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  • The Best Hip Flexor Stretch

    Posted On Mar 9, 2016 By Tom Holland

    The Best Hip Flexor Stretch

    Located in the front of our hips at the top of both legs, the hips flexors are extremely important muscles that help us walk, run, climb stairs, and more. You can feel them in action by placing a few fingers Read more

  • Three Stretches for People Who Sit All Day

    Posted On Feb 1, 2017 By Tom Holland

    Three Stretches for People Who Sit All Day

    It's a staggering statistic: Americans spend an average of thirteen hours per day sitting. Thirteen. Add in eight hours average sleep and that means just three hours of movement per day. That's bad. Really bad. Long hours spent sitting can Read more

  • The Three-Minute Stretch Routine for After Your Cardio Workout

    Posted On Apr 27, 2016 By Tom Holland

    The Three-Minute Stretch Routine for After Your Cardio Workout

    We are continually bombarded with contradictory information when it comes to exercise. This is especially true when it comes to the concept of stretching: What kind we should do, how much we should do, when we should do it, whether Read more

  • Stretches You Should Do Before an Upper Body Workout

    Posted On Jun 29, 2016 By Tom Holland

    Stretches You Should Do Before an Upper Body Workout

    There are two things you should try to do before your strength workouts: a quick cardiovascular warm up and a quick stretch. The cardio will provide numerous benefits including increasing the blood flow to the muscles you will be using, Read more

  • Fit Tip: Holiday Destress Yoga Stretch

    Posted On Dec 4, 2019 By Amy Kiser Schemper

    A woman performing a yoga stretch

    It’s the most wonderful time of the year…right? And sometimes the most stress filled, anxiety inducing, rushing all over, time of the year. Don’t get me wrong, I LOVE the holiday season. I’m already listening to Read more

  • Fit Tip Thursday: The Best Back Stretches

    Posted On Mar 25, 2015 By Tom Holland

    Fit Tip Thursday: The Best Back Stretches

    In a previous "Fit Tip Thursday" video, "How to Keep Your Back Healthy," I outlined a few simple exercises to help strengthen your lower back. Many of us will experience back pain at some point in our lives, and our Read more

  • Fit Tip Thursday: The Best Glute Stretch

    Posted On Feb 4, 2015 By Tom Holland

    Fit Tip Thursday: The Best Glute Stretch

    In previous posts, I have discussed how technology and our increasingly sedentary lifestyles are wreaking havoc upon our bodies, especially our glutes. This inactivity weakens and tightens the very muscles we are sitting on, which can lead to a whole Read more

  • Fit Tip Thursday: The Three-Minute Total Body Stretch Routine

    Posted On Mar 11, 2015 By Tom Holland

    Fit Tip Thursday: The Three-Minute Total Body Stretch Routine

    Of the five components of fitness: cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, flexibility and body composition, flexibility is often the one people tend to leave out of their fitness routines. A big reason why is all the conflicting information out Read more

  • The Five-Minute Summer Body Workout – Round 3

    Posted On Apr 26, 2017 By Tom Holland

    The Five Minute Summer Body Workout - Fit Tip Thursday with Tom Holland, Bowflex Fitness Advisor

    Summer will be here before you know it and, if you start now, you can lose fat and tone your body to get ready for the warmer weather. I know you are busy so to maximize your time as well Read more

  • Parmesan Roasted Cauliflower

    Posted On Mar 26, 2020 By Brandy Gales

    roasted cauliflower

    The combination of meaty roasted cauliflower florets, savory parmesan cheese, and bright thyme make this roasted cauliflower dish a favorite all year. Especially now if you are trying to stretch Read more

  • Meal Planning Through COVID-19

    Posted On Apr 19, 2020 By Erin Kuh, MBA, RD

    A person peeling a carrot

    Now more than ever, meal planning is essential to limit grocery store outings and using pantry items to stretch your food supply. On top of the logistical benefits, meal planning Read more

  • Fit Tip Thursday: Plyometrics to Burn Fat

    Posted On Dec 3, 2014 By Tom Holland

    Fit Tip Thursday: Plyometrics to Burn Fat

    Whether you are trying lose weight, improve sports performance or simply make your activities of daily living easier, plyometrics are for you. Plyometrics are exercises in which the muscles are stretched and contracted quickly – the motion found in jumping Read more