Whether you realize it or not, you have mantras–phrases that replay over and over again through your mind. This is also called ruminating or in the south we call it stewing and that’s typically related to getting more angry about
Do you know or are you the guilty one when it comes to this principle? We’re talking about the phenomenon that happens when you have a really good workout, then “treat” yourself with a big piece of cake that night
Mae Jensen, licensed massage therapist and Tonya Tittle of Energy Fitness (a personal training studio in downtown Memphis) partnered up to tell you how to do self-care massage and stretching for low back pain. Oftentimes when the lower back feels
What is cortisol? When your body is under stress it releases a steroid hormone produced in the adrenal cortex. Here’s the downside to increased cortisol: causes your body to store fat in your abdomen increases blood sugar as your body
Please just tell me what to eat!!!!!!!!!!! This phrase is heard over and over again at Energy Fitness, a personal training and nutrition coaching studio with massage and body wraps located Downtown Memphis since 2002. What I’ve noticed being in
Working with our clients at Energy Fitness over the years our personal trainers discover how limited most of the population is in spinal flexibility once we get them moving and doing functional and balance exercises. Your thoracic spine is the
How often do you perform exercises in a twisting motion? Let’s take it a step further… how many do you perform without rotating at the hips? Without rotating my hips…huh? Often times I see clients, as well as myself, doing
Did you know that heart rate training zones decrease with age? Findings suggest that the previously used Kavronen equation (220 minus age, minus resting heart rate) underestimated Heart Rate max in older adults. This would have the effect of underestimating