by Tanya Miszko | Mar 31, 2020 | Functional Training
Lunges and lunges, oh my! We start off the first week of our program learning reverse lunges. Not because you move backwards, but because it’s the easiest place to start. Lunges are a big lower body movement. Primarily they work your quads and glutes, but when...
by Tanya Miszko | Mar 31, 2020 | Functional Training, Healthy Lifestyle, Nutrition
Do you ever wonder how many calories you burn throughout the day, what actually does burn calories, or what exactly a calorie is? Let me tell you! A calorie is a measure of the amount of heat it takes to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water one degree...
by Tanya Miszko | Mar 31, 2020 | Functional Training, Healthy Lifestyle
For some reason when I hear the words “center of gravity”, I always think of outer space. Strange, I know – especially since bodies are my life! Anyhow, center of gravity – did YOU think of outer space? LOL! Ok, for real – are my...
by Tanya Miszko | Mar 31, 2020 | Functional Training
In our studio it’s quite often you’ll hear one of our Coaches remind you to “push your ribs down” or “biceps by your ears.” These are our cues for body alignment when you are doing any overhead pressing movement. You want to make sure your body...
by Tanya Miszko | Jan 26, 2020 | Functional Training, Healthy Lifestyle
A very enthusiastic couple in my studio had recently moved up from the Beginner to the Intermediate level class. They were definitely ready and capable of handling the difference. A few months after their transition from one level to the next, I asked if they could...
by Tanya Miszko | Apr 1, 2019 | Functional Training, Healthy Lifestyle
When you workout your body uses stored and circulating energy like your car uses fuel to move. You need gas in your car and glucose in your body. Gas only lasts so long in your car and glucose only lasts so long in your body. All energy/fuel gets used up and needs to...
