Source: http://clubindustry.com/profits/california-woman-injured-during-soulcycle-class-files-lawsuit
A woman who was taking a SoulCycle class in 2014 with her co-workers has filed a lawsuit against SoulCycle claiming she was injured during the class when she attempted to stop pedaling the flywheel-style bike, but it would not stop, causing her to fall off the bike and injure herself.
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Source: http://romanfitnesssystems.com/articles/hamstring-training/
Being that you and I are serious lifters, I can all but guarantee one thing: your hamstring development is lacking.
I get that it can seem tough to inject exercise variety into your workouts when it comes to your hamstrings; stimulating your hammies isn’t easy for anyone. I also get that training your hamstrings is near the bottom of the list of muscles that you enjoy training.
I know this because 9.86 lifters out of 10 have hamstrings that are either:
Non-existent.
Overwhelmed by their quads.
Draped into invisibility by lengthy shorts (aka non-existent).
Creating a balanced and impressive physique means that you can’t neglect any one muscle.
Unless you want to flaunt an impressive torso while displaying it upon a pair of bent chopsticks, you need to train your hamstrings.
Hamstrings, along with calves and forearms in some cases, are muscles many lifters hate to train, and yet, they’re often what they need to train in order to bring balance to their stature as they continue to fill out their physique.
Let’s give your ‘strings the respect they desire and build a set of hammies that really HANG.
The Hamstring Training Mistakes We …
When it comes to running, we know listening to music can turn a slow slog into a song-fueled success—especially if you’re a newbie. Studies show that music can help you maintain a steady cadence (or steps per minute), increase your intensity, and even make you stick to a training plan. 1 Plus, it just feels good! There’s nothing worse than pounding the pavement with low energy and no music to pump you up. Bleh.
Next time that happens, switch things up with an interval run. We tapped Barry’s Bootcamp instructor Matty Maggiacomo to create the perfect playlist to power up your next workout.
“When it comes to running, long-distance or otherwise, the perfect playlist can make a huge difference, and tempo is key,” says Maggiacomo. A song’s beats per minute (or BPM) will help you set your cadence. Calculate BPMs by counting the beats for 30 seconds and then doubling that number. You can also search around sites like Spotify for running music that specifically lists BPMs.
Follow Maggiacomo’s general guide to build your own music mix or use his custom-curated playlist below.
Pick Your Music: 115 to 125 BPM = warm-up; a brisk walk or jog 120 to 140 BPM = the body of your run; covering distance 140 BPMs or above = sprints and all-out efforts Build Your Interval Running Workout: Tracks 1 and 2: Warm up. Tracks 3 and 4: Set your pace. Tracks 5 and 6: Sprint or high knees on the chorus. Tracks 7 and 8: Pick up the pace. Tracks 9…
Late spring is swarm season, the time of year when bees reproduce and find new places to build hives.
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Late spring is swarm season — the time of year when bees reproduce and find new places to build hives. Swarms of bees leave the nest and zoom through the air, hovering on trees, fences and houses, searching for a new home.
While a new neighborhood beehive can be stressful for homeowners, it’s an exciting time for beekeepers, who see it as an opportunity.
Recently, these vital pollinators have been under threat. U.S. beekeepers report losing about a third of their honeybee colonies each year in recent years. And North America’s 4,000 other species of native bees are also declining.
So, when a swarm is announced on the Bee Town Bee Club Facebook page in Bloomington, Ind., beekeepers race to call dibs.
“I thought it was pollen flying off the trees. I looked closer and realized they were honeybees,” says Kara Krothe, who posted pictures …
Ever feel like your usual yoga practice turns into a snoozefest? (And no, we don’t just mean ending in savasana or corpse pose). Do this unique flow focused on strengthening your lower body and butt instead.
The pace moves quickly, but you can simply pause the video if you need to slow down. Instructor Emily-Clare Hill offers less challenging modifications as well, so you can make every pose work for you at any skill level. Her clear cues will keep your form sharp from start to finish.
You don’t need anything but a yoga mat for this one. This class is about 37 minutes long, so give yourself enough time to complete it. Hit play to get started.
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Source: http://www.theptdc.com/2016/06/art-science-of-becoming-the-best-coach-you-can-be/
Functional anatomy, biomechanics, exercise physiology, and motor learning are all important scientific elements to know that will help you become a successful coach. But to build successful relationships with clients, you must never forget human element.
This is why I believe coaching is like an art.
