it. Read on to […]
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Balance Fitness Tips Functional Strength
When it comes to adding challenge to workouts, there are many different variables for in-home and virtual personal trainers to adjust: load, speed, structure, and balance, to name a few. However, one of our personal favourites is the less popular (yet still highly beneficial) variable of direction. At Nielsen Fitness, we use dynamic, directional adjustments to ensure our clients are […]
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Exercise Fitness Tips Functional Strength
You may have read our recent blog post on the necessity of the squat. It’s a “foundational movement pattern humans learn at a very young age. The muscles you use in a squat help you power through your daily tasks. Adding squats to your workout can help decrease your risk of injury and keep you moving easily throughout the day” […]
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Exercise Functional Strength Healthy Living
One of the most frustrating misconceptions within the fitness industry is the belief that a workout should feel extremely challenging, verging on painful. While (correctly programmed and implemented) high intensity training has its benefits, exercise should never hurt or feel unsafe. So how do you know if you’re pushing too hard, or simply afraid of feeling the burn? Read on […]
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