Some people can squat, lunge, and do all sorts of activities without any issues from their knees. Other folks perform just a few partial squats and their knees, well, have a reaction like this. And it can be extremely frustrating, especially if knee pain just kinda crept up on you without any rhyme or reason.…
“What are your goals?” Client: “Well I wouldn’t mind losing some weight and getting toned up.” “Ok, awesome! What are some of the things you’ve been doing up to this point?” Client: “I’ll do the treadmill and elliptical mostly.” Inner thoughts: “Ok, anything else?” Client: “Sometimes I’ll do like, burpees, or that thing where you…
This is a question that I’ve been asked several times before by numerous clients. And the answer is usually always the same. It depends. I know, I know. It’s a terrible answer because, well, it’s not really an answer at all. But the length of your workouts depends on several things, so telling you that…
Here at GRIT, we’ve got lots of clients with individual goals and movement capabilities. And while some of these folks require a little extra TLC and individualization, a majority of our clients all benefit from the same warmup on a regular basis. Considering most warmups these days consist of a couple haphazard arm circles followed…
GRIT Fitness and Performance was recently named Best Gym/Workout Center for 2021 by South Jersey Magazine. So before we dive into the post, we’d just like to thank everyone who made this possible: clients, friends, family, dare we say… fans? Ok, ok, we probably don’t have “fans” yet, but hey, let us soak up our…
Keto. Paleo. Mediterranean. Low carb. Atkins. Vegan. Weight watchers. Carnivore. Intermittent fasting. When you compare these popular diets, they’re all different with certain guidelines to adhere to. If you follow a Paleo or Mediterranean approach to eating, you can certainly enjoy your fair share of carbohydrates, whereas if you follow the ketogenic diet, this isn’t…
I recently started reading the book 12 Rules For Life and while making my way through the book, a thought struck me. This book detailed the rules for life in general, but given my line of work and expertise, why not put together a list geared specifically towards health and fitness? So that’s exactly what…
Lots of things are good in theory. Like when they decided to release another Dumb and Dumber twenty years after the original came out. I mean, the original movie was comedy gold! Of course a sequel starring the same actors would be a huge success! Except the sequel, to put it bluntly… sucked. While it…
If we can inspire more people to regularly engage in butt stuff, we’ll consider ourselves successful. Seriously, stronger butts have so much carryover to overall health, mobility, aesthetics, and quality of life. From deadlifts to hip thrusts and frog pumps to clamshells, the variety of butt stuff that can have a positive impact on your…
I recently spoke on a panel of experts about how to optimize your your health and fitness during all this COVID craziness. While I can’t share the actual presentation, I figured I’d share my notes. If one person gets something of use out of this, it was worth the share! Top 5 Tips For Optimizing…