For the month of June, we held a 28 day fitness challenge. At home workout routines were designed for participants. Happy to say that there were 17 participants. Here were the challenge details: -Complete 4 workouts a week -Complete 2 habits daily (these were custom based off the person’s goals) -Measurements done weekly Everyone paidContinue reading “28 Day Fitness Challenge Held in June 2020”
Monthly Archives: January 2021
Essentials of Plyometrics and Improving Explosive Power
What are plyometrics and are they for you? You’ve probably heard the word once in the gym or probably seen people doing crazy jumps onto boxes that are 6 feet high. Or maybe you’ve wondered how some basketball players are able to increase their vertical jump so easily (lots of factors there). This article willContinue reading “Essentials of Plyometrics and Improving Explosive Power”
22 Sleep Hacks for Getting the Best Sleep of Your Life
Recovery is essential. Sleep is one of your best tools to help manage stress especially in keeping stress hormones low. Unfortunately, a lot of individuals have difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep and waking up refreshed. Of course, there are a lot of individual factors out there that influence our ability to have a restful sleep.Continue reading “22 Sleep Hacks for Getting the Best Sleep of Your Life”
Bone Density Training for Men
Men suffering from low bone density. When does this even happen and why is it even important? Bone mineral density (BMD) goes down much more quickly in women than it does in men but there are a few factors involved. There is about a 10% fracture rate in men over the age of 35. It is alsoContinue reading “Bone Density Training for Men”
An advanced version of the Intermittent Fast: Ramadhan Fasting
Article originally published June 17, 2015 – constantly updated and our most popular article (read by over 4000 individuals across the globe!) It’s that time of year again where over 1.6 billion individuals engage in a similar feat known as intermittent fasting, but with a twist. For those who are unfamiliar with intermittent fasting, here’s aContinue reading “An advanced version of the Intermittent Fast: Ramadhan Fasting”
How Mujeeb Lost 15lbs in 6 weeks and Got His Life Back
Mujeeb signed up to receive both online exercise and nutrition coaching with us. Last name not provided for privacy reasons. He wanted to regain his previous body composition levels after a few months of trailing off the wagon. He came to us, we gave him a meal plan and worked with him to help himContinue reading “How Mujeeb Lost 15lbs in 6 weeks and Got His Life Back”
How Mustafa’s Legs Got More Muscular In the 4 Week Challenge
Below is a link to an audio interview (bottom of the article): Shaneh-Abbas Jaffer and Mustafa (participant) discuss the 28 day challenge. Mustafa wanted to gain a few pounds of muscle during the 4 week fitness challenge that was designed during June 2020. He also wanted to workout more regularly especially with COVID-19 restrictions actingContinue reading “How Mustafa’s Legs Got More Muscular In the 4 Week Challenge”
How Myofiber’s Head Personal Trainer and Kinesiologist Does His Workouts
I get a lot of questions about the workouts I do. So I decided to share what I do. These workouts I describe are suitable for me and I can not take responsibility if you attempt them without guidance first. Over the last year I’ve been training much more differently than previous years. Prior toContinue reading “How Myofiber’s Head Personal Trainer and Kinesiologist Does His Workouts”
How Wearables Can Level Up Your Fitness Game
Wearables are gaining popularity and very quickly. The best way to optimize the use of wearables is to use them in your daily life and part of your workout routines. Let’s quickly cover the basics of wearables AKA mobile health (mHealth): The health benefits of physical activity are very well known yet getting people toContinue reading “How Wearables Can Level Up Your Fitness Game”
Guide to: Meal Timing and Exercise Nutrition Made Simple
There are particular windows revolving around an exercise routine that need to be considered for optimizing energy, stabilizing blood sugar, enhancing muscular growth, preventing catabolism etc. I will highlight common practices including the strategies I use with clientele and the rationale behind each recommendation. Hydration is briefly covered in this article but typically recommendations forContinue reading “Guide to: Meal Timing and Exercise Nutrition Made Simple”
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