Understanding Exercise Intensity and Target Heart Rate
In April Active Living Fitness Club had "Member Appreciation Month" to celebrate one year of being in business. In the celebration of our first anniversary, we decided to "give back" to our members and clients by organizing different contests, prizes and guest speakers to come in and talk about various fitness related topics. As the presenter of the Exercise Intensity and Target Heart Rate talk, I thought I'd share a brief outline of the topic to hopefully allow others to gai


Exercise Is Medicine!
You may have heard the phrase "Exercise is Medicine" but do you know to what extent? Regular physical activity and living a healthy lifestyle can actually REPLACE the need to take medications. My time spent as a personal trainer, I have helped clients not only become healthier and more fit, I have seen them stop the need to take medications to control glucose levels for Diabetes and water pills for high blood pressure. Others see physical improvements by experiencing less sym