The Importance of Recovery Days: How Rest Boosts Your Fitness Progress

The Importance of Recovery Days How Rest Boosts Your Fitness Progress

When it comes to fitness, many people focus on the intensity of their workouts, pushing themselves to go harder and longer each session. However, one crucial component of a successful fitness routine is often overlooked: recovery after workout. Taking rest days is just as important as the workouts themselves. Proper recovery helps to repair muscles, […]

Simple Stretches to Boost Your Range of Motion

Simple Stretches to Boost Your Range of Motion

Why Flexibility Matters: Simple Stretches to Boost Your Range of Motion Flexibility is a key component of physical health, yet it’s often overlooked in favor of strength and cardio exercises. However, incorporating range of motion stretches into your fitness routine can make a huge difference in how you feel and move. Improving your range of […]

The Importance of Sleep in Your Fitness Journey

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How does sleep affect your health and fitness goals? In the quest for better fitness, many focus on diet and exercise while often overlooking a crucial component: sleep! The importance of sleep for physical health cannot be overstated, especially when considering its impact on fitness and overall well-being. Why Sleep Matters Quality sleep is essential […]

Effective Leg Workouts for Knee Injury Recovery

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Knee injuries can be challenging, but they shouldn’t hold you back from maintaining an active lifestyle and working on your leg strength. Many personal trainers understand the importance of rehabilitation and tailored workouts for individuals dealing with knee pain. This blog post aims to provide valuable insights and leg workout tips for those with knee […]

Is it Better to Stretch Before or After a Workout?

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Expert Insights from Dunedin Fitness and Movement One of the common debates in the fitness world revolves around the timing of stretching—should it be done before or after a workout? Dunedin Fitness and Movement, led by our holistic personal trainers, is here to shed light on this question and provide you with the right approach […]

How to Work Out with a Hand Injury

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Having issues with a hand injury? Here are a few exercises to help your hand recover. Injuring your hand makes many daily activities a lot harder to perform. It also means that you’ll have a more difficult time working out with a hand injury. The good news is that it’s definitely possible to work out […]

The Best Lower Back Injury Workouts

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Four Exercises for a Lower Back Injury Workout Anyone who has experienced a lower back injury knows just how painful it can be. Depending on the severity, there may be days when you don’t even want to get out of bed, let alone start a workout. It’s important that you don’t sit around and avoid […]

Upper Body Workout with a Rotator Cuff Injury

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How do you work out your upper body while rehabbing a rotator cuff injury? Rotator cuff injuries usually start with a small pain in your shoulder that gets worse with each passing day. Before you know it, even simple activities where you need to raise your arm above shoulder level, such as brushing your hair, come with […]

Effective Low-Impact Exercises in Personal Training

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Low-Impact Exercises Don’t Mean Low Quality Many people believe that “low-impact exercises” aren’t beneficial. They hear the term low impact, and all they can think of is “low quality.” This simply isn’t true. In fact, many low-impact exercises are a wonderful way to get into shape, lose weight, and achieve your other fitness goals. Personal […]

Upper Body Workout with a Shoulder Injury: What to Focus On

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Implementing an Upper Body Workout with a Shoulder Injury Shoulder injuries are very common. In fact, most people reading this have probably experienced some type of injury to their shoulder, even if it was nothing more than a bit of stiffness or soreness. Even minor shoulder pain will prevent some people from being able to lift […]