Month: February 2026

Whether we’re talking about personal trainers, strength & conditioning coaches, physical therapists, athletic trainers, group exercise instructors, yoga & pilates instructors, or, I don’t know, bomb sniffing dolphin trainers, conventional wisdom tells us that in each example every single one of those professionals would have a strong background in anatomy, kinesiology, exercise physiology, assessment, exercise […]

A Valentine’s Workout Date: Strength, Core & Partner Power The partner workout that beats dinner reservations.Maria Sollon, MS, CSCS, PES Roses Are Red. Violets Are Blue.Strong is attractive and sweat is too. Skip the prix-fixe menu and predictable roses this year.This Valentine’s Day, choose a date that builds real chemistry, the kind you feel in […]

NOTE TO READER: This is a re-post of a blog post I wrote back in 2017. It’s still the shit.  There aren’t many topics harder to write about than program design. I mean, I guess we can make a case for Biomolecular Feedback Systems or the intricacies of Mass Spectrometry, but in my neck of […]

#1 – Happy Feet with Active Recovery Intervals Hey Total Gym team! It’s Master Trainer JayDee back to spread some love for my Total Gym PickleBall Peeps. Hey, if you haven’t joined the pickleball craze, you will still love this dynamic, heart-pumpin’, serious leg workout. I’m delighted to say that this is my first installment […]