There are vague rules and a blank canvas. You bend the rules, mold new ones, and blend them with the science and proven methods to become a successful trainer. I and many others call this the “art of coaching.” When you blend it with the actual science, then you can become the best coach you can be for you and your clients.
Here are some practical examples that you can start using today with your clients.
1. Cater your weekly workout plan to your client’s needs.
We carefully lay a weekly plan with an optimal number of rest, light, and hard days in the name of exercise science. Our clients, however, are not science subjects. They have their own whims and behavioral quirks.
Let’s say you want to do an upper/lower split with a male client. “Scientifically” it would make sense to arrange your week like this:
Monday: Upper
Tuesday: Lower
Wednesday: Rest/light activity
Thursday: Upper
Friday: Lower
Saturday & Sunday: Rest/light activity
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We spend a lot of time scouring the Web for tasty, trendy, and healthy recipes. It’s one of the many perks of working at Greatist. In the process, we come across some amazing resources for easy meals that prove cooking healthy doesn’t have to be expensive or a giant time suck. And now, we want to make a habit of sharing them with you!
Every week, we’re asking one of our favorite food bloggers to share some of their most popular recipes. Here, our friend Olena Osipov of iFOODreal.com shares her best clean eating dinners with tasty ground turkey as the main ingredient.
1. Stovetop Zucchini Noodles Lasagna
This recipe trades starchy pasta sheets for lighter, gluten-free zucchini noodles. The final product is a low-carb, high-protein, super satisfying meal.
2. White Bean, Turkey, and Kale Stew
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Source: http://zenhabits.net/tsukubai/
By Leo Babauta
There is a famous stone water basin (or “tsukubai”) outside of the even more famous Ryoan-ji Temple in Kyoto, with four characters that read: “ware tada shiru taru.”
This is a Zen saying that can be translated in a number of ways, all to do with contentment. But my favorite translation is:
“All you need, you already have.”
I think it’s such a lovely way of looking at life.
As you sit here reading this article, pause and take an assessment of your life right now. Chances are, you have enough food, clothing, shelter, and other basic necessities in your life. You might also have loved ones, people who care about you. You are (mostly) comfortable, without any desperate needs. All you need, you already have.
And yet we don’t see life this way … we are dissatisfied, looking for more comfort, more love, more knowledge, more certainty, more possessions, more food, more entertainment, more validation. I do this too — I’m not criticizing anyone. We don’t often embody the idea that we already have enough.
If we remember to do so, we can give thanks for what we have. We can appreciate the beauty, the preciousness, of every moment, of being alive. It is a miracle, and we don’t have to take it for granted.
So to me the question is: how can we learn to embody this idea?
“All you need, you already have.”
Learning to Embody Enough-…
Source: http://www.theptdc.com/2016/06/how-to-stop-client-excuses-change-their-mindset-for-success/
One of the biggest battles facing personal trainers and coaches has to do with how our clients’ brains work. We’ve all seen how our clients can spin an impressive array of excuses to keep from holding themselves accountable to their progress. We know these are loopholes in their logic that stunt their progress. Thus, with a better understanding of where their common excuses come from or their ways of thinking, we can help clients overcome these faulty rationalizations and get them on the path to more and better progress.
As coaches, our job isn’t so much to call BS on our clients as it is to empower them to firmly, yet gently call BS on themselves. The first step is to create an awareness that these mindset problems exist and that they’re very common. Here are the five most common “mind traps” that veer your clients off track, and what to do about them.
Client Mind Trap 1: “I’ll start tomorrow.”
We think we have infinite amounts of time to complete all of the things we want to accomplish. This, of course, leads your clients to the notorious “I’ll start tomorrow” rationale. This stems from misconceptions about time.
Yummy cheesecake when they’re trying to lose fat? Start the diet tomorrow. Get to the gym? Not when Netflix beckons.
This is the source of procrastinati…
Source: http://www.sonima.com/videos/yoga-for-kids/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCk_u16IfIg
Yoga master Sharath Jois wasn’t always passionate about his practice. At age seven, he preferred to be playing the most popular sport in India, cricket, rather than be getting bendy on the mat. To build his practice, however, his guru grandfather, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, would encourage him to perform a few yoga postures before he joined his friends in a game out in the streets of Mysore, India. Thus began Jois’ early journey to becoming the world’s most advance practitioner of Astanga Yoga. In this video interview with Sonima.com founder, Sonia Jones, Jois takes a break from his 2016 U.S. Tour to discuss the importance of teaching children yoga. Learning discipline, focus, and how to manage stress are just a few of the ways yoga can help your child be better prepared to have a good, calm, healthy life.
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