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FlexIt: Ask a Trainer – Kristen Halleran Offers Her Take on Intermittent Fasting

Oct 28, 2022Nutrition

Kristen Halleran is a nutrition and lifestyle professional passionate about helping others achieve their goals in a realistic way. Halleran’s expertise is in weight loss, peak performance, autoimmune, digestive health, and many more. Kristen understands the world of nutrition can be challenging. There is so much information out there and the truth is not always the same for each individual. With that understanding in mind, Kristen offers her take on

Supplements vs Food: What’s the Verdict?

Oct 26, 2022Nutrition

Did you know that over 90% of Americans don’t meet their dietary recommendations for nutritional intake? 🤔Many people lack critical dietary nutrients despite how healthy they may believe their diet to be. As a result, some turn to dietary supplements and multivitamins to reach their daily nutritional needs, but is this truly an effective way to aid your diet? Let’s dive deeper into supplements and their benefits and shortcomings. Benefits

FlexIt: Ask a Trainer – Eb Samuel Answers A Fan Question About Common Mistakes

Oct 24, 2022Fitness

Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S, FlexIt’s Head of Training Innovation and Fitness Director of Men’s Health Health is a veteran in the fitness industry. He’s logged training time with NFL and track athletes; his current training regimen includes weight training, HIIT conditioning, and yoga. In the third installment of FlexIt: Ask a Trainer, Eb Samuel answers Sara’s question about commonly mistaken workouts and exercises. Eb offers key tips and best practices for

Athlete Training Regimens

Oct 19, 2022Fitness

IMG Academy is a prestigious boarding school for elite athletes and students. IMG tailors its training to the specific sports they offer. These sports include Soccer, football, baseball, and basketball. Soccer Athletes receive technical instruction, intensive drill sequences and practices, position-specific training, and off-field training that includes movement, strength, nutrition, vision, and mental conditioning. Athletes can customize their program to best fit their needs and accomplish their goals. Football Athletes

Monday Flex: Build That Core!

Oct 17, 2022Fitness

FlexIt’s Julie Bobek, who specializes in core training and other modalities, shares a core strengthening exercise to start the day off right. Julie’s Take: Core exercises, while difficult, are low impact and great for overall physical health. Follow Along: Before the exercise, you should be on a mat lying down on the waistline of your shorts/pants. Once you are lying down, roll your legs out to a 45-degree angle, and