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Filters, Fads, and False Promises: When Fitness Trends Go Too Far
In our March article, Through the Digital Mirror: How Social Media Distorts Body Image, we explored how platforms like Instagram and TikTok reshape how we see ourselves. This time, we...
From Fundamentals to Mastery: Elevating Functional Fitness and Calisthenics
In our December article, we explored the power of functional fitness and calisthenics to build strength, control, and mobility with nothing more than your body and some inte...
Strength Without Stability Is a House Built on Sand
Every trainer has seen it: the client who can deadlift twice their bodyweight but wobbles through a single-leg balance drill. Or the athlete who powers through squats—until their knees start talkin...
Built to Last: Rethinking Fitness Through the Lens of Longevity
What if the most impressive thing you ever did in the gym wasn’t a personal best, a leaner body, or a new high score on your fitness tracker—but still being able to move well, pain-free...
Built for the Mission: What Military Fitness Can Teach the Rest of Us
There’s a difference between working out and being ready.
In the military, fitness isn’t about aesthetics—it’s about readiness. Strength, endurance, mental grit, adaptability. Se...
Between Science and Squeeze: Rethinking the Mind-Muscle Connection
“You can’t just think your way to better results.”
Or can you?
For decades, the phrase mind-muscle connection has floated around gyms, often riding the line between legitimate cue a...
Beyond Alignment: Understanding the Gray Area of Human Movement
We’ve all been taught that form is everything—and for good reason. It’s the foundation of injury prevention, smart progression, and long-term performance. The IFPA teaches form as a non...
Special Edition: Wellness Hype, Harm, and the Rise of “Feel Free”
It started showing up everywhere—on influencer reels, tucked in gym bags, and whispered about between workouts. The little blue bottle known as “Feel Free” quickly gained traction as t...
Reclaiming Movement: Why Adult Bodies Need Toddler Instincts
What if your body’s most powerful training tools were already hardwired into your nervous system—just buried under decades of adulting?
We spend years learning to move like humans—crawlin...
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