Halo Trainer Blog

I recall not very long ago that it was common and customary to spend over an hour at the athletic club working out.  The old mantra of 3 sets of 10 with 30-45 seconds rest still seems to resonate in my memory banks.  The rest time was even longer for power lifting.  According to recent research, as long as you fatigue within 60-90 seconds, strength benefits are realized.  Another recent finding is that rest is not even as effective as performing active core exercises between upper or lower body strengthening. More

Did you know that many of the traditional exercises that are/were performed to strengthen the abdominals may not necessarily be the best exercises?  New research is finding that not only is the abdominal crunch or partial sit-up too compressive for your lower back, but that several other exercises utilize the abs even better than the crunch.  More