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Mastering Your Basic Deadlift in 5 Easy Steps

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 […]

Functional Strength Injury Prevention

Knee Pain During Squats: How To Honestly Fix It

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 […]

Aging Functional Strength Injury Prevention

Strong Hips After 60: Cultivate Strength for a More Vibrant, Pain-Free Life

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 […]

Core Strength Functional Strength Healthy Living

Why Spinal Stability Is Important for Pain-Free 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, […]

Exercise Functional Strength Healthy Living

How Hard is Too Hard? How to Exercise Safely

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 […]

Exercise Fitness Tips Healthy Living

Reasons Why Your Exercise Progress is Not Linear

One of the most exciting parts of beginning a fitness journey is seeing the first signs of progress. You may be standing a little taller as your core and back strength improves. Your clothes may fit a little better. Maybe you’ve gained some muscle definition and feel more confident in short sleeves. Regardless of your specific goals, seeing proof that […]

Fitness Tips Functional Strength Injury Prevention

How to Squat: Our Top Tips

At Nielsen Fitness, we prioritize functional fitness that will make a tangible difference in our clients’ quality of life. Whether we’re reviewing a staple skill or coaching a trainee through a new, challenging movement, our team members always explain the practical benefits of each exercise. One perfect example of a move that translates directly into everyday life is the squat […]

Exercise Fitness Injury Prevention

What You Need to Know About Training to Failure

How hard should your workout feel for it to be effective? This is a question we hear from our in-home and virtual personal training clients all the time. Are you pushing hard enough, or is it maybe too hard? When it comes down to it, this is a question you must answer yourself, but our team is here to provide […]

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Sore Forearms When Lifting? Here’s Why and How To Fix It

Any personal trainer worth their salt will tell you that strength training is highly beneficial, but one sneaky roadblock often derails progress for new lifters: sore forearms. We see it all the time! An in-home or virtual personal training client is excited to be attempting a heavier lift, then pauses mid-way through their set — but not because the targeted […]

Core Strength Healthy Living Injury Prevention

Simple Daily Stretches to Relieve Back Pain

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 […]