Exploring Intensity

We have written often about the great things you can get from doing high-intensity exercise; makes you feel great, helps reduce risk of disease, burns calories efficiently, can be fun. But there are a couple negative aspects of high intensity fitness we should note.

We know intuitively that our mental state can impact our physical performance including sports and fitness. We found a recent study that aims to show how key mental state is to our exercise experience.

Listen, we know that you’ve heard so many dire warnings about not exercising that you feel pretty numb to them. And we understand. It’s hard to hear that a lack of exercise is so dangerous especially when you are doing other things that are healthy....

We recently visited Kevin Wagner, a PT at Train Boston in Wellesley, to seek advice on healing an MCL sprain. Kevin is a movement guru who has provided us with some of our favorite strength exercises we integrate into Cardio High programming. Kevin offered a couple of exercises to build knee stability and leg strength. Our favorite is a variation of the single leg deadlift that incorporates thoracic spine rotation.